Azafran Cuban Cuisine, Oceanside CA

It’s always nice to find a new place to eat. I love ethnic food, and in Oceanside you can find many interesting places to dine. Azafran, Cuban food is a great place to eat. The food is wonderful and the servings are enormous. You can share the dishes or count on bringing home leftovers. There are delicious meat entrees, and plenty of chicken, fish and vegetarian dishes can also be found… try the sampler plate and you may want to share. And don’t forget to sip on an oh, so delicious Mojitos… yum!

For those of you who would like to have a little Cuba at home, here is a recipe for the Mojitos.

Hint: The trick to getting the flavor right, is to crush the mint so the scent and flavor will be released…This recipe was found on tasteofcuba.com

Mojito (this is an original authentic recipe from Havana Cuba)
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)
4 mint leaves
1 sprig of mintHavana 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. Add crushed ice, rum and stir. Top off with the club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig.