![]() Also unique: Mangonada, a puree of mangos with a sour “salsa” of chamoy (a sweet/hot condiment), lemon juice, salt and pepper that devotees swear is addictive. For the less adventurous, there are more accessible sorbets of lime, mango and strawberry frozen yogurt, chocolate covered bananas and strawberries, and smoothies with every fruit under the sun, along with horchata, pina coladas and fruit popsicles (paletas) in dozens of hues and flavors. Among the specialties are elote (corn), that tastes like the sweetest, ripest corn you’ve ever eaten, and is surprisingly delish mamey, a Mexican fruit like papaya, changunga, a small sweet fruit found in Michoacan and a sort of fresh ricotta-like cheese (queso) made into ice cream. Cruz and her husband, Salvador, who hail from Guadalaraja opened the tiny shop on Stony Point Road “When people see that name, they don’t care how long they have to drive to get it,” said Cruz. It’s just like Mexico’,” said Carolina Cruz, co owner of Santa Rosa’s Fru-ta, a Michoacana paleteria y neveria. Everyone loves ice cream, after all.įru-ta: “Everybody, when they come in they say, ‘It’s just like home. If you’re stuck, a bit of pointing, smiling and pantomiming always does the trick. Don’t know your elote from your queso? La Real Michoacana and La Michoacano are both good spots for first timers. If you know a bit of restaurant Spanish, you’ll come through with flying colors. ![]() Smile and dive in, because it’s totally worth bridging that cultural divide. Gringo Guide: Not familiar with the Michoacana craze? All of these spots are in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods, and you may occasionally find some staffed with employees who don’t speak a lot of English. Ninety of the 100 people who buy it are women,” said Alcazar. “I don’t eat it, but girls really love it. Rose petal, however, made with real frozen rose petals, has been the most popular seller this summer. What sets “La Real” apart is the creativity of the Alcazars in constantly experimenting with flavors that range from Strawberry Butter and Mexican Cheese to sweet potato, rose petal, a cinnamon-infused rice pudding flavor, several exotic tropical fruit flavors, corn, avocado, guanabana (a refreshing sorbet made with soursop) and Mexican caramel as well as more traditional flavors like strawberry (that actually tastes like ripe strawberries), cookies and cream, chocolate chip and vanilla. Alcazar’s son, Jorge Jr., makes no bones about the fact that he’s merely the apprentice in this operation that boasts more than 40 different ice creams and dozens of paletas on any given day. ![]() So when a Santa Rosa ice creamery came to him asking for advice on how to make true Michoacan flavors, he knew it was time to open his own neveria. Jorge Alcazar has been making Michoacan ice cream for more than 40 years in Mexico and Sacramento. La Real Michoacana: The Alcazar family have serious Tocumbo-cred. Here are a few to check out… Rose Petal ice cream Nearly all are connected in some way to Tocumbo, but which are the truest Michoacans? Let you palate be your guide. In the last two years, four Michoacan ice creameries have opened in Santa Rosa and the town of Sonoma.
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