Soft tacos = win

[sqbr]

seaya suggested I try soft tortilla tacos, and I just made them and they were tasty. They were even bordering on authentic (for me) if you ignore the lack of chili and cheese :)

I found this site with lots of promising looking recipes but ended up making the traditional "mince +cumin" sort (plus green capsicum, coriander, onion, oregano, and cornflour) with lettuce, tomato, avacado, and left over Doritos mild salsa. (Which I really shouldn't eat since it sets off my reflux, but it was there) I've yet to try the "boil the ingredients without browning" cooking technique though, it goes too much against the grain.

The trick with soft corn tortillas I've found is to never eat them cold and fresh. Either eat them warmed up, or toasted/fried etc to crispiness.

Now I'm all inspired to try other foods from countries-in-the-americas-south-of-the-US, including making my own tortillas (they're expensive!). I think I need to track down some masa flour. A brief google implies it's not really available in australia :(

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[ataxi.livejournal.com]

No, we just toured the "grind-house", visited the tortilla ladies and had a chat to them, made 10 or so tortillas by hand, and then made ... this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indio_Viejo), which is really, really nice and AFAIK unheard of in Australia.

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

Here's a proper-ish recipe (http://www.nicatour.net/en/nicaraguan_cuisine/indio_viejo.htm) for it actually, although the one we made used these fruit called naranjas agrias ("sour" oranges) which are sort of halfway between an orange and a lemon, and only seem to exist in Centroamerica.

[alias_sqbr]

Maybe you could just combine an orange and a lemon :)