I love going to Mexico for the food! And for especially the tacos! I’ve lived in Southern California all my life and taken trips to Tijuana, Rosarito, and even Guadalajara since I was 15 years old. There is a lot to say about Mexico, and I probably will say a lot more on Riley Central in the future. After all, I spent 3 months living there in college learning Spanish conversation at uag.mx I guess, there’s so much to say, I’m waiting until I can say it right! If it’s not obvious, I’m not Hispanic. My 3 siblings and I are of Irish and German descent. I simply have an affinity for the Mexican culture and the more I learn the more enamored I become! Some people, I have found, go donw to mexico to buy the highest quality at the cheapest prices on every random thing from piggy banks to light bulbs. The food is pretty darned great too!
I could share with you the many deals there are in Mexico but for now, I want to tell you about a culinary piece of heaven you can only find in Mexico: the Mexican taco stand!
I found an amazing site that described the allure and mystique of the thing. I almost decided the web didn’t need another post. It was that good, there’s also an awesome picture . . . check it out here. But I have such a passion for that food! If you know the feel of 2 warm handmade corn tortillas in your hand with just-chopped meat, salt, cilantro and onion and a refilled glass bottle of Coke (that you are asked to return) then you know the drill!
If you have 2 dollars you can get full. If you have 5 you can feed your whole family. There are no health codes for taco stands in Mexico, but there is a bright side to that: good old hometown family cooking.
Just remember to not eat hot dogs wrapped in bacon. One night years ago, walking to the motel, after the bar . . . it looked sooo good. I’ll spare you the details.
Anywayz, we have a Baja Fresh by our house. I went there tonight with my son and we got Mexican style tacos. It approaches authentic, but unfortunately, it just isn’t the same. We’re planning a cruise to Mexico in the next year . . . I long for those mystic taco stands . . . I gotta get my fix before I lose my mojo!
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I love those Mexican taco stands, too. And the mexican version of shrimp cocktail…OMG! to die for!! I ate that all the time during the time I spent in Mexico.
We have one place here in Chicago that almost comes close to the tacos I had in Mexico, but it’s far and not exactly in the nicest of neighborhoods! Rumor has it they are opening a suburban location ;) I hope it’s close!!!
Jessica
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Jessica
Yeah, Baja Fresh is good, but there’s something missing. I think it’s the fact that they
have to answer to health codes.
You got me LOL. I knew I hadn’t worded that quite right. It’s hard to describe, but the food is actually BETTER without them! How are You?
Since you were kind enough to comment on my article on DigeratiLife (mobile homes), allow me to introduce a caveat in your taco stand. I lived in Mexico for 20 years and one of the most important lessons I learned is to “Not Eat Tacos in the street”. Their hygiene is suspect at best and Moctezuma’s revenge has exacted a heavy price from my delicate European stomach. You must enjoy a cast iron digestion:))
@Jacques Sprenger: Ah, it’s the roamnce of it! But you are right, there are no health codes down there. Did Digerati Life change owners? Thanks for stoppin’ by.
No, no change of owner; I have been collaborating with the SVB lady for almost a year and I’m just one of the invited freelance writers.
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