Food is the Cure

Today I was cursed with being horrifically fussy. Originally I was going to sew, but then I found that the fabric I was going to use had dissapeared. As time went on, I was hungry and fussy. So in an attempt to kill 2 birds with one stone, I dragged Jake out to try a near by taco stand. Being in West Valley, there is a taco stand on almost ever corner of 3300 S. On No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain is always going various different street food places. Why? Because they're said to be some of the best local food that you can get. So, attempting to follow in his example we set out to the nearest on to our house, which happened to be less then a block away. I got excited when I saw 'torta' and 'sopa' on the side of the stand but was a bit let down when their menu only had tacos, a burrito and quesidilla. But I figured 'What the hay, new flavors of tacos'. Here they offered 4 tacos for $3. Not bad on a student budget. We decided to go for something a bit familiar and something new. Soon we had a plate of asada tacos and a plate of chicharron tacos. Outside the stand they had 2 large coolers. One with sodas and one with condiments. I'll admit, I was impressed by their condiments. Fresh made REAL salsa, homemade guacamole salsa, fresh chopped onions, radishes, and limes, and another hot sauce. After we had picked our favors of choice (we both went with the fresh salsa and guacamole salsa), the nice lady wrapped our plates up with tinfoil so we could take them home. Jake started in on the asada ones while I tempted the chicharron ones. For those who aren't to familiar with Hispanic food, asada is generally seasoned beef and chicharron is deep fried pork skin. Now this here is proof that I don't rave about everything. I've just been lucky. Chicharron is not for me. It was tasty. It was spicy. But it was gelatinous. My biggest problem was that I couldn't handle the texture. It was like having week old pork flavored jello in the middle of my taco. Just not to pleasant. Granted, I am willing to give it a try again somewhere else because everyone makes things differently. The asada tacos were a bit better. Nothing really to wow at, but hell, for $3, not to bad either. The meat was dry and weighed heavy on the 'Meh' side. The salsa and guac was what made it ok. One thing that Jake and I both agree on about them, these little suckers will fill you up. I downed 2 and was at my limit (also granted that I have a small stomach). All in all, it was a fun experience. One that I will be doing again as we the other taco stands around our area. However, I will be going back to this place to attempt one thing on their menu that caught my eye. Cabesa tacos = head tacos.