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Really tired of tortillas...
Tortillas con la comida? Maiz o Harina??? So TIRED of that question, I wish I could SCREAM!! What about Garlic bread, rolls, (whole wheat or white,
HOT of course), Toasted Rye Bread, Sourdough (which I don't care for much), or BISCUITS!!!!
I miss biscuits, the tall, light and fluffy kind. I went to Las Parrillas the new place in Chapultepec, near El Faro Beach, when they first opened
up, and they had some really nice tall ones, and fluffy. I went back a few weeks ago, and they served me one with about 50% of the middle taken out,
sort of like two 1 1/2" wide, 1/3 inch deep...
I went to Cafe Orleans a few months ago. Jerry the owner is a very nice guy..but I had to call his attention to the biscuits which were hard as a
rock...he said I need to ask for fresh ones each time I come, because the Mexican chef doesn't think its important to make them fresh each day....The
Wolf Restaurant in Maneadero serves pretty good garlic bread with its meal...my friend Will and I always order the garlic bread with our meals.
OK, well coming home from a long shift at the clinic this morning, I wanted to stop at Las Parrillas, but remembering the latest biscuit fiasco, I
went home, heated up my oven, and got out the Bisquick mix...quick and easy AND delicious...with some Smart and Final Darigold butter...closest to the
States butter that you can find...of course...Colonel Sanders has some mean biscuits... I drive by there in the afternoons if I have the
inclination...but they don't serve butter with their biscuits or honey...only jam...not bad however.
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Had much the same "bread" cravings when down for extended stay ... 
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Choque cultural...
Lencho,
I suffer from choque cultural constantly!! I need to get my fix in the states of American culture every few weeks...for all things American, including
and not limited to, good Eggplant Parmesan, (at the Olive Garden or Filippi's Restaurant in Little Italy), Sam Goody's 3 tiered record store in Horton
Plaza (the cost for CD's down here is ridiculous)...legging jeans at Macy's (believe it or not cheaper than Sears Mexico), Point Loma fish market Fish
and Chips while overlooking the marina..and of course my biggest addiction.....the beaches in Hawaii...!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
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... or BISCUITS!!!! |
Sounds like a serious case of choque cultural.
I met somebody years ago, down Oaxaca way that was climbing the walls for creamy peanut butter (this was before Skippy et al invaded Mexico)...
At least you can get Bisquick. :> |
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My wife is originally from Jalisco- been here 30 years and still does not care much for bread.
If I do not keep a sharp eye on it she leaves the wrapper open (can you spell instant stale?) and we usually toss at least a half loaf when it gets
over the edge.
However, I have found that fresh bollillos are a fabulous substitute for bread, and they are available several places in your area. Give me bollillos
any day over a loaf of french.
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They are good...
Bolillos..are good...but variety is the spice of life...and when it comes to food...Mexicans are conventionally predictable and repetitive...tacos,
burritos, tamales, pozole and menudo..yeah sure once in a while they like a change but for the most part...burritos with nopales and chicharrones will
do...on a daily basis!! | Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
My wife is originally from Jalisco- been here 30 years and still does not care much for bread.
If I do not keep a sharp eye on it she leaves the wrapper open (can you spell instant stale?) and we usually toss at least a half loaf when it gets
over the edge.
However, I have found that fresh bollillos are a fabulous substitute for bread, and they are available several places in your area. Give me bollillos
any day over a loaf of french. |
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Yea , biscuits are good for breakfast, lunch(also known as dinner) and supper. Anything from jelly to gravy goes well with 'em.
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Almost all Mexican Panaderias have what they call biscuits. I think they were originally part of a set, or a kit, that included a curved stick and a
net. Man....these things are brutal.
I've yet to see the Pillsbury tubes of bakery and pastery items here. Maybe, someday, Bimbo will buy out Pillsbury and our cultures will continue to
mingle.
