Seismic Event Rocks Ellen's World
The unthinkable happened. After nearly 4 years of complaining about the inferiority of Mexican food in New York, I return to San Francisco for my regular pilgrimage to Tacqueria Cancun only to find a vegetarian super burrito…wait for it…mediocre. It was slightly soggy – too much sour cream – and, I hate to admit, bland.
I couldn’t believe it. Here’s my usual rant -- preserved for posterity:
- Why can’t New York make a decent burrito?
- The raw materials are pretty widely available -- so the lack of a decent burrito smacks of inexplicable geographic cultural differences
- New York usually goes wrong by trying to over fill the tortilla and not evenly distributing the ingredients thereby creating segregated flavor pools in an unpleasant way
- Cancun is the best because they grill the tortilla…creating a pastry-like effect.
But all that seems, well, passé, given that I’d rather have a $2 taco from my local Brooklyn tacqueria. I’m really broken up about this. How has it come to this?
posted by Ellen Horne at 7:07 PM
2 Comments:
There's a burrito joint here in Arlington that grills the burrito too. El Charrito Caminante. We'll grab a burrito next time you're in the area.
Most definitely! I'm morally opposed to the steamed tortilla. May try to make it down in late Dec/early Jan for a couple of days...will keep you posted.
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