EAT This Week: Bearry Sweet Crêpes’ Marquesita
To try and decide each week where and what to eat around the basin can be a challenge – there are so many amazing choices. In this feature we’ll dive into dishes that will surely satisfy those hunger pangs and leave you wondering where to go next.
Being someone who reads and writes a lot about food, coming across a dish that you’ve never heard anything about is always a treat. Enter this week’s feature. The popular street food from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is not only a complete blind spot for me, but an awfully tasty one.
The process of putting this together starts with the outer layer, which is made fresh on the spot and acts like its part ice cream cone, part taco. It’s rolled up like a huge cigar stuffed with Edam cheese, and choice of items like fresh fruit (think berries and bananas), chocolate, cookies, whipped cream, and more. There is also an added layer of Nutella spread and more cheese to the exterior so that first bite explodes on your palette like a 4th of July firework.
If this sounds unique, it’s because it is. The Edam cheese is salty and nutty and a nice balance to the natural sweetness of the fresh fruit. The chocolatey hazelnut flavors from the spread add a bonkers bump to the creaminess and a punctuation mark to the sweetness. And you get all the texture you need from the cone – it’s just the right amount of crispy with still giving you a little bit of chew.
I typically don’t do a lot of desserts but whenever I do, I always wonder why I don’t more. Pair this dish with a cup of their creamy and dreamy affogato and you probably won’t need dessert for a week. At least I won’t.
Bearry Sweet Crêpes is located in the Ski Run Marina at 900 Ski Run Blvd Ste 118 in South Lake Tahoe. For more information follow them on Instagram at bearrysweetcrepes or give them a call at 530-237-1779.
