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    Good Food

    Market Report

    Our first stop in Tijuana is the Mercado Hidalgo, one of the largest central markets in the city, where vendors sell everything from produce and dried goods to cheese and local honey. Javier Plascencia, who helms the restaurants Misión 19 in Tijuana and Romesco in San Diego, says he shops there at least once a week.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Our first stop in Tijuana is the Mercado Hidalgo, one of the largest central markets in the city, where vendors sell everything from produce and dried goods to cheese and local honey. Javier Plascencia, who helms the restaurants Misión 19 in Tijuana and Romesco in San Diego, says he shops there at least once a week. He always looks for special regional chiles (like Pasillas from Oaxaca), seeds, local honey, Mexican cheeses (he has a cheese cart of only Mexican cheese at Misión 19), clay pots and regional Mexican candies like plantains or yams in syrup.

    The full episode

    1 of 8
    The Baja Show: Javier Plascencia, Baja Craft Beer and Wine
    1. 0:00Market ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 8:43Baja's Craft Beer Scene
    3. 17:02La Guerrerense
    4. 24:59The Origins of the Fish Taco
    5. 27:28Campestres: Eating Outdoors in the Valle de Guadalupe
    6. 34:10La Escuelita: Baja's Wine Incubator
    7. 42:04Meet One of Baja's Wine Makers
    8. 48:11Where to Find a Taste of Baja in Los Angeles
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

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    The full episode

    1 of 8
    The Baja Show: Javier Plascencia, Baja Craft Beer and Wine
    1. 0:00Market ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 8:43Baja's Craft Beer Scene
    3. 17:02La Guerrerense
    4. 24:59The Origins of the Fish Taco
    5. 27:28Campestres: Eating Outdoors in the Valle de Guadalupe
    6. 34:10La Escuelita: Baja's Wine Incubator
    7. 42:04Meet One of Baja's Wine Makers
    8. 48:11Where to Find a Taste of Baja in Los Angeles
    Back to Good Food