En el hermoso Puerto Escondido, ubicado en el estado de Oaxaca, los chefs conocen sus fruta y la saben servir. En Casa Mar, Gloria prepara coloridas y deliciosas ensaladas con frutas de la región: sandía, melón, plátano. ¿Sabían que las semillas frescas del melón se usan para preparar la tradicional bebida mexicana conocida como horchata?

Watch Javier as he shows you how he makes a cottage cheese fruit salad. So many colors, so many flavors, so many names!

Al gusto means, literally, “to the taste,” but in English we usually express this as “to taste.” So Gregoria doesn’t add honey to the avena (oatmeal). She puts it on the side of the plate. The person eating can can put it on al gusto, a little or a lot, however they like it. We often do this with salt, syrup, hot sauce… anything where individual palates vary considerably.