Wild Foodie Tour Of Tijuana

I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting places of interest for my Newcomers group.  You know I love food, so a foodie tour was in order.  I had already done several tours in San Diego, so when I ran across Wild Foodie Tours, which does foodie tours of Tijuana , I jumped at the chance to experience it.  I was a little concerned that some women would balk at the idea, possibly being worried about their personal safety and the safety of the food.  Why am I such a skeptic?  22 of us went to Tijuana with our guide Albert Chan, and had a ball.

Albert is a young Chinese man, in love with Tijuana.  He loves the people and the culture, and his enthusiasim  is contagious.  We all met at the San Diego-Mexico border, and Albert took over from there.  After crossing the border on foot, Albert had arranged a local bus to pick us up and take us to our first stop.  It was an old, disheveled bus, in need of a little TLC, but it ran, and got us to our first destination.

The tour featured street food of Tijuana, off the beaten path holes in the wall.  It did not disappoint.  We first toured an open market, or bazzaar, which sold everything from clothes, shoes and pots and pans, to chiles, fruit and sweet candy.  We sampled some fresh fruit there, which was so refreshing.  Coconut, papaya, mango, and melon, sprinkled with a bit of chile powder for an extra kick, was delicious.  We then went on to eat marlin tacos, cervice tostatados, carne asada tacos, battered and fried fish tacos, a special fruit drink, and hot, homemade churros.  It was all delicious, and we came away stuffed.

Tijuana has changed over the last decade.  People are friendly and helpful, and Avenida Revolution, the main street, is cleaned up and looking prosperous.  It's fun to explore new places, or revisit places you haven't seen in a while, and doing it though food makes it all the more fun.