[thechat] Lackluster tacos are core competency of Taco Bell.
Jay Turley
jay at weberrific.org
Fri Mar 23 12:37:44 CST 2001
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Crawford [mailto:jcrawford at avencom.com]
> martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com wrote:
> > So, did you US type people all get free Tacos?
> >
> > Or (going by my & Elfur's experience of Taco Bell), were you lucky?
>
> Taco Bell <http://www.tacobell.com/> is castrated Mexican food.
>
> Some people swear by it, but I tell you, it's bland and lacks any sort
> of character.
>
> I grew up at least partly with authentic Mexican-American
> cuisine (which
> is to say, chorizo and eggs, tacos, enchiladas, refried beans, mexican
> rice) -- and Taco Bell seems to be from an entirely different planet
> from that food.
>
Joe-
I must agree with you! I was born and bred in New Mexico, home of the
authentic hatch green chile and red chile (not the bowdlerized version that
chicago and texas lay claim to). However!!! When I went to Virginia to so
research (into machine intelligence which is another cool story) one
summer, there were only two mexican restaurants in the city... a hole-in-
the-wall and Taco Bell. Sadly, Taco Bell had the better food, and I ate
there frequently. I remember that one time I took a couple of friends, and
one of them asked me with disbelief in his voice, "Is that really what NM
looks like?" - referring of course to the etched glass pictures of the
mesas and desert scenes that pervade the restaurant. I told him yes, but
that he oughtta check out Doug West's work for a real look at the
southwestern United States. URLs:
http://www.dougwestart.com/
http://www.dougwestgallery.com/
Doug is one of my favorite artists. And Taco Bell is one of my least
favorite restaurants...
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