I’ve come to decide that no foodstuff is more versatile than stewed salt pork. Here we see the tender wads of fatty pig tissue slathered inside a taco, with chipotle mayo and cheese.
Here’s a couple of more professionally prepared tacos. From the new taco cart near my place, al pastor and chicharron tacos. The al pastor is the bright red seasoned pork meat at the front, and the chicharron is the glistening pork skin at the back.
From the La Canaria taco cart near 51st and Airport.
These are "sopes" which are neither soap nor soup. They are in fact thick fried patties of corn dough which the cooks flatten with their hands and place on the grill as you order. They are then topped with the standard taco fillings (carne guisada in back and al pastor in front). Sort of like miniature pizzas without sauce.
From the Red River Cafe, chopped steak. The Red River Cafe is the downtown diner that nobody has ever heard of. For one thing it’s not actually located on Red River, but a block away. Plus it closes at the ridiculous hour of 8pm.
I always order chopped steak expecting some sort of amazing pile of stir-fry meat and onions, and then I’m always surprised to find that it’s essentially just a hamburger patty without the bun.
At home I happened to have some hard boiled eggs lying around, so I decided to make some egg salad with that wasabi mayo I’ve had in my fridge for months.
Egg salad has never been so edgy or so cruel.
