That ain't cornbread bro.
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Tortas are better than Burritos
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ClassyPenguin
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It's more manageable. The flavors aren't muted by rice. I can taste the cilantro, the jalapeños, the citrus in the mayo, the char on the meat. I can eat it in one hand. I just had an Asada torta. Mrs. Stinkles had a burrito. It was no contest.
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freenudemacusers
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oh man I had one of these for the first time a couple months ago. heavenly.The bánh mì is the king of ethnic sandwiches.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm.
Sammiches are nice Stinkles, but look at these bad boys
Look me in the face and tell me those don't look delicious.
OMG what is this and where can I get it from?
speculawyer
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Pretty much every burrito place in California. Taco Bell is not real Mexican food.
many places
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Interesting. Cracks me up though that it is watermarked with the word "cake." Where I'm from in the South U.S., cornbread would never be thought of as cake, no matter how sweet it is.
Giant Robot
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Torta Ahogada's are fucking amazing, but almost impossible to eat as a sandwich. It's more of a knife and fork thing.
Burritos for me all the way.
superpickleman
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Depends who makes them. I've had some bad tortas in the past.
King Taco for instance, makes shitty tortas but amazing burritos.
King Taco for instance, makes shitty tortas but amazing burritos.
One of them in Heaven and the other is Valhalla.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=52870149&postcount=221
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=52914888&postcount=247
Verbally. But then I ate about a quarter of it. Because unlike consoles, enjoying a Torta does not utomatically make a burrito a poohitler.
So a sammich with meat and toppings? Madness.
That's the thing they're not cornbread, if you want something like cornbread look into Arepas.
Devolution
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In NE? So far I'm a big fan of Ole Frijole. Gotten a bunch of stuff from there. I'm getting an al pastor chimichanga from them as we speak. They are great at frying down there.
In terms of overall Portland I think my favorite burrito was honestly this:
Koi Fusion kalbi burrito. It was too damn good.
In NE? So far I'm a big fan of Ole Frijole. Gotten a bunch of stuff from there. I'm getting an al pastor chimichanga from them as we speak. They are great at frying down there.
In terms of overall Portland I think my favorite burrito was honestly this:
Koi Fusion kalbi burrito. It was too damn good.
I love to get the beef and pork mixed at Koi Fusion.
I am definitely going to try Ole Frijole this week.
Devolution
Member
The stuff I've had so far that didn't disappoint:
-chimichanga
-fried fish taco
-fried shrimp taco
-tostada grande
-canitas burrito
Like I said earlier their frying technique is awesome.
Grimm Fandango
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From Rick Bayless' Xoco in Chicago: "Ahogada Torta ($10), featuring pork carnitas, black beans and pickled onions swiped with spicy arbol chile sauce, served in a shallow bowl of tomato broth."
SO FUCKING GOOD
SO FUCKING GOOD
What's the deal? Big and puffy? Flat and crispy? Thick and crunchy?
I MUST KNOW. But when you tell me, tell me slooooowly...
Goddammit Grimm Fandango, NSFW.
xxjuicesxx
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Now I have to get some mexican on my way home.
Kidnapping is illegal in most countries.
Devolution
Member
Not to thin, not too thick. Fluffly on the chimi. Even layer of stuff all around. Never dried out.
I am going next time I'm there. I also love Kalbi, so it's a double bonus. But I also want to go try Bake Sale Betty's so now I'm torn.
vincent vega
Member
what a monstrosity
HappyPuppy
Member
OP do you know the name of the type of bread you ate?
I'm Mexican and by the pictures posted in this thread, judging by the texture of the tortilla, type of bread and the ingredients used (Rice in a burrito), I can tell that there are pictures from restaurants found in the USA.
Where I'm from we use 3 types of bread to make the traditional run of the mill torta.
Bolillo
You can find a poor article in Wikipedia here.
Birote
There is another article found here. (In Spanish)
Telera
Didn't find an article in the wiki but I can tell you that the bread is very soft and kinda sweet compared to the other breads, I like this bread. Makes me happy, fun bread.
My main point in this post is that a dish (not talking solely of Mexican food) varies from region to region, when we are talking nationally and when we are talking internationally, well a lot of changes happen to the dish, like rice in a burrito, personally I don't like that combination. If you are interested I can post a picture of a flour tortilla from my house, so you can see the difference in texture and color. Believe me a good tortilla is a very important ingredient in a burrito, a bad flat thick tortilla is going to make a chalky sub-par burrito.
