ok, this is bothering me today.

WHY opt for sloppyass tacos that have stuff falling out everywhere when you can have nice, tidy, self-contained burritos, or even better yet, a taco SALAD where everything stays contained in the bowl (a bowl you can EAT for heaven's sake)!?!?!?

i want to like tacos. i don't know why, but i feel that it would expand my palette of gorgery. but it just seems like a waste of time to eat something that all the ingredients are going to fall out of when i could just put another tortilla on top of my soft taco, toss it on a skillet for a minute, and have a taco quesadilla.

now get all the obligatory taco = vagina jokes out of the way and then SELL ME ON TACOS!!!

In CA, we eat tacos three meals a day. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I highly doubt you've ever experienced a proper plate of authentic tacos if you're living in the midwest. Which is a crying fucking shame, honestly.

that is why U do tostadas

INSATIABLE said:

i lived in new york for six years. i had brooklyn tacos and queens tacos. were those improper?

purplekisses said:

tacos are like the flip flops of food as far as i'm concerned. i want my feet covered by my footwear and i want my filling covered by my bready stuff!

Anx said:

YES.

I don't know--if you wrapped a steamed corn tortilla around dog food, I'd probably gobble it down. It amazes me when people say they don't like any type of Mexican food. Then again, I hate spaghetti and lasagna.

There's nothing better than a tiny tortilla overstuffed with pico de gallo and guacamole spilling out all over your hand.

These are somewhere along the line of what I'm talking about. I'm sure they're great in NYC too. I like them without meat, though. Just stuff the shit with rice and lettuce and hold the sour cream, which I consider offensive to my palate.

Burritos are dull and drab to me, unless I douse them in hot salsa/verde.

INSATIABLE said:

oh, i love the TASTE of all mexican food, but i think tacos are impractical. unless i'm gardening or spending a romantic night in, i gross out when my hands get dirty; i'm a priss.

have you ever had ethiopian, where the bread is used as your fork/spoon/whatever and you use it to grab and sop up your food? now THAT i like. they need to make ethiopian tacos. i'm surprised they haven't already.

INSATIABLE said:

that looks really tantalizing (absent the meaty stuff) but i have no idea how i'm supposed to eat that.

oh, and i'm kinda the way you are with burritos about quesadillas. unless there's tons of junk piled on top, they're kinda yawnsville. i'll still eat 'em if you put them in front of me.

hell, i'll eat tacos if you put them in front of me. i'll just complain while i'm doing it.
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Anx said:

but U have not had mine ask ness he luvs my tostadas lol

CHILLI VERDE!!!!

purplekisses said:

wait. how are tostadas different again? do they have handles?

Anx said:

Gotcha. No, I love getting messy, as long as there's soap and water nearby for the aftermath. Of course burritos are more practical. Never had proper Ethiopian. I rip the excess parts of the tortilla off and swim them through salsa before eating, so that adds to the glorious mess--I had no idea I was eating Ethiopian-ally!

God, I'm starving.

Anx said:

no they are flat... U put on the layers... much easier to eat

INSATIABLE said:

oh my god.... real authentic tacos..... with lime squeezed all over.... i'm getting hungry again!

GRRR! Pasting from the crash.

To minimize mess, I usually fork out most of the substantial parts of the innards, eating them first until there's only a bit of veggies/lettuce left on the tortilla. Then, I carefully pour salsa over it, wrap it up tight, and eat the remainder. It makes no sense, but I couldn't have it any other way. There's no possible way I could pick one of those things up and just start going for it.

SexOnWheels said:

Tell me about it. I think I'm going to splurge on carnitas tacos at El Patio as soon as I can find my keys to get the fuck out of here. I'll wash it down with an ice cold horchata and might head to the river afterward if my friend can find her innertubes.

I like Tacos but can see where you are coming from. Am having Fajitas tonight, wish Jon would bloody hurry up I am getting really hungry

Anx said:

I think the reason is having tacos as a smaller portion than a burrito. The salad thing is too salady. One thing about Tscos is the tortilla, which can be fried or not. I KNOW I can make you tacos that will make you but you don't eat meat. So really there is no reason for a taco for you unless you do tofu. Tacos are pretty hard to do meatless.

superspaceboy said:

oh, i can make a killer meatless taco filling. that's not difficult at all. in fact, it's entirely possible to make veggie chorizo (burritoville in NYC makes AMAZING vegan chorizo). it's still gonna fall out of the damn shell.

Anx said:

I've had Ethiopian once. Messy as hell, but it tasted good.

And don't believe that other Siouxsie person. I'm with you on tacos. It would be the last thing I would order from a Mexican place. The crunch is nice, but I can get that from a taco salad (like you said) or a chimichanga.

INSATIABLE said:

HORCHATA!!!


making a beeline to local authentic mexican place....


damn this org, ya'll gonna make me FAT!!

hooooorrcchhhaaatttaaaa

I like crunchy tacos. Num.

I'm with you on the mess factor, but I vastly prefer a crunchy shell, and it's hard to get a shell properly crunchy once the wet stuff is already inside. I like taco salad, but there's an inadequate crunch-per-bite ratio.

When I make burritos, I do bake them so they're crisp, but it's not the same as a taco shell.

What I would like is a little shallow crunchy taco shell boat thing. Like a mini, elongated taco salad shell. Would be eaten holding it horizontally, with sides to keep the ingredients in.

Anx said:

Part of the charm with tacos is the falling out part. I'd rather eat 2 regular tacos than a big ass burrito.

But is this really about the short comings of tacos or the short comings of yourself?

sextonseven said:

One of y'all need a new avie, cuz I'm getting confused. At least pick a different era!

INSATIABLE said:

Guacamole on each one! Heaven!

UCantHavaDaMango said:

It looks like my cat puked on each one.

(not a big fan of guacamole)