romeritos

{{Short description|Mexican dish}}

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Romeritos is a Mexican dish from Central Mexico,{{cite news|last1=Tinoco|first1=Armando|title=What Are Romeritos?|url=http://www.latintimes.com/what-are-romeritos-see-recipe-delicious-mexican-holiday-dish-all-will-enjoy-video-140551|access-date=6 July 2015|work=Latin Times|date=23 December 2013}} consisting of tender sprigs of seepweed (Suaeda spp.) that are boiled or steamed and sometimes served in a mole poblano flavored with dried shrimp.

Typical additional ingredients include boiled potatoes, nopales, and shrimp -- sometimes fritters of dried shrimp{{cite news|url=http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Romeritos-with-Shrimp-Cakes|title=Romeritos with Shrimp Cakes|date=27 November 2007|work=Saveur|access-date=6 July 2015}} with bread slices and in tacos. They are traditionally enjoyed at Christmas and Lent.

The type of seepweed used depends on the region. The plant is known as romerito in Spanish. That name in English means "little rosemary"; some seepweed species can vaguely resemble such a plant when fresh, but neither the taste nor the fragrance is similar in any way.