POCHO’s Associate Naranjero Gustavo ¡Ask A Mexican! Arellano has just returned from a weekend trip to Tijuana.
“Is it safe again in Tijuana, Gustavo?” someone asked him when he got back. “It’s safe — and it’s amazing!” he replied.
Mexican Food
¡Tres de asada, por favor!
Texas man gets ticket for riding horse to Taco Bell (video)
We have no problem with the guy riding a horse, but with all the possible places for xlnt tacos in the Great State of Tejas, this baboso goes to Taco Bell?
Kids, don’t try this at home: Making the Redneck Margarita (video)
Mixing up 10 gallons of tequila, margarita mix and ice cubes is a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it!
Mas…Kids, don’t try this at home: Making the Redneck Margarita (video)
Hey Vato! If loving tacos is wrong, I don’t wanna be right (video)
The Hey Vato! homies have a change of heart about the tacos they get from the Taco Lady. Or is that heartburn?
Mas…Hey Vato! If loving tacos is wrong, I don’t wanna be right (video)
Everybody loves elotes! (幻の真珠とうもろこし video)
Everybody loves corn – including this Japanese perro.
Wassup foo? Felipe Esparza says it’s ‘Taco Tuesday’ (NSFW)
Wassup foo? Felipe Esparza say it’s Taco Tuesday! [NSFW adult language.]
Mas…Wassup foo? Felipe Esparza says it’s ‘Taco Tuesday’ (NSFW)
Are avocados from Mexico the ‘Forbidden Fruit’? (video)
Are Avocados from Mexico the Bible’s Forbidden Fruit?
‘Avocados from Mexico’ commercial is 50 shades of huh? (video)
Is that an avocado in your pantalones or are you just happy to see me?
Finally! Deep-fried nachos on a stick come to Milwaukee (video)
Milwaukee Brewers fans can hit a home run this season at Miller Park with every order of Inside The Park Nachos.
ESPN reports:
Mas…Finally! Deep-fried nachos on a stick come to Milwaukee (video)
In San Diego, burritos have French fries inside (Zagat video)
Why does San Diego think its burritos are California’s best? It’s because they have French fries inside, at least according to the Zagat restaurant guide people.
McDonalds (Australia) helps you feed your ‘Inner Mexican’ (video)
The “legendary” El Maco at McDonalds in OZ will feed your inner Mexican, as long as he or she wants two all-beef patties, sour cream and “taco sauce.” [Mustache, charro outfit and sombrero not included. Not available at McDonalds stores near any actual Mexicans. Your bigote may vary.]
¿Me encanto?
Mas…McDonalds (Australia) helps you feed your ‘Inner Mexican’ (video)
How do you clean nopales? And how does Tia Lencha cook them?
Ani from Confessions of a Foodie (@afotogirl on the Twitter) demonstrates the best way to clean nopales.
But what then? How do you cook nopales? Our Tia Lencha has the answer:
Mas…How do you clean nopales? And how does Tia Lencha cook them?
Have the most kick-butt Taco Tuesday ever at Taco Town! (video, recipe)
Before the churro dog, before the taco donut, before the taco inside a gordita, there was Taco Town, home of the most kick-butt Taco Tuesday ever!
Mas…Have the most kick-butt Taco Tuesday ever at Taco Town! (video, recipe)
What’s for breakfast? Breakfast tacos or breakfast burritos?
Here in Los Angeles, we like breakfast burritos. We like the breakfast burritos so much that breakfast burritos can be enjoyed in Jewish delis, Chinese restaurants, Greek diners, burger stands, sushi joints, lunch trucks, Mexican restaurants, old-school coffee shops and fancy places near the beach.
LA.Eater, for example, just published a list of three dozen breakfast burrito destinations, which includes Mid-City 24/7 Lucy’s Drive-In (Gustavo Arellano’s go-to place for chile relleno burritos), Anthony Bourdain pick Tacos Villa Corona in Atwater Village (photo, above) and ∼$12 burritos at the The Farm in Beverly Hills which are filled with aged cheddar cheese and applewood smoked bacon.
But breakfast burritos are an anomaly in some parts of Texas, where breakfast tacos are the norm.
Mas…What’s for breakfast? Breakfast tacos or breakfast burritos?
Ask A Mexican: Why do Mexicans hate yellow cheese so much? (video)
When POCHO’s Associate Naranjero, the esteemed Gustavo ¡Ask A Mexican! Arellano, watched the video of BuzzFeed feeding Taco Bell to actual Mexicans (photo), he knew he needed to set the record straight regarding the yellow cheese that tops lots of Mexican-American food. Because queso, k no? Yellow cheese, says Gus, has an honorable history — and pocho cred. Also, BuzzFeed, FYI: Burritos, white rice and flour tortillas ARE “Mexican food,” doh!
Gus wrote the book, you know. Literally. It’s called TACO USA (How Mexican Food Conquered America).
And now, prepare your device and your mind will follow.
Why do Mexicans hate yellow cheese so much? (the video)
Mas…Ask A Mexican: Why do Mexicans hate yellow cheese so much? (video)
Danny Trejo’s commercial for these tortilla things is full of WTF (video)
Old El Paso Stand ‘N’ Stuff Tortillas — shaped like oblong bowls — are tortillas for people who can’t manage the folding and/or rolling demanded by traditional tortilla applications. While we ❤️ Danny Trejo and can’t fault him for wanting to make an honest buck, we have to ask, “Who eats this crap?” PRO TIP: Machete don’t cook.
