123: New Years at the Marquis

This year, December 31st marked a momentous occasion in the history of the Daily Taco. Day 123 is the official first day of the second trimester of my year of tacos. What better way to celebrate the completion of one third of my days of tacos than with an abundance of Mexican food, Pacificos, and fans of the Daily Taco. After picking up the $400 American worth of Pancho Villa, it was back to the Marquis pad to set up, and get to partying. G.I. John (freshly returned from Iraq) took it upon himself to give me a lesson in army culinary ops by creating the 6-9 Cav Especial as the meal which would mark the beginning of the TDT's second third! Apparently, when you are in a combat zone, the alloted time for eating is severely limited. This being the case, the approved solution for getting as many calories/nutrients in your system as quickly as possible is to take a helping of everything you can find and either throw it in a tortilla (an Iraq taco/6-9 Cav Especial), or onto bread (an Iraq sammy I would guess). As I watched John go to work, even I was amazed at how much stuff he was cramming into this taco. The original taco fillings, a piece of quesadilla, the fillings from a burrito, chips, guac, salsa, sour creme, and a cup cake on top for good measure. To moisten the entire taco combination (for ensure easier swallowability) the whole concoction was topped with a Jack Daniels "floater." Eating this taco was going to be a formidable challenge in and of itself, but then John dropped the stipulation that really set the Iraq taco apart: it had to be completely consumed in a maximum of 10 minutes! Wow! I made it with a few seconds to spare, but the 6-9 Cav Especial was a worthy gate keeper on my path into the next phase of my year of eating a taco each day.