"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> On 8/27/2012 7:48 AM, Colt T wrote:
>> I eat tacos over a plate and use a spoon to get the broken parts. I eat
>> toast pizza with a steak knife and fork which pretty much proves I'm
>> cultured.
>>
>
> Here on the Texas-Mexican border the only place to get crispy taco shells
> is in the supermarket or at Taco Bell. The locals make everything into a
> taco and use soft tortillas, mostly flour, though some fillings go better
> with corn.
>
> On rare occasions I want a hard shell taco so I spray the Mission Carb
> Balance ones with olive oil from a Misto and hang them over the oven rack
> to toast them.
>
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> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>
Janet here in AZ our tacos are crispy....I think it is Sonoran influence. In
the old days, when I was a youngster the Mexican Moms, who invited us to
their house, would pat a hamburger patty on half of the corn tortilla put it
in hot oil, fold it in half after the shell softens , then fry it until it
is crispy. Now days everybody uses already made shells. When I was in Jr
High , I was taught to make tacos the old way....a bit messy but very
tasty...even cold in the mornings for breakfast...LOL!