
It’s always nice to find a new place to eat. I love ethnic food, so living in north county… I have to dig around, it’s not like living in Montreal or New York City … BUT you can find interesting places to dine. Azafran is a great place to eat for 2 or more so you can share the enormous dishes. Delicious for meat eaters, and plenty of fish and a strictly vegetarian dish can also be found… try the sampler plate and share (while moaning), and sipping on the oh, so delicious Mojitos… yum! If you make this recipe the trick to getting the flavor right, is to crush the mint so the scent and flavor will be released… they don’t have a website, but here’s where to find them. Azafran Cuban Cuisine
Actually we found this recipe on tasteofcuba.com
Mojito
the original authentic recipe from Havana Cuba
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)
4 mint leaves
1 sprig of mint
Havana Club white Rum (2 ounces)
2 ounces club soda
There are countless recipes for the Mojito (pronounced moh-HEE-toh), but this version is for the one Hemingway himself enjoyed at the Mojito’s place of birth: La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba. If you are throwing a Cuban theme party (Havana night themed party), plan on serving mojitos. Place the mint leaves into a long mojito glass (often called a “collins” glass) and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it. You’ll want about two ounces of lime juice, so it may not require all of the juice from a single lime. Add the powdered sugar, then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with a muddler (a long wooden device, though you can also use the back of a fork or spoon if one isn’t available). Add ice (preferably crushed) then add the rum and stir, and top off with the club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig.








