May 2, 2022
Who doesn’t love tacos? I mean, this juggernaut of Mexican
culture easily rivals the hamburger when
competing for most delectable item in the food pyramid. And whether
you like your fillings grilled, deep
fried, or sauteed, there is only herding the ingredients into a
tortilla and wrapping that baby up to
convert your hand into a flavor shovel of extreme awesomeness!
Think about it. Tuesday would be Bluesday if not for the amazing
taco. And not just because the two are
alphabetically compatible, but because tacos are so damn cheerful,
they turn an ordinary meal into a
downright fiesta. And with the deliciousness well in hand, all you
need is a bottle of to-kill-ya to quickly
transform a mundane weekday into a Satur-type-day? So vamanos on
those happy hour Margaritas
amigo, because we’re going to need some tang to punctuate the
party.
Tacos aren’t just yummy for the tummy; they give the meal
personality. It’s the rare food item that can relocate your dinner
table to a barstool smack dab in the middle of a pinata filled
cantina. Suddenly
you’re stoned on some pressed brick weed surrounded by a handful of
gleeful hombres with frilly
tuxedos and giant sombreros strumming guitars, squeezing
accordions, and singing like angels and you’ll swear you’ve been
transported somewhere south of the border.
Every country has their own version of a taco, right? Poland has
the pierogi, Italy has the pizza, and
Israel has the falafel. And the United States has the taco
pizza.
Back to the food pyramid. I wonder if that originated in
Tenochtitlan. That’s where they used to conduct
human sacrifices. Those were some evil bastards.
But then, they didn’t have Cinco de Drinko.