tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post6936220085241276796..comments2024-02-08T00:07:02.437-06:00Comments on Food in Houston: Grasshoppers at Hugo'sanonymouseaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-59295700984648492009-10-06T14:57:00.910-05:002009-10-06T14:57:00.910-05:00Due to your note, if I'm ever in Houston visit...Due to your note, if I'm ever in Houston visiting, I hope to eat at Hugo's. I just finished a thought about grasshoppers versus shrimp for supper.Jim Smithhttp://jklsmith.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-70140768422038014822008-07-03T10:59:00.000-05:002008-07-03T10:59:00.000-05:00DH and I dearly love Hugo's. We were there last mo...DH and I dearly love Hugo's. We were there last month--weren't up for the grasshoppers, but as usual everything we had was delish. I loved the duck in red mole so much,the server spontaneously brought me a little container of the mole to take home. Apart from anything and everything with their mole, my favorite there is the pork tamale, which isn't always on the menu.zorrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301856272073306968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-34592366323413568562008-07-01T15:58:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:58:00.000-05:00Yay! Squash blossom season at Hugo's!I also had fr...Yay! Squash blossom season at Hugo's!<BR/><BR/>I also had fried grasshoppers in a Oaxaca market once. I liked them ok but was kind of turned off by a strange fish taste that seemed wrong, probably from the oil they were fried in. I tried them at Hugo's last year and definitely did not like them. They were super dry, even with the sauce. The one's in Oaxaca weren't that great but they definitely weren't dry. I'm thinking the secret to good grasshoppers is frying them lots of (non-fishy)oil for not too long.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295250566176513990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-29880932270231128382008-06-30T21:06:00.000-05:002008-06-30T21:06:00.000-05:00That 3-course meal sounds perfect, exactly what I'...That 3-course meal sounds perfect, exactly what I'd order. Good to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-44803170036113112302008-06-30T14:45:00.000-05:002008-06-30T14:45:00.000-05:00The first time I had chapulines was at the market ...The first time I had chapulines was at the market in Oaxaca. Women walk around with straw baskets overflowing with millions of the little guys. I was sitting at one of the amazing food stalls one morning enjoying a hot chocolate with sweet bread and a chapulines lady asked me if I would like to try them. So I took one and threw it into my mouth. She laughed at me and gave me a proper try, a handful. The strange part was, if a handful was just a taste, what quantity was she selling? Either way, they were fried with chiles, a red color, crunchy, and not bad. People eat them like sunflower seeds down there, after a while they melt in your mouth (mostly). <BR/><BR/>I have some photos of the grasshopper section of the market, a few women with giant straw baskets piled about 4 feet high with chapulines.Rubiaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094661174218777843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-84385580333079534702008-06-30T12:30:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:30:00.000-05:00btw, i tried the squash blossom quesadillas but i ...btw, i tried the squash blossom quesadillas but i didn't care for them much so i haven't tried any of their squash blossom meals. The stuffed squash blossom looks good tho....<BR/><BR/>Last week i had the soft shell crab. It was good but callo de acha... yummmy!Ciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330880434652662790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-72909322794631357022008-06-30T12:28:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:28:00.000-05:00callo de acha is my favorite as well. I LOVE IT. ...callo de acha is my favorite as well. I LOVE IT. <BR/><BR/>My girlfriend doesn't like HUGO's much because she's not big on sauces(READ FLAVOR :)). I try to take my mom at least once a month to hugos to get her away from the taquerias and try a different type of mexican food. She loves it there but she's used to the prices at taquerias and almost has a "QUE?" feeling when she sees the bill. But that's mom ;)<BR/><BR/>I have also tried to grasshoppers and i have and will order them again. I tried taking a few to my dad but they don't travel well. They turned a bit too soggy.<BR/><BR/>Love this place too bad the only person willing to go wit me doesn't want me to go that often :( heheCiscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330880434652662790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-44557244368523770542008-06-30T09:36:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:36:00.000-05:00I really would order them again. To me, these had ...I really would order them again. To me, these had no flavor of charring or wood chips. They had a peppery, vinegary flavor. <BR/><BR/>But Misha, if you did not like them the first time, my guess is that you would not like them now.anonymouseaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-59218781257379614882008-06-29T20:05:00.000-05:002008-06-29T20:05:00.000-05:00"Food machismo." Heh. :)I really need to get ove..."Food machismo." Heh. :)<BR/><BR/>I really need to get over there and try <I>both</I> the squash blossoms and the grasshoppers. But I have to echo Misha's question: would you order them again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-69912466268632315082008-06-29T16:17:00.000-05:002008-06-29T16:17:00.000-05:00I ordered the grasshoppers last year and I thought...I ordered the grasshoppers last year and I thought they were absolutely terrible. I have a feeling they were a bit over-roasted, because they tasted of charred, chile-flavored wood chips. <BR/><BR/>Are they really worth ordering again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com