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I always crave any type of American chips down there. Something not covered in chili powder. I like chili powder but a regular bag of Doritos,
Cheetos, or even funyuns would be nice from time to time. I brought a bag of have'a corn chips last week and gobbled them up around the campfire.
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Chips...
They have some great corn chips down here..alot greasier and heavier thab Fritos and Sabritas are alot greasier than Lays that makes them all the more
tastier.... | Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
I always crave any type of American chips down there. Something not covered in chili powder. I like chili powder but a regular bag of Doritos,
Cheetos, or even funyuns would be nice from time to time. I brought a bag of have'a corn chips last week and gobbled them up around the campfire.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
I always crave any type of American chips down there. Something not covered in chili powder. I like chili powder but a regular bag of Doritos,
Cheetos, or even funyuns would be nice from time to time. I brought a bag of have'a corn chips last week and gobbled them up around the campfire.
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Lots of times, I've found "real" Fritos, without the crummy lime or chile powder all over them, in the dollar stores here.
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Thanks for the Bisquick Dennis
I have to give credit where credit is due...Dennis bought me a huge box of Bisquick at Smart and Final which I am still using...thanks Dennis!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
I always crave any type of American chips down there. Something not covered in chili powder. I like chili powder but a regular bag of Doritos,
Cheetos, or even funyuns would be nice from time to time. I brought a bag of have'a corn chips last week and gobbled them up around the campfire.
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Lots of times, I've found "real" Fritos, without the crummy lime or chile powder all over them, in the dollar stores here. |
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Yup, love them bolillos. First ate some in La Paz over 20 years ago. Perfect sandwich rolls and great for steak sandwiches. Don't care much for boleos
(Santa Rosalia) as they are too big. The last time we bought a bunch of bolillos was at the Ley in CC. Cheap, and like marshmellow bread, yuk. I think
Loreto is our only hope for decent, moderately priced bolillos, but that's still a long drive just for rolls.
On the other hand, I LOVE tortillas. I used to prefer the corn tortillas, but they don't seem to be made the same anymore -- they stick together, if
you buy 'em by the kilo, and then when served in restaurants or taco stands they are NOT cooked over flame or a hot surface, just microwaved and limp.
In Mulege, at least, they give you two tortillas for your taco so that they don't fall apart, but it detracts from the taste with all that mush
between your mouth and the contents of the taco. Flour tortillas stay edible longer, don't stick as easily, but still taste better if cooked and not
nuked.
Things change and my taste buds are sad that they do.
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| Quote: | Thanks for the Bisquick Dennis
I have to give credit where credit is due...Dennis bought me a huge box of Bisquick at Smart and Final which I am still using...thanks Dennis!!
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I'm a nice guy....huh.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Tortillas con la comida? Maiz o Harina??? So TIRED of that question, I wish I could SCREAM!! What about Garlic bread, rolls, (whole wheat or white,
HOT of course), Toasted Rye Bread, Sourdough (which I don't care for much), or BISCUITS!!!!
I miss biscuits, the tall, light and fluffy kind. I went to Las Parrillas the new place in Chapultepec, near El Faro Beach, when they first opened
up, and they had some really nice tall ones, and fluffy. I went back a few weeks ago, and they served me one with about 50% of the middle taken out,
sort of like two 1 1/2" wide, 1/3 inch deep...
I went to Cafe Orleans a few months ago. Jerry the owner is a very nice guy..but I had to call his attention to the biscuits which were hard as a
rock...he said I need to ask for fresh ones each time I come, because the Mexican chef doesn't think its important to make them fresh each day....The
Wolf Restaurant in Maneadero serves pretty good garlic bread with its meal...my friend Will and I always order the garlic bread with our meals.
