Craving Japanese Food? Head to Mexico

Where: Km 19.5 Carretera Transpenisula, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3/18/2008 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Rosewood Resorts, Hotel Restaurants, Mexico Hotels

In Mexico, the Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort is a place of romance and glorious infinity pools and now, oddly, Japanese food.

Strictly speaking, we're talking a Mexican-Japanese fusion, in the form of a transformation of the Tequila & Ceviche Bar into the Tequila & Sushi Bar. Every menu item is an original creation--not too hard, since we don't know too many Mexican-Japanese fusion establishments--including sushi like the Mexican Roll:

The Mexican Roll, for example, is filled with lobster and an array of Mexican ingredients - grilled corn, avocado, cured onion and panela cheese - and wrapped in Hierba Santa (a Mexican herb that means "holy leaf" with a licorice-like flavor) rather than seaweed.

We wouldn't have thought of this ourselves, but it does sound pretty tasty. Other new sushi styles include ingredients like habanero chilli, pineapple and coconut milk, and the sashimi plates include dressings with Mexican ingredients. To top off your meal there's even a fusion dessert of rice pudding, tropical fruits and chocolate with wasabi and ginger sauce--we're less certain about trying that one.

So if romance and one of the most beautiful infinity pools haven't tempted you to try Las Ventanas yet, perhaps the thought of spicy sushi might. Strange, but true.