Mas…Danny Trejo’s commercial for these tortilla things is full of WTF (video)
Watch: BuzzFeed serves Taco Bell to L.A. Mexicans + @RoValderrama
When BuzzFeed served some Taco Bell specialties to L.A. Mexicans, reactions were — let us say — mixed. We know it’s L.A. because they mention King Taco in East Los. Try it, you’ll like it. We also recommend Guisado on Cesar Chavez. And Eastside Luv right by Mariachi Plaza offers a great selection of refreshing beverages for an 80°March day like today.
Mas…Watch: BuzzFeed serves Taco Bell to L.A. Mexicans + @RoValderrama
‘Undocumented’ family behind La Morada in the South Bronx (video)
Towards the end of the 20th Century, Natalia Mendez and Antonio Saavedra left their home, family and country behind to cross without papers into the U.S. Now they run a popular Oaxacan restaurant in the South Bronx, La Morada.
This is exactly the hard-working law-abiding, job-creating kind of family President Obama’s executive actions were designed to protect, but recent court decisions make their future uncertain. What can a poor pocho do?
La Morada has 4.5 stars on Yelp. See you there for dinner? We’ll be the ones scarfin’ down the mole!
Mas…‘Undocumented’ family behind La Morada in the South Bronx (video)
Miami Melanie seeks taco-eating bearded Joseph she met @ Bodega
CL south florida >miami / dade >personals >missed connections
W4M
Joseph with a Beard- met on dancefloor of Bodega - w4m (south beach)
Joseph---
We met this past Saturday night on the dance floor of Bodega. You had just gone in for tacos with your friend who was visiting (HE WAS SO TIRED).
Though you and I just started being silly and theatrical with our dancing-- and we really connected.
Mas...Miami Melanie seeks taco-eating bearded Joseph she met @ Bodega
Diamondbacks’ Pocho Ocho top dessert concepts before the Churro Dog
Yes, they actually went there. Look for a new dessert this season at Chase Field in Phoenix as the National League Arizona Diamondbacks present the “Churro Dog.” Thankfully, no dogs were harmed in the making of this gut-busting, grand-standing heart-stopping dessert.
WTF is a Churro Dog, exactly? ESPN has the story:
The Churro Dog is a warm cinnamon churro sitting inside a Long John chocolate-glazed donut, which is then topped with frozen yogurt, caramel and chocolate sauces. Its estimated calorie count is 1,117.
But the Churro Dog concept wasn’t a random bark in the dark of night, no sir. Many ideas were thrown around the marketing infield, barking up the wrong tree, before the Churro Dog got the front office excited enough to get to third base. And you know what? Here they are — the Diamondback’s Pocho Ocho Top Rejected Dessert Concepts before the Churro Dog:
8. Willie Relleno
7. Negrito Refrito
6. Pink Cotton Candy Taco
Mas…Diamondbacks’ Pocho Ocho top dessert concepts before the Churro Dog
The love of mole (Por amor al mole) unites Mexico and Brooklyn (video)
From Mexico to Brooklyn, the The Love of Mole unites generations and communities. (Video by Mónica Toledo Fraginals.)
Ask A Mexican: Do all Mexiguys want a woman who cooks? (video)
Dear Gustavo ¡Ask A Mexican! Arellano:
Is it true that the way to a Mexican guy’s corazon is through his panza? And if so, why?
[Possible F Bomb at the tail end of this video.]
Speedy Gonzales vs Daffy Duck: ‘Well-Worn Daffy’ (1965 video)
Mexico’s fastest mouse, Speedy Gonzales, is lost and thirsty in the desert. Luckily, he stumbles across a water well. Unluckily, the well belongs to Daffy Duck.
‘El Zombie de la Muerte’ ❤️ brains — tacos, that is (video)
Everyone knows zombies ❤️ brains. And Mexican zombies? Tacos de sesos, of course.
Taco Thursday: World’s Longest Taco Triumph? (video)
Taqueros in Guadalajara put together a two-mile long line of tacos (de puerco) in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record, according to UPI:
…The group in Guadalajara put together the uninterrupted line of tacos using 2,645 pounds of pork.
The 9,047.24-foot-long line of tacos was constructed from ingredients from the state of Yucatan and the tasty tortilla treats were distributed to hungry onlookers after organizers collected the data they needed to submit to Guinness.
The attempt took about 6 hours.
Organizers said they are waiting to hear back from the record keeping organization.
A group in Mexico previously broke the world record for the largest flour taco in 2003 when they assembled a 35.9-foot-long taco that weighed in at 1,654 pounds.
Mexican food contract rider #2: Jack White’s guacamole recipe (audio)
The Foo Fighters are very particular about the Mexican food required backstage.
And singer Jack White (ex White Stripes) either is or is not a “guacamole diva,” depending on who you believe. The NPR’s food program The Salt (WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE) serves it up this way:
Mas…Mexican food contract rider #2: Jack White’s guacamole recipe (audio)
CNN finds ‘underground’ tacos in Los Angeles (video)
Oh wow! Underground food! Taco trucks! Street vendors! Birria! Secret restaurants in peoples’ homes! CNN’s Nick Valencia has the scoop from the City of Angels.