
Ladies and gentlemen, today my eyes have been opened to the real secret to a great taco. The tortilla! Now, I am not saying that today's tacos were the best I have ever had. Nor am I saying that Pancho's tacos were bereft of any redeming qualities other than the tortillas (far from it). What I am saying is that the tortillas on my tacos today were absolutely sublime! Made on premisis, the corn-based circles were thick, and had a certain chewey goodness that I can't remember being privy to so far during my year or tacos. I would go so far as to say that I would eat the tortillas alone were it not for the fact that they must contain something else to be considered a taco. Maybe a tortilla in a tortilla? Brilliant! Thinking I had overreacted to my meal this afternoon, I brought my newly found tortilla appreciacion to a Pancho's afficianado friend of mine. Without revealing the effect the tortillas had had on me, I mentioned to Bobby P (who had lived a mere 2 blocks from the restaurant when he first moved to the city) that I had partaken of Pancho's tacos today. With no prompting on my part, his first comment about Pancho's was how much he enjoyed the tortillas! Sweet vindication! Vindication from what, I'm not sure, but that's what it felt like. In conclusion, I am truly amazed that a part of the taco that has been such a side note in my taco past so suddenly became such an integral component in what I look for in a really good taco during the course of but a single meal.
8 comments:
so glad that you are beginning to enjoy your CORN tortillas, since you are stuck with them for the next 323 days!
Easy corn nazi that is not established dogma. What kind of fool would limit oneself to only half the tortilla world? Oh ya a nazi...
Fredelicious, You are making this Burrita proud!
Hungy lives! It seems like yesterday that she was badgering 3/4 of the daily taco team ( the talent, the S.T.U.D. and the Producer) to go to El Zorro for a morning Burrito. Times have changed, people are married (no one on the team though), but the deep seated love of Mexican fare remains. Although I am not sure who would win a match to the death between Fred "Taco" Formosa, aka 'Delicious and Alison "the Burrita" Hurley, aka Hungy over a menu order, it is a fitting reunion of the Grant and Green Apt crew. What a dump that was.
Ah, you only say it was a dump cause it was never cleaned and the couch was covered in urine. I am not the cleanest but i was still willing to pay 300 american/night to stay at the hotel hippy so i could take a shower without feeling dirtier than when i went in! Though the cherry cordial was a nice bonus...
Oh ya what i ment to say was. Fred very nice use of the light and shadows on the taco picture! I am sure it is the most artistic guac has ever looked!
the Cherry cordial was an excellent bonus, I believe that talent is percolating today's lunch to come up with a worthy post. Might try to convince him to wander down the the 60 ounce margie!!! Hola Thursday.
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