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Taco or Burrito?

Tacos or Burritos?

  • Tacos

    Votes: 43 55.1%

  • Burritos

    Votes: 35 44.9%
  • Total voters
    78
BakedBeans said:
I'm so tempted to make the english equivalent to this - "beans on toast or 'sketti' on toast'


BEANS

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SKETTI

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I was hungry. Now I think I'll skip lunch!
 
BakedBeans said:
I'm so tempted to make the english equivalent to this - "beans on toast or 'sketti' on toast'
BEANS
SKETTI
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¡Que barbaridad!. ¿Frijoles en totadas?! Eso me da asco. :eek:
 

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Tanglewood said:
Um...yeah.

"A burrito is a Mexican dish that comes from Juarez, Mexico. The name "burrito" comes from the Spanish diminutive of burro." -Wikipedia
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Really? Looks like we've been taught differently. Oh well.:D

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmexican.html

Like many other popular Mexican-American dishes, burritos combine ancient traditions (filled tortillas) with contemporary ingredients spiced to suit tastes of the general public.

"The burrito, meaning literally little burro or donkey, became irreversibly linked to the tortilla-rolled packages. Burrito lovers David Thomsen and Derek Wilson believe that the modern burrito originated "in the dusty borderlands between Tucson and Los Angeles." The word burrito first saw print in America in 1934. It was sold at Los Angeles's famed El Cholo Spanish Cafe during the 1930s. Burritos entered Mexican-American cuisine in other parts of the Southwest around the 1950s and went nationwide a decade later."
---Tacos, Enchiladas and Refried Beans: The Invention of Mexican-American Cookery, Andrew F. Smith
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"in the dusty borderlands between Tucson and Los Angeles."
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you think saying "in the dusty borderlands between El Paso and San Diego" would have been a better statement seeing that both those cities are actually ON the border.


I will say a street taco is pretty good, specially when you're drunk in Rosarito. Though you're never sure what is actually in it.
 
Tacos, of course, because I don't like donkey meat. (Know what a burro is?)

Especially, I really like fish tacos but beef tacos are great, too. Either way, I want them wrapped in a corn tortilla as they're supposed to be. Taco Smell introduced flour tortillas for tacos and they really stink.

Anything beats Taco Smell, including the 2 for 99 cents tacos at Jack in the Box but Rubios is better than average for a name brand and Del Taco isn't bad, either.

Locally, I eat at Betos.
 
bousozoku said:
Anything beats Taco Smell
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Interesting. I've always referred to them as "Taco Hell". :p

In any case, we go to a couple of local places here for pretty good tacos and burritos. I prefer flour tortillas over corn with my soft tacos for some reason, and I don't think I've ever had a corn tortilla on a burrito.
 
Tacos.

This reminds me of Jim Gaffigan's piece on Mexican food.

"What is nachos?" "Tortilla with cheese meat and vegetables."
"Well then what is a tostada?" ""Tortilla with cheese meat and vegetables."
"Well then what is..." "Look, it's all the same. Why don't you just say a spanish word and I'll bring you something."
 
emw said:
Interesting. I've always referred to them as "Taco Hell". :p

In any case, we go to a couple of local places here for pretty good tacos and burritos. I prefer flour tortillas over corn with my soft tacos for some reason, and I don't think I've ever had a corn tortilla on a burrito.
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You won't get a corn tortilla with a burrito.

You probably haven't had properly and freshly-fried corn tortillas for tacos so that's probably why you don't prefer them but the taste is much better. Put vegetable oil in an appropriately-sized skillet, heat until bubbling, and give the tortillas about 15 seconds on each side. Separate with paper towels to absorb the oil. Turn the stack upside down so you get the older/colder ones first. Add your meat, vegetables, cheese, and sauce for each taco. It's simple and quick.
 
jdechko said:
Tacos.

This reminds me of Jim Gaffigan's piece on Mexican food.

"What is nachos?" "Tortilla with cheese meat and vegetables."
"Well then what is a tostada?" ""Tortilla with cheese meat and vegetables."
"Well then what is..." "Look, it's all the same. Why don't you just say a spanish word and I'll bring you something."
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I love that bit. I was thinking that making a few of my posts earlier.
 
emw said:
I may have to try that. Sounds pretty easy to do, even for me.
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It's easy, and you can even get Herdez sauces at Wal-Mart, but they might be a little spicy. Otherwise, try La Preferida or La Victoria.

When I was recently in Indiana, my parents and I went to the two Mexican restaurants in the town. The tacos and burritos were served bare--only meat (yes, yes, with a tortilla) was present. This was unusual to us as my mum was taught in the San Fran bay area to use onions, tomatoes, and lettuce. Since both restaurants served them the same way, it must be some regional preference, since most everywhere else I've had them, they've been with vegetables.
 
atari1356 said:
Hmm... that's not too far from work/home, but I'd never heard of it. Woo, a new restaurant to check out! :D
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There is another on South OBT, as well. I only knew about them because an acquaintance created the lighted menu graphics the owners designed. Don't blame him for the garish look and don't stare too long at it. Bright green/red/yellow wasn't a combination he advocated. I didn't do the photography on it. They apparently found some free items that don't look too much like their own food.

Still, it's one of the few places to go, but Don Pepe's in Apopka is probably better.
 
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