Lakeside Stall · Fish in Coconut Sauce
Mojito en Coco
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Despite the name, this dish has nothing to do with the Cuban cocktail — 'mojito' here comes from an old Zulian word for a sauce made by mashing garlic and spices together.
Chunks of white fish, often robalo caught in Lake Maracaibo, are simmered in a sauce of coconut milk, garlic, and sweet peppers until the sauce thickens. Lakeside food stalls near Maracaibo ladle it over rice or serve it with fried plantain.
Why it's made this way: Zulia's position on Lake Maracaibo and the Caribbean coast gives it both the freshwater fish and the coconut supply that define this sauce, making it a dish tied specifically to the region's geography.
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