July 1, 20233 yr Popular Post Actually I just made a fusion Thai/Mexican Burrito. Wife had made Thai fried rice (she makes the best) and I heated up a flour tortilla to soften it up, filled it up with Fried rice, grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and tabasco Sauce. Aroy Mak Mak.
July 3, 20233 yr Popular Post The fried corn tortilla tacos are more American than Mexican. Mexican tacos are made with small soft flour tortillas. With meat, onions, cilantro and lime squeezed on them. More like this:
July 3, 20233 yr Popular Post On 7/1/2023 at 7:13 PM, steven100 said: OP[ ... there is 100 topics already on mexican food. Nope you are wrong now teres and yours 102 and counting
July 3, 20233 yr Popular Post 18 minutes ago, rwill said: The fried corn tortilla tacos are more American than Mexican. Mexican tacos are made with small soft flour tortillas. With meat, onions, cilantro and lime squeezed on them. More like this: No they're not. Mexicans have been eating corn tortillas since before Columbus "discovered" them. Corn is a holy plant to the pre-Columbian Mexicans and other MesoAmerican cultures. They just eat them soft, not folded & fried crunchy. That's an American invention. Mexican tacos usually involve 2-3 small corn tortillas placed in a line with filling placed on top. Flour is an aberration introduced by Europeans. If you want wheat tortillas, eat roti.
July 3, 20233 yr 19 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said: Mexicans have been eating corn tortillas Corn are best far…… heat a little on stove top and fillings to your liking….
July 3, 20233 yr A sidenote for those in Rawai, Phuket, the Mex near the old gas station sometimes had crushed glass in the dip.. no appoligies and full price.. lucky dont have to pay extra.... nearly went to the hospital... should be shut down...
July 3, 20233 yr Looks good, good reviews, seems legit (owned/operated by Mexican nationals), Thong Lo Soi 7 (alley?) https://themissingburro.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6An9tqgnI
July 3, 20233 yr Most tacos served outside of Mexico, don't resemble anything from in country. Not saying they're any better or worse, depend who's making, but I wouldn't label them 'Mexican'. And corn is the standard in Mexico, unless in a tourist area, then you'll find the 'Tex-Mex' version of tacos. Tortillas are fine, but I make my taco-ish thingy with flatbread. I like more substance to bite into. Made some last week, with a pork tenderloin, damn tasty also. Washed down with Mochitos ????
July 3, 20233 yr The kids handiwork from a couple of years ago. Both corn and flour, with pico de gallo.
July 3, 20233 yr 2 minutes ago, marin said: The kids handiwork from a couple of years ago. Both corn and flour, with pico de gallo. Looking good ???? I just stuck with the basics, pork, salsa, lettuce & spritz of lime juice. More 'Mexican' aside from the flat bread ???? Trying to cut back on the full on dairy additions; cheese, sour cream ???? That stuff ain't burning off like it use to, and too lazy to exercise any more than I do now ????
July 3, 20233 yr Popular Post Has anyone ever not tried Mexican tacos? Kind of like asking if anyone has ever tried a sandwich, or a hamburger. Personally, I love grilled fish tacos. With shredded cabbage or lettuce, some spicy salsa, onions, and cilantro. Very, very hard to find here. I make my own. But with flour tortillas, as the corn tortillas are hard to source here too. Edited July 3, 20233 yr by spidermike007
July 3, 20233 yr Wheat tortillas are eaten mostly in Northern Mexican and the USA, corn tortillas in the rest of Mexico. Most wheat for tortillas is grown in the Sonora region of Mexico. Map of Mexico: Wheat Production If you want to make your own wheat or corn tortillas you will need a decent press, and for corn tortillas you need masa. Red Mill Masa is available in some stores and on-line from Lazada. A strong wooden, cast iron, or aluminum press is best (not plastic). Lazada offers cast iron and aluminum, just search for "tortilla press". For corn tortillas you absolutely need to get the right ratio of masa and water. Rick Bayless has a great YouTube video on making corn tortillas - Your Guide to Easy Homemade Corn Tortilla | Rick Bayless Taco Manual. The cooking temperature is first about 400°F (200°C) then the tortilla is flipped onto the grill at about 450° (230°C), cooked a second time, flipped once more and cooked a final time. The cooking time is about 30 seconds each time but you have to find the time that works best with the dough you prepared. After the corn tortilla puffs (hopefully) it is finished cooking and should be put into a