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Do you like tacos? Even though you just answered “yes”, you probably have no idea what a real taco is. I lived in Mexico for 9 years and I probably tried over a million different tacos. I have to say that it is very hard to find a good taco place, even if you are in Mexico. The fact is that the best taco places are the street places which are very similar to the hot-dog stands.
The “cheap” imitation you can get in Taco Bell is a disgrace to all Mexican food. When you buy a taco in Taco Bell they give you a “fake” tortilla, corned beef, cheese, lettuce and cover it all up with some non-hot salsa. When you get a taco from the streets of Mexico City you get a fresh corn tortilla, deep fried pork meet, really hot chili salsa, onions and cilantro.
I will try to describe this taco in detail and I know that it will sound completely disgusting but you just have to believe me that it’s delicious. When you buy a taco in a real Mexican place you have the choice of meet that you want in it. By “what kind of meet” I mean that you get to choose between the ears, tongue, eyes or skin of the pig. I know that right now you think that there is no way that people eat that but I have to tell you that it is the best thing I have ever tried. All the types of meet are previously deep fried in oil mixed with 12 different types of spices. When you order, let’s say, an ear taco, the cook takes the whole ear and cuts it into small pieces then he throws them on the pan for like 30 seconds. After that he grabs a tortilla and throws it on the pan too. Then he proceeds to put the meat in the taco while asking you if you want any onions or cilantro. If you say “yes” he quickly throws the onions and cilantro and covers the whole thing with either red or green extra hot salsa. Usually the taco gets served on a reusable colorful plate with a of lemon in case you want to add some sourness to your taco.
This description was extremely hard for me to write because this is my favorite food in the whole world and I wish everybody would have a chance to try it one day.
I also love mexican food myself, but I don't believe I have ever tried the real taco before, but it sounds really authentic. Being Thai, I understand what you are talking about when food is "fake" and also hate it myself. I never knew before that real taco's are made this way, but now that I know hopefully if I ever visit Mexico I will definitely try one.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds absolutely wonderful!!!! I have had my fare share of tacos at home from some quality establishments but these seem to be the best. I love to eat street food because it seems to be the most authentic of them all. I would enjoy these tacos because Mexican food is my favorite and i have a fancy for salsa especially with cilantro. One day when i visit Mexico i will crave the EAR TACO.
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