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| Benign and delicious torta |
As I've mentioned in a previous post, one of our pastimes is stuffing our faces with yummy food and drink. A few weeks ago, we decided to try a nearby lunch stand. We expected to order a burrito, or possibly a
torta. It seemed that almost everyone there, and those that had just left, had ordered a mysterious yet delicious looking soup. We asked, "
¿que tipo?". The answer, "
menudo". Scott had a vague memory about menudo having a reputation as a hang-over remedy. We didn't have a hangover, but we still ordered some of the soup and a carne asada torta (beef sammy). I was admittedly excited for the soup because it was filled with hominy and something else that we couldn't quite make out. When it arrived, I dug into the soup, only to realize menudo is, according to Wikipedia, "tripe, honeycomb and 'librillo' stomach beef meat along with the beef feet and tendons". I didn't need Wikipedia to realize what I was eating had some sort of histologic/physiologic resemblance to intestines. I couldn't do it. I didn't eat one piece of it. I always thought I was an adventurous eater, but this was too much. Scott had to take over. He made a valiant effort, eating about a third of the bowl. His conclusion: menudo may or may not be a hang-over remedy, but you'd have to be drunk to even consider eating it.
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| Looks delicious doesn't it? Just don't look too closely. |
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