Restaurant: Aji
Location: 1436 FL-436 #1024, Casselberry, FL
When family comes to town to visit, you have to bring them somewhere good to eat. For me, it’s a mark of pride that my family leaves Orlando thinking about what they ate here, so when my cousin flew in from California, I took her to Aji. This is one of my favorite spots, and she said she can’t get good ceviche up in the Bay Area, which makes me sad. But Aji always makes me happy 🙂 We ordered two things, plus a salad, and the Mango, Fresa (strawberry), and Maracuya (Passion Fruit) juice. We got the Jalea and the Aji Explosion! (note, all mentions of the word Explosion! will be followed by an !)
If you like ceviche, get the Aji Explosion! It’s ceviche with yellow and roasted pepper sauces, and avocado. It comes with shrimp and beef tenderloin skewers sticking out from the top too. If you don’t know what ceviche is, it’s raw fish that is cook or marinated in a type of citrus like lemons. It’s sooooo good! There’s a good portion of fish, and the sauce it’s marinated in perfectly matches the tenderness of the fish. It’s a perfect compliment. It’s a flavor Explosion!
We paired that lightness of the ceviche with some good ol’ fried seafood, but this Aji’s fried seafood called Jalea, so it’s not stuff you get from a fast food kind of place. This is fried calamari, fish, shrimp, yuca, and a mussel. Their fried food is not heavy. The batter is not dense at all, and the seafood stands out. Everything tastes so fresh. It’s just really good.
So here are some pictures, and I hope you try them if you haven’t already. It’s a taste Explosion!
Another shot of the Jalea. It’s a big plate. My son loves this with the pickled onions.
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