How can you not be intrigued by a restaurant named "Fruit Daddy"? Their Facebook reads: "We serve Authentic Mexican Cravings or as we call them 'Antojitos.'"
I've mentioned previously how Arizona opened my eyes to fruity Mexican treats. And they're one of my new favorite discoveries. They have frozen, fruity treats that are refreshing but have a little bit of a kick, too. Raspados are shaved ice treats; they can come with chamoy, which gives it a spicy and salty flavor that rounds out all the sweetness.
When you have a raspado that does have the chamoy, it's then referred to as aa chamoyada. And then, if the flavor is mango, it can be called a mangonada. Got all that? I'm trying to keep up. And, that's exactly what I ordered here at Fruit Daddy.
The mangonada has chunks of mango fruit, shaved ice, chamoy sauce, tajin, mango syrup, chili powder, spicy peanuts and a drinking straw with tamarind candy on the outside. Despite being someone who is a wimp when it comes to spicy food, this was a deliciously complex combination of flavors that was so, so tasty.
You know how when you eat the same flavor over and over again, it loses any actual taste? You need a reprieve from that flavor to break it up, and when you go back to it, you get that good flavor again? That's how I can describe this. The fruity sweetness is delicious. But then you get a tangy bite of the tamarind, and it tingles your taste buds. Then when you go back to the. shaved ice, it's almost even sweeter. I'm obsessed with these flavors. Not spicy, just exciting enough to keep it fun.
Grade: A
