Preferred shopping day for seafood at mercado
by Little Guy 
, Wednesday, March 02, 2022, 22:03 (1513 days ago)
I will be arriving on a Saturday evening. I will be wanting to buy fish and camarones for dinners for a series of meals over about five weeks.
I have heard that Monday is not a preferred day for buying fish at the mercado because the fishers don’t go out on Sunday.
I’m thinking I could do my buying on Sunday or Tuesday. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Preferred shopping day for seafood at mercado
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Wednesday, March 02, 2022, 22:05 (1513 days ago) @ Little Guy
I will be arriving on a Saturday evening. I will be wanting to buy fish and camarones for dinners for a series of meals over about five weeks.
I have heard that Monday is not a preferred day for buying fish at the mercado because the fishers don’t go out on Sunday.
I’m thinking I could do my buying on Sunday or Tuesday. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Shrimp is not a local product. You can always find fresh fish on the downtown beach, even on Monday. Just get there early.
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by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Thursday, March 03, 2022, 09:27 (1513 days ago) @ Little Guy
edited by Talley Ho, Thursday, March 03, 2022, 10:29
Mexican shrimp is usually landed commercially at either Mazatlan or Veracruz. PKS has a nice assortment of shrimp, many from Mexico in various sizes and prices. It is frozen, most of it is frozen on the shrimp boats, so it has been handled well.
We only buy Mexican shrimp, and only frozen, at least here.
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by BL , Thursday, March 03, 2022, 09:40 (1513 days ago) @ Talley Ho
+1 on Pekes. They even deliver. But again, call early for best results.
The charge a bit more to clean shrimp and butterfly them, well worth the $25 pesos.
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I think you meant Veracruz. Manzanillo is also known for shrimp.
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Apologies for my ignorance, what is PKS?
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I did some research and all I could come up with is 3 letters of the alphabet.
It's a great place to purchase seafood in Zihuatanejo.
Google is your friend: https://www.facebook.com/pescadosymariscospeke/
I buy my shrimp at the fish market at Plaza Kyoto. They sell large without the head and they are delicious. 280 a kilo. I have no idea where they are from.
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by Casa Juan , Thursday, March 03, 2022, 17:26 (1513 days ago) @ Helene
I believe there is a shrimp farm at the north end of Playa Larga just south of the lagoon . I have heard but have not checked that they sell directly on site.
Bet they do! We are aware of a number of shrimp farms just north of Puerto Vallarta.
There is also an oyster farm that specializes in pearls in Los Mochis.
Mariculture is a big thing in Mexico, and should be.
I buy my shrimp at the fish market at Plaza Kyoto. They sell large without the head and they are delicious. 280 a kilo. I have no idea where they are from.
Me, too! The store at Plaza Kyoto is convenient, clean and has a wide selection. Their salmon filets are delicious! I would like suggestions for where to purchase sea or bay scallops. I've tried PKS with no joy.
We have purchased both types at PKS.
We have purchased both types at PKS.
Same here. I twice prepared the dry frozen sea scallops recommended by Janet at PKA. Both times they had a tough/rubbery texture. Maybe I need a new recipe . . .?
We have purchased both types at PKS.
Same here. I twice prepared the dry frozen sea scallops recommended by Janet at PKA. Both times they had a tough/rubbery texture. Maybe I need a new recipe . . .?
Maybe you should stick to fresh local seafood. 