OK, well coming home from a long shift at the clinic this morning, I wanted to stop at Las Parrillas, but remembering the latest biscuit fiasco, I
went home, heated up my oven, and got out the Bisquick mix...quick and easy AND delicious...with some Smart and Final Darigold butter...closest to the
States butter that you can find...of course...Colonel Sanders has some mean biscuits... I drive by there in the afternoons if I have the
inclination...but they don't serve butter with their biscuits or honey...only jam...not bad however. |
oh my you are going to struggle down here...
tortilla chips come from tortillas
thus
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make
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wellllll.....I think american chips are way too salty...I much prefer mexican sabritas caseras...plain...and the fritos with lime I find superior also
to american ones...different tastes I guess. (I miss quality popping corn and bagels!)
I do like the whole wheat tortillas....also have you tried Ofelias in Sauzal? the menu is terrific and their fresh bread is excellent...there is
small cafe beside it that has fantastic home baked goods too.
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Ophelia's
Hi Shari,
I did go to Ophelia's, thankfully someone picked up the tab...its a very expensive place though the food was very good.....Sabritas are wonderful, I
think greasier and saltier than the US but that's why I like them I think, I also like Salt and Vinegar chips from the US...I think they have them
down here... | Quote: | Originally posted by shari
wellllll.....I think american chips are way too salty...I much prefer mexican sabritas caseras...plain...and the fritos with lime I find superior also
to american ones...different tastes I guess. (I miss quality popping corn and bagels!)
I do like the whole wheat tortillas....also have you tried Ofelias in Sauzal? the menu is terrific and their fresh bread is excellent...there is
small cafe beside it that has fantastic home baked goods too. |
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Vinegar....Lime. Bitter...Sour. I get tired of these tastes.
Anyway, historians can think what they want, but I'm sure Frito/Lay [before Lay got involved] invented the Tortilla. They also invented Corn. I know
this as true.
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Nice guy...
You'll be even nicer when you take me back to that Thai restaurant at the Macroplaza.... | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Thanks for the Bisquick Dennis
I have to give credit where credit is due...Dennis bought me a huge box of Bisquick at Smart and Final which I am still using...thanks Dennis!!
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Hey Doc,
Bougeois sufferring . . . . ?
I'm looking out my cold N. Idaho window at the 4 new inches of snow in our yard.
I'm dying for some fresh warm tortillas right from our Loreto Tortillarias... We often buy the warmest tortillas AND the fresh goat cheese they carry,
and have a few "poverty tacos" as we call them, in our mouths before we're 20 steps out the door!!
ie. Count your blessings :-)
BTW, a local fisherman at "Shipwreck Beach" once in the mid 80,s made me a poultice with a very rubbery corn tortilla and some aloe vera and some
electrical tape... I'd gotten myself a bad sunburn on my right foot while napping in my old 68 VW van with the sliding door open. He swore it would
help (it did, though I doubt the tortilla had much to do with it). I swore he was just trying to humilliate the young ponytailed gringo.... A doc
like you might want to try that sometime, eh?
The shortest path to misery is WANTING what you don't / can't have.
The shortest path to happiness is gratitude for what you do have.
Please pass the Tortillas :-).
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
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Unpasteurized goat cheese causes brucella..
Love queso fresco...and hot tortillas..but too much of anything is no good!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by djh
Bougeois sufferring . . . . ?
I'm looking out my cold N. Idaho window at the 4 new inches of snow in our yard.
I'm dying for some fresh warm tortillas right from our Loreto Tortillarias... We often buy the warmest tortillas AND the fresh goat cheese they carry,
and have a few "poverty tacos" as we call them, in our mouths before we're 20 steps out the door!!
ie. Count your blessings :-)
BTW, a local fisherman at "Shipwreck Beach" once in the mid 80,s made me a poultice with a very rubbery corn tortilla and some aloe vera and some
electrical tape... I'd gotten myself a bad sunburn on my right foot while napping in my old 68 VW van with the sliding door open. He swore it would
help (it did, though I doubt the tortilla had much to do with it). I swore he was just trying to humilliate the young ponytailed gringo.... A doc
like you might want to try that sometime, eh?
The shortest path to misery is WANTING what you don't / can't have.
The shortest path to happiness is gratitude for what you do have.
Please pass the Tortillas :-). |
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