Romeritos
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Romeritos is a Mexican dish from Central Mexico,[1] consisting of tender sprigs of seepweed (Suaeda spp.) that are boiled or steamed and sometimes served in a mole poblano flavored with dried shrimp.
Typical additional ingredients include boiled potatoes,
nopales, and shrimp -- sometimes fritters of dried shrimp[2] with bread slices and in tacos. They are traditionally enjoyed at Christmas and Lent
.
The type of seepweed used depends on the region. The plant is known as romerito in Spanish. That name in English means "little rosemary"; some seepweed species can vaguely resemble such a plant when fresh, but neither the taste nor the fragrance is similar in any way.
See also
References
- Latin Times. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Romeritos with Shrimp Cakes". Saveur. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2015.