Jacinta de Mexico in Aventura Mall debuts unique plate of bugs on a heart-shaped tortilla in time for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day just got wilder at Jacinta de Mexico with their “love bugs sampler,” which is made to share, and Deco’s Alex Miranda is at the restaurant! Alex, what’s bugging you?

A lot these days, ladies, but what’s never bugging me is a mango margarita here at Jacinta de Mexico at Aventura Mall. Here, they want you to think outside of the typical chocolate box on Valentine’s Day and think onto a plate of bugs.

Valentine’s Day usually means chocolates, but at Jacinta de Mexico, love comes with a little crunch.

The restaurant located at Aventura Mall is known for honoring traditional Mexican recipes, including hand-pressed tortillas made using a 4,000-year-old process. Yup…

Lalo Durazo: “Tortillas that are home-made from scratch in-house. Using Criollo corn. It’s the blue corn that we bring from Mexico, that is the best quality of corn you can use for a corn tortilla!”

And they’re serving it as a base with their limited-time “Love Bugs Sampler,” inspired by ancient ingredients tied to fertility and connection.

It’s a bug’s life after all.

On the plate? Escamoles, known as ant eggs, toasted grasshoppers, and pan-fried mezcal worms.

Lalo Durazo: “This we prepare very simply, so that you can get the ...