{"id":250997,"date":"2016-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/where-the-sea-meets-30th-street\/"},"modified":"2016-11-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T08:00:00","slug":"where-the-sea-meets-30th-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/where-the-sea-meets-30th-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the sea meets 30th Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por Frank Sabatini Jr.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Limes, avocados and fresh fish rule the day at Ceviche House, a brick-and-mortar offshoot to a farmers market venture started a few years ago by Mexico City native Juan Carlos Recamier.<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of a stove and fryer, the ceviches incorporate a variety of raw fish choices in lively constructs inspired by different regions of Mexico and Peru.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27179\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/topwebPeruvian-ceviche.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27179 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/topwebPeruvian-ceviche.jpg\" alt=\"Peruvian ceviche\" width=\"605\" height=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 605\/350;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peruvian ceviche (Photos by Frank Sabatini Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only source of heat Recamier uses is a blowtorch for charring a stupendous poblano chile relleno filled with rice, veggies and chunky pieces of queso fresco. Similar to a stuffed baked potato in appearance, it\u2019s easy to forget about the egg-battered versions injected with jack cheese once you poke into it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27206\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Juan-Carlos-Recamier.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27206 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Juan-Carlos-Recamier-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Carlos Recamier is executive chef at Ceviche House in North Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/449;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Carlos Recamier is executive chef at Ceviche House in North Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recamier sources his seafood from Catalina Offshore Products as well as directly from fish mongers he has come to know at downtown\u2019s Tuna Harbor Dockside Market. His early-morning pickups can include yellowtail, big eye tuna, scallops, shrimp and white fish, all of which are utilized in about six different ceviches and a few sashimi-style dishes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27207\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/La-Paz-ceviche.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27207 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/La-Paz-ceviche-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"La Paz ceviche\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Paz ceviche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The La Paz ceviche, bedded on locally sourced baked tortillas, features the ruby-red tuna showing off a bright twang from both limes and orange zest in a judiciously balanced habanero-citrus sauce. A hint of ginger finds its way in. And the noodle-cut cucumbers strewn throughout added an extreme, refreshing element to the assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Equally invigorating was the Peruvian ceviche, which won me over with its red bits of spicy rocoto peppers lurking between cubed whitefish. Here, the fish is \u201ccooked\u201d in a milky, citrus marinade (leche de tigre) that\u2019s spiked with a tad of garlic.<\/p>\n<p>Recamier explained that in Peru, raw fish is marinated for less time compared to its Mexican counterparts. I found it citrus-y nonetheless. Garnished on top with orange aji peppers, the spice factor crept up gradually before climaxing at a moderate heat level.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27205\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Chile-relleno.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27205 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Chile-relleno-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Poblano chile relleno\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poblano chile relleno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the \u201ctiraditos and specialties\u201d category, the state of Sinaloa in Mexico is represented by shrimp aquachile, which falls somewhere between ceviche and sashimi.<\/p>\n<p>The shrimp were whole and translucent, and served in a tangle of sliced radishes, red onions and micro greens, all resting in a puddle of thin citrus sauce accented boldly with Serrano peppers and cilantro. Though flavorful, I would have preferred the shrimp cut into pieces, as they required some sawing with my plastic knife.<\/p>\n<p>All of the dishes included generous slices of fresh avocado. The shortage, Recamier said, has eased in both price and availability, at least for restaurant vendors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27208\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Shrimp-Aguachile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27208 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Shrimp-Aguachile-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Shrimp aguachile\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shrimp aguachile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other ceviche styles include the Acapulco with whitefish; the Veracruz with shrimp, scallops and mango; and the top-selling Puerto with shrimp, jalapenos, jicama and bell peppers. There\u2019s also salmon carpaccio, a ceviche chile relleno and Mexican sashimi featuring tuna, yellowtail and salmon on one plate.<\/p>\n<p>Ceviche House is bright and quaint, with subway tiles dominating a couple walls and only one table inside. Ledge seating provides additional dine-in space, as well as several tables on the front sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-18-at-9.29.04-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-27204 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-18-at-9.29.04-AM-292x300.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-11-18-at-9-29-04-am\" width=\"227\" height=\"233\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 227px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 227\/233;\" \/><\/a>Recamier has stepped up to the plate in the ongoing ceviche trend by giving customers creative choices and detailed presentations. Since opening less than a year ago, he\u2019s already planning on opening a larger, second location, revealing only at this point that it will be in \u201ccoastal San Diego.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Frank Sabatini Jr. is the author of \u201cSecret San Diego\u201d (ECW Press), and began his local writing career more than two decades ago as a staffer for the former San Diego Tribune. Reach him at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:fsabatini@san.rr.com\"><em>fsabatini@san.rr.com<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Por Frank Sabatini Jr.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":816,"featured_media":250998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Where the sea meets 30th Street","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11550,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-stories","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}