The Taco Thread!

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    What is cilantro in English 
    You call it Coriander, I believe
    It turns into coriander after it bolts. So baby coriander then, lol?
    Waaaaaaiiiit what?!?!  Cilantro=Coriander?

    Consider my mind blown, especially considering I use both often
    I'm wrong on that.  I thought when it bolted it turned to coriander.

    Both are the same thing.  I just learned something.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    There are variations on tacos.  
    I agree with the base assessment, however living in SoCal for twenty years and making many journeys into Mexico, there are lots of ways to serve and eat this important food.
    (I know you lived there, as well.)
    Plenty of options include cheese.  :)
    Even in Boyle Heights.  Even in food trucks, where some of the greatest tacos can be found.

    The traditional taco has lost it's way to the ever changing palate of the gringo and to channel their inner pockets the food trucks have had to evolve to satisfy this.

    So it is written... 
    Ha.  A never ending debate.  Mingling with people at 130am on a random street in downtown LA area was how I was introduced to real tacos in 1992.
    Been a love affair, ever since.

    Trejo’s Tacos! I’m not a huge taco lover but theirs are more badass than the man. 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    GD, Chris, this thread wins Wednesday! Taqueiria Don Poncho here in Columbia is pretty amazing. 

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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,893
    I grow  coriander.  Nice


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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,321
    The Juggler said:
    No cheese in a taco? Blasphemy. 
    We went to dinner at our local Mexican restaurant a while back. My daughter, who was raised in Southern Illinois but should still know better, asked for "Queso cheese" to dip her tortilla chips in. I looked at her and asked her why she asked for "cheese cheese?" I got the ultimate RBF, which she has Olympic quality abilities in. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The Juggler said:
    No cheese in a taco? Blasphemy. 
    We went to dinner at our local Mexican restaurant a while back. My daughter, who was raised in Southern Illinois but should still know better, asked for "Queso cheese" to dip her tortilla chips in. I looked at her and asked her why she asked for "cheese cheese?" I got the ultimate RBF, which she has Olympic quality abilities in. 
    OMG this cracked me up, hahahahaha!!!

    Queso is unheard of in socal!
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    GD, Chris, this thread wins Wednesday! Taqueiria Don Poncho here in Columbia is pretty amazing. 

    https://www.yelp.com/biz/taqueria-don-pancho-columbia
    Dude, you have a proper spot by you!  I'd eat there any day!
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Anyone find their way to South Philly, hit me up, never spent any real time in SoCal, but we have a taqueria every 30 feet
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Anyone find their way to South Philly, hit me up, never spent any real time in SoCal, but we have a taqueria every 30 feet
    Read the menu I posted from the Dirty Taco.  I can't stand that place...
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Corn tortilla, meat (I prefer steak), cilantro & onions with some hot sauce is definitely the way to go. 

    That being said, I'm also from Texas. So, I love Tex-Mex tacos & spicy queso. 
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,373
    At Del Taco as I type.

    for burritos....
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    mickeyrat said:
    At Del Taco as I type.

    for burritos....
    Del Burrito?
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    F Me In The Brain said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    What is cilantro in English 
    You call it Coriander, I believe
    Yes, cilantro is the Spanish word for the coriander plant.

    In cooking, as I understand it, cilantro refers to the leaves of the plant and coriander refers to the dried and ground seeds.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Anyone find their way to South Philly, hit me up, never spent any real time in SoCal, but we have a taqueria every 30 feet
    Legitimate contender for best taco is South Philly Barbacoa
    Haven't tried a bunch of them I've read about or seen.  
    In South Jersey I've found two places that are strong. 
    Lots of places that are not strong.  
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    mickeyrat said:
    At Del Taco as I type.

    for burritos....
    Del Taco I would always get the Chicken Soft Tacos and a regular Quesadilla.  I like them soooo much more than Taco Bell.

    Mind you this is when I can't get proper tacos.

    Anyone ever try El Pollo Loco?  You made your own tacos.  The gave you like a fast food kit to go, lol.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    mfc2006 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    At Del Taco as I type.

    for burritos....
    Del Burrito?
    My blasphemous brother would order the Double Dell.  A friggin Hamburger...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    markymark550 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    What is cilantro in English 
    You call it Coriander, I believe
    Yes, cilantro is the Spanish word for the coriander plant.

    In cooking, as I understand it, cilantro refers to the leaves of the plant and coriander refers to the dried and ground seeds.
    Close.  You have coriander seeds yes but the plant itself is coriander or cilantro.  based on your geography it is called something different.

    Interesting as I have always thought different!
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    where do you stand on the “chalupa”? :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Mexico is pretty big. I don't know enough about the history of the taco, but there must be regional variations, no?
    But yeah, I'm used to the tacos you described- slow cooked pork, cilantro, onion, hot sauce, and squeeze of lime.


  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Wobbie said:
    where do you stand on the “chalupa”? :lol:
    There was a comedian that joked about him Mom calling him in for lunch to eat his Taco bellgrande.  I forgot who it was but it was funny.

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