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Skriven 2012-08-08 21:36:53 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 28013 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Mexican
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Hi Dave,

 RH> decided to try a little Mexican restaurant where we were. Food was
 RH> good, not super duper great but much better than Taco Bell. The
 RH> obligatory salsa that came out with the chips was super mild tho. This
 RH> place has a famly friendly atmosphere; Steve commented something on the
 RH> order of not scaring off the kids with too hot a salsa. It was also
 RH> there was a bottle of green habenero sauce on the table; Steve was
 RH> liberal with it and got a good dose of heat from it. (G) Tax and tip
 RH> put us over what we would have spent at the chain place but this was
 RH> fresher & better; we might make it back before we leave the area.

 DD> We have a good variety of Mexican joints here - not counting Taco Bell
 DD> and Taco Gringo which are faux-Mex. Although Taco Gringo is pretty
 DD> good. The first one to come to town several years ago, Xocimilico
 DD> (www.xochimilcorestaurant.com/) was good enough that Chi-Chi's left

Haven't heard of that one but they do sound good. Have you tried On the
Border? My brother in law took me to one in AZ, then I went another time
with Steve and Rachel. Wasn't disappointed either time.

 DD> town and they eventually pulled down their building to build an MCL
 DD> Cafeteria on the site.

So what's an MCL Cafeteria?


 DD> My favourite is Los Agaves (http://www.losagavesspringfield.com/) -
 DD> well, they are back to being my favourite since La Loma folded its

Haven't heard of either of those either. Found out (after we ate) that
the place we went to serves hortchata, but as Steve said, with the sugar
in it, it's now a "no-go" for me. Guess we'll have to try making a
stevia version.


 DD> tent and skulked off to parts unknown. Los Agaves has a nice lunch
 DD> deal that I particularly like. The Agave Burrito, a pork chunks
 DD> burrito, topped with cheese and pico di gallo and served with refritos
 DD> and arroz. U$5.75 + tax. Since I usually only drink water I can eat
 DD> *real* authentic Mexican for less than the equivalent amount of grub
 DD> would cast me at the Sign of the Chihuahua.

I'd skip either the beans or rice, more likely the beans. You have more
of a carb allowance per meal than I do so you could get both; I'd be
over the limit and then some if I had both. But the burrito does sound
good.

 DD> Their on-table salsa is much as you describe - except that I sometimes
 DD> find small pieces of onion and the occasional cilantro leaf that got
 DD> out of the blender without getting pureed. The bite is pretty mild -
 DD> but, there. And all tables have a bottle of Tapatio, one of Cholula,
 DD> the two El Yucatecos ... red and green, both habanero based. That is
 DD> what I suspect that was in the place you visited. (www.elyucateco.com)

I'm pretty sure it was; I've seen them on the table in other Mexican
places. Just couldn't remember the name. interesting tho, that the green
is hotter than the red. We went to a little Mexican place outside of Las
Cruces one time and Steve ordered something with red chilies, I ordered
something with green. My green chili whatever it was, was much(!) hotter
than Steve's red. I don't remember if we traded plates part way thru or
not.

 DD> Oddly the green is noticeably hotter than the red - go figger.

Generally, but not always, it's the other way around.


 DD>       Title: Pork Burritos
 DD>  Categories: Latino, Pork, Chilies, Dairy, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings


And low enough carbs for me to have it with a side of rice and a green
salad.  Now where did I put that pork butt..................

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