Mexican Food
¡Tres de asada, por favor!
Frida Kahlo, back from the dead, serves up tacos in N. Carolina (video)
We’re happy she found work at this new restaurant, even if it is in North Carolina. Frida’s Mexican Kitchen is on Facebook, too, don’t ya know!
If you need a hat AND cabeza de vaca, this mercado is for you (video)
You can get anything you want at a traditional Mexican mercado like this one in downtown Mazatlán. [Video by Robert Ellis.]
Oz taqueria features odd ‘Mexican’ accent in short video spot
In South Australia, a Port Noarlunga’s Tequila N Tacos video features an announcer with a “Mexican” accent. Get it right! The stereotyped fat Mexican cartoon avatar with sombrero, mustache, taco, and cerveza lacks the required serape, burro, and cactus.
Que Taco in San Antonio serves it up Mexico City style (video)
Que Taco taqueria on the north side of San Antonio takes its flavors from the heart of Mexico.
Orange County pocho misses Cali tacos in NYC, opens own place (video)
When Otto Cedeno moved from Orange County to NYC for film school, he missed the California tacos he grew up with. That’s why he opened his own joint, Otto’s Tacos. [Video by Juan L. Espinal.]
Chocolatl’s history is not so sweet (TedEd animated video)
Before the 16th Century, chocolatl only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. How did we get from there to today’s chocolate candy bars? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate.
In Chicago, the Diaz Family works for the ‘American Dream’ (video)
Vegetarian Express — two locations in Chicago — is run and owned by the Diaz Family. Everyone in the familia, aside from Miguel’s wife Krystina and their two kids, is a Mexican immigrant. Some family members are documented, some are not, but they all work hard for their American Dream. What is their future during the Trump regime?
[Directed, edited, and shot by Zoe Murphy.]
Mom? Where do tacos al pastor come from? (video)
Mardega explains the prehistoric origin of taco al pastor in Tacos Primitivos.
Fake News Video: One Pot Cooking for Men: ‘Rosarito Beach Tacos’
FAKE NEWS! We don’t think this is how they make tacos in Baja’s Rosarito Beach. And while there may be just one pot in the headline, there is also a pan in the video. ALTERNATIVE FACTS? We also notice a distinct lack of
- Salsa
- Cebolla
- Cilantro.
Ground turkey? K what? And where did the beans come from? SOMEONE ELSE’S POT?
Have your microwave send us a GIF, otherwise no dice.
60 second video: Deliciosos y saludables tacos de nopales
They’re delicious! They’re healthy! They’re cactus tacos.
Philly’s Frankford section still isn’t heaven, but it has tacos! (videos)
In the late 1960s, Philadelphia band The American Dream had a local hit with a novelty song about public transportation and the North Philly neighborhood of Frankford.
You Can’t Get to Heaven on the Frankford El,” they sang, “because the Frankford El goes straight to Frankford.” As a refugee from Philly living in LaLa Land since the late 1970s, that was the last time I thought about Frankford, until I found this new video about a taco truck bringing some cool comida to the hood.
Mas…Philly’s Frankford section still isn’t heaven, but it has tacos! (videos)
Adios dinero, adios hyna, bienvenidos ‘Tacos,’ hola amor (video)
Life can be better…. But it can be so much worse…. Those Tacos, though. [Video by Eric J. Vasquez]
The truck that feeds New York City: Sidewalk Tacos (video)
The folks who work at Sidewalk Tacos feed the people of New York City, but they have LA MIGRA on their minds. [Video by Elliot Levy, a Belgian living in New Ork.]
Chef Maria explains: A good taco starts with a good tortilla (video)
A good taco starts with a good tortilla. Chef Maria Mazon of Tucson’s Boca Tacos y Tequila explains.
WATCH: From maiz to masa, from masa to your table (mesa)
From Milpa to Mesa highlights the process of transforming heirloom corn from tiny farms across Mexico into tortillas.
Helpful glossary from video creators The Perennial Plate:
Mas…WATCH: From maiz to masa, from masa to your table (mesa)
Craigslist Austin Missed Connection W4M: ‘Sex and Tacos’ (NSFW video)
Craigslist Austin W4M Missed Connection: “…We met at the park…” [NSFW F-bomb.]
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Mas…Craigslist Austin Missed Connection W4M: ‘Sex and Tacos’ (NSFW video)
Fat foodaholic gabacho drinks Corona and makes corn tortillas (video)
Chris Donovan of FatFoodaolics shows us How to Make Corn Tortillas the Wrong Way. Huh? He explains:
Tortillas! One of my favorite foods on the planet. Nothing better then a Taco or Burrito smothered with cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, etc. One thing, I can never replicate what I get in a good Mexican restaurant with store bought corn tortillas. So I figured I give making them a try.
How-to Recipe Video: Korean pork belly bulgogi tacos with peanuts
Gabiekook shows us how to make Korean pork belly bulgogi tacos with peanuts. But first you need to answer her question: [[우리집에왜왔니?]] 국가비의 코리안 타코편 (Why did you come to my house?) Aside from the religious issues we have regarding wheat vs corn tortillas, the marinade and saucing stuff look muy rico! Oh, and nice mustache!
Mexican Food in Slo-Mo: Burrito Mariachi promo video
Burrito Mariachi Mexican Grill, with three location on New York’s Long Island, posted a sexy slo-mo video of their food preparation. Try not to drool as you watch flying lechuga, grilling carne asada, guacamole in production, salsa from scratch, a cold bar, a hot bar, chopping cebollas, two kinds of arroz, frijoles, pico de gallo, and gigantic burritos being assembled. What’s for lunch by the way? Let’s get Mexican! [Video by JING.]
Are Tacos Mario’s really the best tacos al pastor in Chicago? (video)
Elliott Bambrough of Chicago’s Best stopped by Tacos Mario’s to see if is really el mero mero when it comes to tacos al pastor.
One taco de pollo, one al pastor, one asada, y one barbacoa (video)
El Gallito Chihuahua in Aurora, Illinois has the tacos you are looking for.
Or perhaps you’d prefer a Cuban torta?
Mas…One taco de pollo, one al pastor, one asada, y one barbacoa (video)
Tacos de la calle hot and fresh in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico (video)
Take a tour of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico and meet the local tacos, the local tequila and the local perros. [Video by the Tres Agaves tequila people.]
