Author Topic: the Cafeteria is trying to do "mexican" @ work .... (Read 1650 times)

MoMoney · « **Reply #30 on:** May 30, 2003, 06:50:59 AM »

Let me let all of the Europeans in on a Secret. TacoBell is where drunk highschool/college students go after drinking and doing other things that give you the munchies. There's nothing like being at TacoBell at 2am drunk and eating Nacho's. Pure American experience. My friend once decided to steal a pallet of hotsauce (was wasted at the time) and sneaked into the back and ran off with it. Well they called the cops and the cops found him walking down main street drunk, barefoot and dragging a pallet of hotsauce. Well now he's got a record and stories to tell his grand kids. Europeans must have a place to go like that too?

Toad · « **Reply #31 on:** May 30, 2003, 07:01:58 AM »

The second family owned Garcia's up in Scottsdale (is it still there?) was an outstanding place. Was a major hangout for my flight in UPT in '73. Good days.

The original Garcia's over downtown way by the railroad tracks was just as good but it was too long a drive back to base when you were tanked on Margaritas.

lazs2 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:40:24 AM »

In Dixon... the Mexican resteraunts are run and served by people who speak very little english.

My girlfriend, the SMML, makes really good Mexican and really good American and whatever food. I am not all that interested in food tho. I eat to live. I could eat cereal every day. I do like good food... It's just that I could live with less.
lazs

midnight Target · « **Reply #33 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:51:04 AM »

One thing the Mexican people got very right... FOOD!

Chicken mole' is the food of the gods. My employees all know that they should bribe me with a tub o' mole around review time.

Puke · « **Reply #34 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:09:14 PM »

The trick I learned whenever I was working in San Ysidro (it borders Tijuana) is that the good Mexican food places have the border patrol cars parked out front. Those guys know where to go for good food for lunch.

But I'll even settle for this Sombreros mix burrito I'm eating right now. And Taco Bell isn't bad. But it's probably akin to Mexican food like a can of Chef Boyardi spagetti is to Italian food.

Raubvogel · « **Reply #35 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:47:47 PM »

Taco Cabana!

Nifty · « **Reply #36 on:** May 30, 2003, 03:42:34 PM »

I like cilantro...

I'm just about the only one around here that does though. Everyone else I know seems to hate it.

Never been to Mexico, so I don't know what "authentic" Mexican tastes like. One of the local places is staffed by all Hispanics, so I guess they know what they are doing when they cook. Their stuff's pretty good.

OIO · « **Reply #37 on:** May 30, 2003, 03:52:41 PM »

actually nifty, you can be guaranteed that whatever you are eating does not taste like the authentic mexican food.

The only way to make sure is to have someone that was raised in mexico cook for you, or go to mexico.

im hispanic, i try to find food from home (and im in FLA, so its like hispanicplague here). The stores logically dont sell most of the ingredients, the way the ingredients taste are also different (US approved beef has NO taste whatsoever. Travel south of the caribbean and order a steak, even without any seasoning it will have 100000000% more taste, its the way the cattle is slaughtered and the beef is processed/frozen) and even the cooking times change (altitude).

Matter of fact, my folks are making a fish 'sancocho' (think stew thats more like a soup with yucca, potato, corn and fish on it... closest analogy in taste is miso soup with fish bits, yucca and potato on it).. and my grandma (visiting for a month) b1tched for the past week about not finding the ingredients and about "crappy tasting gringo beef" (the sancocho is traditionally beef, but she decided to make a fish one after she tasted the meat here LOL).

Anyway, back to your regular stereotyped food fetishes

MoMoney · « **Reply #38 on:** May 30, 2003, 08:17:28 PM »

There's no Country that has contributed more to world food than Mexico. Tomatos, Potatos, Chocolate, Vanilla, Pepper, Chiles the list goes on and on. Before mexico- the average European ate Boiled Stag with grass...now they got TacoBell.

hyena426 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:05:54 PM »

well,,i live and went to school with plenty of real mexicans some of them still cant speak english right,,,,but from what they tell me and some of my freinds who have been to mexico,,is mexican food in usa is way better{im sure there are exceptions to this rule},,hehe,,mexicans use alot of goat meat and pork,,,when usa uses alot more beef and chicken and lots hotter spices,,there food is bland down there,,with hardly any taste,,because its mostly pork and goat meat

i know i freaked out when i opened my mexicans freinds freezer to get some ice ,,too see a nice chopped off pigs head starring at me,,,i asked him,,why do you got a pigs head in the freezer? and he said,,to make head cheeze,,,ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww,,nasty stuff,,that is what mexicans love down in mexico i guess,,,he told me its a big hit down there

i guess it al counts what you like,,sooooo do you think taco hell will add head cheeze to its list of mexican foods?,,hehe,,jk

-ammo- · « **Reply #40 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:17:28 PM »

Where I live, The Mexican food is outstanding. It oughta be, 75% of the population is Mexican.

Apache · « **Reply #41 on:** May 30, 2003, 09:48:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Nifty
I like cilantro...

I'm just about the only one around here that does though. Everyone else I know seems to hate it.

Never been to Mexico, so I don't know what "authentic" Mexican tastes like. One of the local places is staffed by all Hispanics, so I guess they know what they are doing when they cook. Their stuff's pretty good.

Della's?

NUKE · « **Reply #42 on:** May 30, 2003, 10:53:35 PM »

You guys made me hungry, so I went to the little Mexican place down the road yesterday. Yummmmmmy!

Fresh guacamoli, mayonaise like you've never tasted ( like you can eat it alone good) spicy beef, fresh tortillas.....f*ing awsome!

BTW, on the menu was: Brains, head, neck, tongue and guts.

I almost took my camera to the place so those that aren't used to a little "real" Mexican place could see it.

Steve · « **Reply #43 on:** May 30, 2003, 11:11:32 PM »

73, I'll be in Wisconsin for two week beggining of July, what part ya in?

-Concho- · « **Reply #44 on:** May 31, 2003, 12:28:55 AM »

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Originally posted by -ammo-
Where I live, The Mexican food is outstanding. It oughta be, 75% of the population is Mexican.

Amen, ammo

barbacoa rules!!!