Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Virtual SA: Mexican Street Food

 

Forget Taco Bell and the pseudo-crap they try to pass off as Mexican Food...today we will explore the real deal.

Street Food in Mexico.

Sure...could go to one of the many prepared for tourists palates sit down restaurants and cafes...but why would you???

The real deal is lining the streets just feet away.

Tacos in folded flour shells with fish or beef or chicken...usually with just a few fresh chopped onion and cilantro.


 

(...beware...in Mexico the beef tends to be very tough and chewy...so if yours is tender...sweetish...greasy or stringy...yeah...it is probably donkey or horse-meat...)

Peppers tend to be from quite hot to damn!!!!

Churros...loops of crisp fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar...are delicious...and sometimes come with a side of dipping chocolate.


 

And if it is meat..and can be grilled...it will be.


 

Street Food

https://youtu.be/SehlhJ3casI

https://youtu.be/oDMamWhGteQ

The tortilla chips are just corn tortillas cut into quarters and deep fried in oil...then heavily salted.

They are pretty oily.

Everything seems to more or less be fashioned from a few standard ingredients...and differentiated by the way these ingredients are layered or cooked.

I hope you have enjoyed today's adventure and try making some of your own!

 

Churros Mexicano Recipes

https://youtu.be/2IsKKTWI1-E