Dining is one of the greatest experiences while on vacation, and nowhere is the experience more exquisite than at Garza Blanca Resort & Spa and Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The resorts offer access to three fine dining restaurants and two gourmet snack bars. Take a look at the top 10 dishes recommended by Chef Carlos Leyva to excite your taste buds from Blanca Blue Restaurant and BocaDos STK at Garza Blanca and Hiroshi and the Rooftop at Hotel Mousai.
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CALDO DE PIEDRA (Stone Soup)
Red snapper soup with shrimp, potato, carrot, tomato and serrano chilli, where the shrimp is cooked before your very eyes as a red hot stone is plunged into your warm broth.
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
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CRISPY WRAP
A crispy dumpling stuffed with shrimp and chicken, infused with coconut and Thai curry, served with lombard cabbage and clear bonito broth.
(Hiroshi Japanese fusion restaurant)
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KOBE HUARACHE
Homemade corn tortilla mounted with refried beans, soft cheese, avocado mousse and finished with tender slices of kobe.
(BocaDos STK)
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COSTILLAS DE CORDERO EN BRASAS (Rack of lamb)
Smoky lamb ribs with black beans, grilled eggplant, asparagus, red onion and pineapple guajillo sauce.
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
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TUNA CUBES
Cubes of tuna crusted in black sesame seeds mounted on a bed of seaweed salad with fresh radishes and ponzu sauce.
(BocaDos STK)
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AGUACHILE ROJO
Shrimp cooked in lemon and chilli guajillo salsa, serve with cucumber and red onion.
(The Rooftop at Hotel Mousai)
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WONTON TOSTADA
Spicy tuna, hamachi or vegetable tartare served on a wonton cracker, accompanied with avocado slices, red onion, and a spicy special sauce.
(Hiroshi Japanese fusion restaurant)
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JICAMA WRAP
Thin sliced jicama rolled into wraps containing shrimp and arugula, served with chipotle dressing.
(BocaDos STK)
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SOPA DE FLOR DE CALABAZA (Squash flower soup)
Soup made from garden squash flowers with zucchini, corn, a goat cheese sphere and ancho chilli.
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
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POLLO POPS
Full popcorn chicken with chipotle mayo to share while lounging by the rooftop pool.