I used to order this dish at a place in Cancun called Los Almendros. 20 years ago it was a sort of funky little place in the shade of a giant almond tree, across from the old bull ring. I looked on Trip Advisor and apparently it's fancied up and moved -- but the pavo is still a weekly lunch special. As for the recipe, well -- I am working from memory here. I read the description on their menu and found another description in the reviews of Spirit Of The Earth on Amazon. I went from there to reconstruct it (I can't remember my anniversary or what I am supposed to accomplish at work tomorrow but those flavors are burned in my memory -- maybe burned isn't the best word). Anyhow, this is the kind of food and cooking that I love. It's considered peasant food -- simple ingredients combined and treated in a way that makes the whole much much tastier than the sum of its parts. Nothing here is expensive or fancy, but this is a meal to remember for you and a bunch of your friends and/or family. You can also very easily double this if your guest list grows. The Xni-Pek is a key condiment -- it is fresh and bright and lifts the entire dish to a new level. Xni-Pek means Dogs Nose in Mayan -- it it tart and sweet and spicy and will leave you with a shiny nose.

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