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Brittney Daniel, 6, eats a taco at the Mexican Independence Day Street Fair Celebration in Kings Beach Saturday.
The scent of cooking carne asada and tortillas with a mix of American and Mexican pop music filled the air on Brook Avenue in Kings Beach Saturday for the 3rd annual Mexican Independence Day Street Fair.
The event was organized by Kings Beach resident Emilio Vaca and its purpose is to provide a healthy community activity without drugs and alcohol while providing additional income for families in Kings Beach during the shoulder season. The event also educates the public that Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16, not Cinco de Mayo.
More than 2,000 people attended the event Saturday afternoon and many said they came for the food you cannot find elsewhere.
“We’re here for the food and the energy,” said Molly Neuenswander a Kings Beach resident, who came to the community event with her 2-year-old son Jett. “It’s awesome, very festive. The food is so authentic, I’ve never had ceviche this good.”
Twenty vendors cooked a variety of traditional foods including hurache, a corn tortilla filled with beef, cactus and salsa, enchiladas that look much different from the Tex-Mex variety, Mexican corn-on-the cob known as “elotes” topped with mayonnaise, cheese, lime, salt and chili powder, ceviche, fresh fruit bowls topped with lime juice and a variety of home-baked desserts.
“You’re not going to find (this food) at any restaurant,” Vaca said. “It’s prepared in front of you and as authentic and as fresh as it gets.”
It’s no wonder the event has continued to grow each year.
“It’s becoming a tradition,” Vaca said.
The event was organized by Kings Beach resident Emilio Vaca and its purpose is to provide a healthy community activity without drugs and alcohol while providing additional income for families in Kings Beach during the shoulder season. The event also educates the public that Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16, not Cinco de Mayo.
More than 2,000 people attended the event Saturday afternoon and many said they came for the food you cannot find elsewhere.
“We’re here for the food and the energy,” said Molly Neuenswander a Kings Beach resident, who came to the community event with her 2-year-old son Jett. “It’s awesome, very festive. The food is so authentic, I’ve never had ceviche this good.”
Twenty vendors cooked a variety of traditional foods including hurache, a corn tortilla filled with beef, cactus and salsa, enchiladas that look much different from the Tex-Mex variety, Mexican corn-on-the cob known as “elotes” topped with mayonnaise, cheese, lime, salt and chili powder, ceviche, fresh fruit bowls topped with lime juice and a variety of home-baked desserts.
“You’re not going to find (this food) at any restaurant,” Vaca said. “It’s prepared in front of you and as authentic and as fresh as it gets.”
It’s no wonder the event has continued to grow each year.
“It’s becoming a tradition,” Vaca said.