tortilla warmer so that the steam will finish the cooking - Lazada sells some plastic ones but I found a nice ceramic casserole with a lid that is the right size, put a towel inside, and warm it up in an oven set to the lowest temperature before using it. Lift the first one or two torillas on top and eat those just those below them. Save the top two, cut them up, and fry them for tortilla soup: Episode 1204: Teaching Tortilla Soup, Rick Bayless "Mexico: One Plate at a Time". A rectangular electric griddle (if it can get hot enough), a heavy duty non-stick skillet (NOT thin non-stick aluminum), or a cast iron skillet or two (Meyers brand on Lazada is okay) can be used but I found a good enough low cost reversible cast iron griddle similar to this one on Lazada - Fityle Reversible Grill, Cast Iron Griddle. It spans two burners on my stove so I can more or less control the temperature of each end. I recommend using a non-contact LED thermometer to check the temperature such as this one: Thermometer Cooking Temperature Gun-High Temperature Non Contact Pyrometer For Food Oven Industrial. The thermometer is great for frying food too. Use a good oil that has a smoke point above about 275-285°F (135-140°C) and fry at 265ºF (130°C) (Template:Smoke point of cooking oils). Use a heavy skillet so the temperature doesn't drop much when you add the food and you will get crispy food, not a soggy greasy mess. You can buy clarified butter or ghee on Lazada for higher temperature cooking to brown the outside of meats (maillard reaction) before finishing the cooking in an oven (How to Cook the Perfect Steak | Chef Jean-Pierre). You can make either clarified butter or ghee. Separate the solids from butter before they brown for clarified butter (Perfect Clarified Butter Everytime! | Chef Jean-Pierre) but let them brown for ghee (How to Make Ghee | Chef Jean-Pierre), which gives ghee a slight nutty flavor.
July 3, 20233 yr 5 hours ago, Iron Tongue said: No they're not. Mexicans have been eating corn tortillas You are correct. Just my old, addled brain automatically thinking flour for soft tortillas. They are normally made with small soft corn tortillas.
July 3, 20233 yr I go to Miguel's Mexican Restaurant in the Old City for dishes as good as any in California. Tacos both soft and crunchy are excellent. Edited July 3, 20233 yr by earlinclaifornia
July 3, 20233 yr 5 hours ago, KhunLA said: Made some last week, with a pork tenderloin, damn tasty also. Washed down with Mochitos ????
July 3, 20233 yr The OP is: Anyone tried Mexican Tacos ? This is a Thailand based forum and discussing Mexican food from California, Nevada and Arizona is veering off-topic and can hijack the OP. Please stay on Topic.
July 3, 20233 yr 50 minutes ago, RanongCat said: In Thailand I never yet meet a Mexican selling tacos. "The menu was put together by executive chef Francisco “Paco” Ruano, a renowned culinary figure whose own establishment, Restaurante Alcalde in Guadalajara, was named one of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America." Ojo Tacos 3 week old review: "We got the Taco Tuesday offer ( 3 tacos of your choice + 1 drink) for 690 THB. They also gave us this complimentary baby corn with cheese app which hit the spot too." Taco Tuesday Edited July 3, 20233 yr by KhunLA
July 3, 20233 yr Yes, I have tried Mexican tacos. Are tacos made in Thailand Mexican tacos or Thai Tacos?
July 3, 20233 yr I love Tacos hard shell in particular but why do they cost so much even in Thailand, I can easily eat 6 in one sitting. The cost here is about the same back home.
July 9, 20233 yr On 7/4/2023 at 7:35 PM, redwood1 said: Hooters has tacos... Sometimes, they’re ok. The last few times I tried them, though, I thought they could use a little more seasoning.
July 9, 20233 yr On 7/3/2023 at 3:24 PM, earlinclaifornia said: I go to Miguel's Mexican Restaurant in the Old City for dishes as good as any in California. Tacos both soft and crunchy are excellent. Salsa Kitchen on Huay Kaew for me.
July 9, 20233 yr On 7/3/2023 at 9:26 AM, rwill said: Mexican tacos are made with small soft flour tortillas. Not, sorry but this is incorrect. Depends on what region. I’ve been all over Mexico and corn tortillas are wide spread and prevalent everywhere in the country especially central and north
July 10, 20233 yr 17 hours ago, novacova said: Not, sorry but this is incorrect. Depends on what region. I’ve been all over Mexico and corn tortillas are wide spread and prevalent everywhere in the country especially central and north Yes that was my mistake as corrected in another earlier post in this thread.
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