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Ian
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Socal would fall into the "just about" part of what I wrote. Been to Santa Monica one time Via I-10 through LA one time, ate nothing memorable, stayed two days, got the heck out. Allen and Michael have described very tasty, very authentic Mexican food. I imagine AZ would be similar in border region, but would also imagine that of New Mexico but it isn't true. One restaurant in Las Cruces has excellent food as the exception in that whole state (and I've been to just about every town in NM), but it isn't quite what we're used to here, more of a blend of styles.
Just because the sign on the front of the building says Mexican food doesn't have any bearing on what's served inside. More "Mexican
Restaurants in SoCal" that I wouldn't go back to than I would call fine Mexican food. On the other hand there are some really fine Mexican
Restaurants in SoCal.
Restaurants in SoCal" that I wouldn't go back to than I would call fine Mexican food. On the other hand there are some really fine Mexican
Restaurants in SoCal.
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
With the influx of illegals, who are coming from Mexico and Central America, a lot of small family-owned "Mexican" restaurants have cropped up locally. We don't patronize them over concerns about cleanliness and the quality of the meat and cheeses.
I don't think the meat of a chicken burrito should be pink on the inside, so last week was the last time we'll be ordering take-out from our previously favorite Mexican restaurant.
While I was composting, Rick had the same thoughts on "Mexican" restaurants.
I don't think the meat of a chicken burrito should be pink on the inside, so last week was the last time we'll be ordering take-out from our previously favorite Mexican restaurant.
While I was composting, Rick had the same thoughts on "Mexican" restaurants.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Honest to God, I never even saw, much less ate, a taco until I was 18 years old on a trip to Washington DC. No, seriously! I had a friend from Denver in the Corps. All he could talk about was Taco Bell, so Taco Bell became some sort of super gourmet Bali Hai in my mond, especially after he killed himself. When I finally got to a Taco Bell, well, it was quite a let down, but it was still better than the kits that were all I knew. So every time I eat a Taco Bell gut buster, I give a little "Here's to you Steve!" and stuff it away.
Someday I'm going to see if real Mexican food is good or if it's just hot. I don't do hot. My boys love to eat the chiles and stuff that makes them sweat and has to be burning their mouths. Just the vapor from some of them is too much for this old wimp!
Someday I'm going to see if real Mexican food is good or if it's just hot. I don't do hot. My boys love to eat the chiles and stuff that makes them sweat and has to be burning their mouths. Just the vapor from some of them is too much for this old wimp!
Congratulations Bret . . . . You have won the "Understatement of the week" contest.
I was in the Corps with a guy that thought the food was the best he had ever eaten, said he could never get chow like that at home.
Can you imagine insulting your mother like that?
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
I discovered two previously unknown to me foods, while in the Air Force: SOS and grits.
Because I have never liked eggs -- instant gag reflex -- I immediately fell in love with SOS during my very first Air Force breakfast. My first real duty station, after Basic Training and Tech. School, served grits for breakfast. Grits aren't high on my favorite foods list, but they surely have eggs beat.
Don't know the truth to it, but it's my understanding that the Navy has the best chow.
If this thread drifts further, I have a Viet Nam food story to tell.
Because I have never liked eggs -- instant gag reflex -- I immediately fell in love with SOS during my very first Air Force breakfast. My first real duty station, after Basic Training and Tech. School, served grits for breakfast. Grits aren't high on my favorite foods list, but they surely have eggs beat.
Don't know the truth to it, but it's my understanding that the Navy has the best chow.
If this thread drifts further, I have a Viet Nam food story to tell.
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Nope, no Fido, didn't eat any Vietnamese food, while there, nor any since. I did eat some stuff in Bangkok, while on R&R, that was likely some unidentifiable four-legged or crawly thing. Enough Singhi beers and you'd probably eat anything.
It was 50-years ago, but this is how I remember it:
The 101st Airborne and their 105s were stationed on one side of the base, Phan Rang Air Base, and the Koreans (ROKs) were on the other side.
One of my shop's senior NCO, a guy named Shipwash (honest, that was his name), spent much of his time scrounging, and discovered that the 101st troops had never been served hotdogs, which was an Air Force mainstay. In true scrounger fashion, Shipwash purloined a supply of Air Force hotdogs and traded them to the Army for similarly purloined steaks. Subsequently, our shop had a barbeque and foam (thank you, Joe Ely). That was the only time in the entire year that I ate steak. Oh, we were served "mystery meat", but it wasn't steak.
It was 50-years ago, but this is how I remember it:
The 101st Airborne and their 105s were stationed on one side of the base, Phan Rang Air Base, and the Koreans (ROKs) were on the other side.
One of my shop's senior NCO, a guy named Shipwash (honest, that was his name), spent much of his time scrounging, and discovered that the 101st troops had never been served hotdogs, which was an Air Force mainstay. In true scrounger fashion, Shipwash purloined a supply of Air Force hotdogs and traded them to the Army for similarly purloined steaks. Subsequently, our shop had a barbeque and foam (thank you, Joe Ely). That was the only time in the entire year that I ate steak. Oh, we were served "mystery meat", but it wasn't steak.
Ian
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Bret, most of the time the real heat in Mexican food is in the condiments and is optional. With a few exceptions, none of the principal seasoning is any more spicy than a can of Wolf Brand chili. It's not like much of the 'Cajun cuisine I've had that was made like the chef was seeking revenge.
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Maybe Al will do a group buy on tamales? Wait wut?
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I've eaten at Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force mess halls. I don't know what shipboard food is like, but the Navy food I had was not much better than the Corps food, much of which was pretty terrible. The Air Force food I had was about like you'd find in a commercial industrial cafeteria, not real great, but certainly better than we got on the other side of the island at MCAS Futema. Baked rabbit 3 times a week, interspersed with breaded "veal" (sour shoe leather) and the worst spaghetti you ever ate. C rats were way better than mess hall food.
Never tried SOS, not once, not gonna do it. My grandmother made that stuff too and the same rule applied! Grits are not food judging by what I ate of them.
Never tried SOS, not once, not gonna do it. My grandmother made that stuff too and the same rule applied! Grits are not food judging by what I ate of them.