Yeah, but you have real tacos. Been back east since Jan. and am in desperate need of carnitas.
I can only find the frozen patties in one specific Asian food market which is now 15 miles from where I'm living. Used to be around the corner from it, but in a hotel where I didn't have an oven...had to warm them in a microwave and put them in a toaster, which often ended with z-grade spiced beef in the crumb tray. Now I have an oven but no good source for patties.
Still trying to find a Jamaican restaurant anywhere in the area.
Don't ask about the appliance wars. Not something I like to talk about.
Looks like we might be trying Mexican tonight.
I'm scared, though, because somehow "carnitas" on the east coast means "hunks of pork." This is simply an atrocity. But we shall try.
Edit: we braved the heat and the metro derailement to check it out. Although I have to say it's decent for the east coast, it's definitely a Salvadorean restaurant trying to cash in as Mexican. And yeah, their carnitas is chunks of meat, too. Apparently anywhere south of Mexico, this is the case. You deserve a forcible rendition to NorMex (aka San Diego) for re-education.
Contrary to popular belief, there are no mexicans on the east coast. We have Salvadorans, Hondurans, Cubans, and Portuguese. And oddly enough they always masquerade as one another. Had the best Cuban sandwich in the worst Portuguese restaurant the other night...
Keep the toaster oven under the sink in the bathroom. Dispose of before you move out. She'll never know.
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