°Hola!
The dog days of Summer are here and its seems like when people are traveling (and drinking) they start sharing their stories of La Llorona, El Cucuy, and of course El Chupacabra amongst others. This is are tribute to the legend of El Chupacabra.
Felicidades,
Darlene
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| El Chupacabra - Real or Myth?
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The Chupacabra (goat-sucker in English) is a cryptozoological animal predominately seen in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The creature's name originated with the discovery of dead goats with small puncture wounds in their necks with their blood and guts sucked from the carcasses. Like the Legendary Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster it is seen by few but known by millions.
Chupacabra first in the late 1980's after several attacks were reported in Puerto
Rico. In September 1995 Madeleine Tolentino and other eyewitnesses claimed to
have seen a creature describing it as "three or four feet tall, with skin like that of a
dinosaur, it had bright eyes the size of hens eggs, long fangs and
multicolored spikes down its head and back." Other eyewitnesses have
also said that it looks part bat, part kangaroo, and part alien Grey. Similar attacks involving hundreds of livestock have since been reported from Mexico, Central America, South America, and Chile, to the Southern United States. This year there has been rampage of sightings and "evidence" of this mystical creature in Chile and Texas.
Many theories have arisen as to who or what the Chupacabra really is. The most common are: an alien or alien's pet left behind, NASA mutation experiment gone wrong, unknown animal yet to be discovered or possibly a modern day gargoyle. Whatever it is, it has inspired people to write songs and create interesting cocktail concoctions. Their are even bands, DJs and albums named after it not to mention the obligatory T-Shirts and coffee mugs. °Viva El Chupacabra!
News Stories about El Chupacabra
Sonora, Mexico 1996 (Spanish)
Texas, Unites States 2006
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| Bacon Wrapped Figs w/Goat Cheese
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Going along with the Chupacabra theme I thought a recipe with goat cheese seemed appropriate.
These simple to make appetizers are not really pretty to look at, but omigod they are absolutely addictive and pair perfectly with our Chupacabra cocktails or a fine glass of wine.
INGREDIENTS
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6 figs, halved (or substitute pitted dates)
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6 ounces goat cheese
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1/2 cup toasted, chopped pecans
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3 slices bacon, cut in half (preferbaly parcooked)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the broiler.
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Stuff fig halves with goat cheese. Press pecans into the cheese. Wrap
each stuffed fig half with half a slice of bacon, securing with
toothpicks.
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Arrange on a medium baking sheet. Broil 5 minutes, or until bacon is
evenly brown and crisp and goat cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
!Buen provecho!
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Chupacabra Cocktails
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 We thought it would be fun to include a couple of Chupacabra cocktails that we happened upon. But, we wonder...did the drink come before the sightings, or did the sighting result in drinks?
El Chupacabra
1 oz apple vodka
2 oz sweet & sour mix
2 Marischino Cherries
4 Ice Cubes
Mix vodka, sour mix, and ice in shaker. Strain over ice in old fashioned glass. Garnish with cherries.
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El Chupacabra
1/2 oz Patron or other silver tequila
1/2 oz Agavero Tequila Liquor
1 splash Lemon Juice
1 splash Lime Juice
1/2 oz Mango Juice
1 splash Dr Pepper
1 drop Tapatio Hot Sauce
Pour the mango juice and Dr. Pepper Vanilla to a cocktail glass. In two
seperate mixing glasses, mix the Patron tequila with the lime juice,
and the Agavero tequila with the lemon juice. Pour both into the
cocktail glass. Top with Tapatio, and serve.
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