That'll teach me not to steal food
So my wonderful husband and I had time to grab a quick bite of lunch together today, which is pretty uncommon. He gave me a lift home and we ate tacos from the taquerÃa across the street. Fran stepped out for a second to move the car, and I saw a good opportunity with his taco lying there open in front of me. So I grabbed a piece of something that looked like blackened steak and ate it. Except, it was not steak. It was, like, squishy. When he got back...
Me (nonchalantly): Um, so what kind of taco is this one?
Francisco: Moronga
Me: Hmm... OK, what is that exactly?
Francisco: Blood.
So I guess I will be sticking to my own plate for now.
Soooooo funny. Very fitting with "everything vampire" these days!
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You really made me laugh this time! When it comes to tacos in Mexico, one should always ask what the contents are. There's even one kind called "cochinada", in English something like a dirty thing. Well, that one contains all the ultra fried leftovers of meat, sausage, chorizo, bacon that is left at the big fryig pan. You can imagine the super mother load of calories and saturated fat that has!! Personally I have never tried it, but some taco lovers say it is good. I would not steal anything from their tacos!!
Thank you for sharing your stories!!
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Ooh, thanks... I have not heard of that one! A lot of people with a basic grasp of Spanish might just think it means "pork." So I will watch out.
Another one on my watch list is "campechano" -- the "whatever" taco. It can be OK but just make sure you know what "whatever" is!! (preferably not eyeballs, tripe and brains).
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Did I ever tell you the story about the pierna torta? I asked the guy what kind of pierna it was and he explained it meant leg. I said, I know, but what kind of animal does it come from. He looked quizzically at me (like it never occurred to him to think about it) asked the other guy working at the torta cart, but neither of them knew so they just shrugged. Needless to say, I have avoided pierna since.
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