Aguachile (“chile water” in Spanish) is a
Mexican dish made of
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
, submerged in liquid seasoned with
chiltepin peppers, lime juice, salt, slices of cucumber and slices of onion. Raw vegetables such as
cucumber
Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated Vine#Horticultural climbing plants, creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical Fruit, fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. are usually added. This raw seafood dish comes from the north west region of Mexico sinaloa and is normally prepared in a
molcajete
A ''molcajete'' (; Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl ''molcaxitl'') and ''tejolote'' are stone tools, the traditional Mexican version of the mortar and pestle, similar to the South American batan, used for grinding various food products.
Descripti ...
. The origin of aguachile lies in the coast of
Sinaloa, originally made with boiled water and ''chiltepines'', small round chili peppers from
Sinaloa.
External links
*
*
{{Mexican cuisine
Mexican cuisine
Seafood