I'm Mexican and by the pictures posted in this thread, judging by the texture of the tortilla, type of bread and the ingredients used (Rice in a burrito), I can tell that there are pictures from restaurants found in the USA.
Where I'm from we use 3 types of bread to make the traditional run of the mill torta.
Bolillo
You can find a poor article in Wikipedia here.
Birote
There is another article found here. (In Spanish)
Telera
Didn't find an article in the wiki but I can tell you that the bread is very soft and kinda sweet compared to the other breads, I like this bread. Makes me happy, fun bread.
My main point in this post is that a dish (not talking solely of Mexican food) varies from region to region, when we are talking nationally and when we are talking internationally, well a lot of changes happen to the dish, like rice in a burrito, personally I don't like that combination. If you are interested I can post a picture of a flour tortilla from my house, so you can see the difference in texture and color. Believe me a good tortilla is a very important ingredient in a burrito, a bad flat thick tortilla is going to make a chalky sub-par burrito.
speculawyer
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How do you push down the foil with one hand?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Why don't just call them sandwiches? that's what tortas' translation is, right? (Except for other countries of Latin America where torta is cake)
Come on, you are being intentionally obtuse.
Lion Heart
Banned
I've never been so hungry in my life.
Sandwiches are made of sliced bread, they are are smaller and the bread type is less resilient to juices, salsas and ingredient sizes. Tortas have evolved beyond the normal sandwich constrains and are effectively their own kind of food. They are total different. Why won't you call a hamburger a Sandwich? The same concept applies here.
This ain't no Sandwich:
Sandwiches are made of sliced bread, they are are smaller and the bread type is less resilient to juices, salsas and ingredient sizes. Tortas have evolved beyond the normal sandwich constrains and are effectively their own kind of food. They are total different. Why won't you call a hamburger a Sandwich? The same concept applies here.
This ain't no Sandwich:
Those are sandwiches.
Fine, so is this:
Bread with stuff inside = Sandwich.
Burgers are widely considered sandwiches, just not referred to as such. A small tubular roll with a sausage is generally not considered a sandwich. If the bread were flatter with more area then it may be considered so. In the UK they consider what KFC offers up as chicken burgers but they are checken sandwiches in the US.
Subs and hoagies at their heart are sandwiches.
OP do you know the name of the type of bread you ate?
I'm Mexican and by the pictures posted in this thread, judging by the texture of the tortilla, type of bread and the ingredients used (Rice in a burrito), I can tell that there are pictures from restaurants found in the USA.
Where I'm from we use 3 types of bread to make the traditional run of the mill torta.
Bolillo
You can find a poor article in Wikipedia here.
Birote
There is another article found here. (In Spanish)
Telera
Didn't find an article in the wiki but I can tell you that the bread is very soft and kinda sweet compared to the other breads, I like this bread. Makes me happy, fun bread.
My main point in this post is that a dish (not talking solely of Mexican food) varies from region to region, when we are talking nationally and when we are talking internationally, well a lot of changes happen to the dish, like rice in a burrito, personally I don't like that combination. If you are interested I can post a picture of a flour tortilla from my house, so you can see the difference in texture and color. Believe me a good tortilla is a very important ingredient in a burrito, a bad flat thick tortilla is going to make a chalky sub-par burrito.
Mine was a bollio but they are often served on French rolls here, softer, less chewy.
PartlyCloudlike
Member
It's more manageable. The flavors aren't muted by rice. I can taste the cilantro, the jalapeños, the citrus in the mayo, the char on the meat. I can eat it in one hand. I just had an Asada torta. Mrs. Stinkles had a burrito. It was no contest.
lol rice? you must be eating a norcal burrito.
BurritoBushido
Member
+1 for Tortas. They were one of my favorite things to eat in Mexico and havent found anything comparable stateside.
oyoshimaru
Member
Id go for a torta de milanesa right now, or the classic torta de jamon. Burritos as great but nothing matches a well made torta.
The simplest of ingredients, the explosion of goodness in your mouth.
The simplest of ingredients, the explosion of goodness in your mouth.
Sounds exciting.
StalkerUKCG
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The vast majority of images in this thread look like what I can only describe as "Slop in bread" yet I really want to try some.
UK sucks for Mexican food
UK sucks for Mexican food
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