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by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

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In article >,
(Kenneth Leja) wrote:

> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?


chee-POAT-lay.

I like it. It's definitely a few cuts above most places I know that have
the word "Taco" in their name (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco
John's,...). Costs more, too, but I think the ingredients are better and
the stuff is made right in front of you when you order. Could be a
little hotter (spicier), though.

sd

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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:

> (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)

*sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :) I worked at a Taco
Tico fresh from high school for a while. And I remember how shocked I was
to find out that the spice they used on Taco John's potato oles was just
Lawry's seasoned salt. :) Didn't make them any less tasty though. :)

--
Siobhan Perricone
"Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with the human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
- www.theonion.com

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"Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message
om...
> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

This is a great link because there is an audio pronunciation featured with
each word. One can be well read and still not know the correct
pronunciation of certain words. Myself, I miss out on using some great
words in speaking because I'm unsure of their pronunciation.

As for the Chipotle chain, it's my opinion that one can wander through life
and presume that all chain restaurants suck and not miss out on great food.

Jack Webster

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On 14 Nov 2003 00:32:04 -0800, (Kenneth Leja)
wrote:

>by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

chih-POTE-lay although I rather like the spelling/pronunciation
variation that makes it come out chih-POT-el (chipotel).

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"Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message
om...
> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

I had their burito once, best one I ever had....

now all I need is some recipe for burito...

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(Kenneth Leja) writes:
> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

Chee-poat-lay.

I rather like their food. Chipotle Mexican Grill sustained me for
most of my PhD at the University of Minnesota. I still miss their
burritos, especially a chicken burrito with black beans and both hot
and mild salsa.

Alas, in rural NH I now have to go through some long driving for
decent Mexican food[1]. Rather hard for someone who grew up in the
Southwest.

[1] Although I know of two decent sources of burritos in New
Hampshire, El Mexicano in Manchester, and the oddly-named Little Red
Baron[2] in Newport, NH

[2] It started as an ice cream stand at the end of the airfield, and
the name seems to have stuck even though 75% of the menu is Mexican food
(the owner used to live in Mexico).

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

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In article >,
(Kenneth Leja) wrote:

> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

I like it! Not sure it's terribly authentic, but it fills the belly
for not an awful lot of money.

Say chih-POTE-lay, chee-POAT-lay, chee-POTE-leh, or chih-POAT-leh
(my preferred pronunciation based on First Year Spanish Proper Vowel
Pronunciation) -- but NOT chih-POLL-tay ! :-)
--
-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)

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I find myself craving some Taco John's from time to time, and try to stop in
every time I'm in Minnesota, because that's the only place I've ever seen
one.

Sanjay


"Siobhan Perricone" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
>
> > (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
>
> *sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
> seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :) I worked at a Taco
> Tico fresh from high school for a while. And I remember how shocked I was
> to find out that the spice they used on Taco John's potato oles was just
> Lawry's seasoned salt. :) Didn't make them any less tasty though. :)
>
> --
> Siobhan Perricone
> "Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with the
human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
> - www.theonion.com

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"Siobhan Perricone" > wrote in message
...

> *sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
> seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :) I worked at a Taco
> Tico fresh from high school for a while. And I remember how shocked I was
> to find out that the spice they used on Taco John's potato oles was just
> Lawry's seasoned salt. :) Didn't make them any less tasty though. :)

Taco John's is in Colorado, at least. A step up from Taco Bell
(of course, just about anything would be)...


Bob M.

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I live in Dallas and we have several of them. The food is very good - they
prepare everything to order - they'll also give you a sample of anything. The
Barbacoa is great - spicey shredded beef - I get it in crispy tacos.

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In article >, Siobhan
Perricone > wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
>
> > (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
>
> *sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
> seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :)

Burnsville, MN has one. Maybe two.
--
-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Siobhan
> Perricone > wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>(Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
>>
>>*sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
>>seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :)
>
>
> Burnsville, MN has one. Maybe two.

Taco John's in New Hope, MN.

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In article >,
(Kenneth Leja) wrote:

Answering the question in the subject line: depends on the
individual. Lots of folks like them, but I have no idea why.
I think they're absolute crap, and would rather eat at the
company's flagship restaurant. You know, the one with the
golden arches.

>by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

Just like it's spelled. Chi-POT-le. "Chi" as in "chihuahua,"
"pot" to rhyme with "moat," and "le" with sort of the same 'e'
sound as "sled."

Lots of people, particularly here in Texas, pronounce it as
though it were spelled "chipolte," with the final syllable
a hominym for "tea." That's just silly.

--
Mark Shaw contact info at homepage --> http://www.panix.com/~mshaw
================================================== ======================
"Find me one moment in the history of the Middle East in which an
Arab had all the rights he has in America today." - James Lileks

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In article >,
Richard Kaszeta > wrote:
(Kenneth Leja) writes:
>> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?
>
>Chee-poat-lay.

Several people have claimed this, and it's just not correct.
The final syllable rhymes with "sled," not "day" -- or at
least that's as close as you can come in English.

--
Mark Shaw contact info at homepage --> http://www.panix.com/~mshaw
================================================== ======================
"How can any culture that has more lawyers
than butchers call itself a civilization?" - Alton Brown

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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:03:49 -0500, Siobhan Perricone
> wrote:

>On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
>
>> (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
>
>*sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
>seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :) I worked at a Taco
>Tico fresh from high school for a while. And I remember how shocked I was
>to find out that the spice they used on Taco John's potato oles was just
>Lawry's seasoned salt. :) Didn't make them any less tasty though. :)

I used to drive a long ways to Pawhuska, Okla for Taco Tico. I miss
that.

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In article >,
Siobhan Perricone > wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
>
> > (Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
>
> *sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
> seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa.

Not originally. But I went to college out here and now I live a few
miles north of Barb (!).

There are several Taco John's here in the Twin Cities. There apparently
are some in the state of Wyoming, too (radio commercial a few years back
recited the story of John, who apparently started his first store there.

sd
who actually ate at a taqueria in Minneapolis today that was difficult
to navigate in English, and ate better than he _ever_ ate at a Chipotle.

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No.

Kenneth Leja > wrote:
>by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

_
Ch&-PO-tlay.

(& is a schwa, and _ is a diacritical over the "O", for
those of you using column-munging newsreaders)

--Blair
"And this is probably in the wrong
place, as well..."

P.S. The funniest version Jack says is "chipatopali".

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Sanjay Thomas > wrote:
>I find myself craving some Taco John's from time to time, and try to stop in
>every time I'm in Minnesota, because that's the only place I've ever seen
>one.

Open your own.

http://www.worldfranchising.com/profiles/TacoJohn.htm

They're licensed in all 50 states, and already located in 29,
if I'm reading that right.

--Blair
"But please god WHY!?"

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Snowfeet1 > wrote:
>I live in Dallas and we have several of them. The food is very good - they
>prepare everything to order - they'll also give you a sample of anything. The
>Barbacoa is great - spicey shredded beef - I get it in crispy tacos.

Um, digging a scoop of cooked ingredient out of a steam
tray is not "preparing to order".

--Blair
"Not in my stomach."

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It was Brainerd (spelling?) Minnesota where I had Taco John's, ever.

Sanjay


"Bookwyrm" > wrote in message
...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, Siobhan
> > Perricone > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:39 -0600, sd > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>(Taco Bell, Taco Grande, Taco Tico, Taco John's,...)
> >>
> >>*sniff* You made me all nostalgic. Are you from the Midwest? I've never
> >>seen a Taco Tico or Taco John's outside of Iowa. :)
> >
> >
> > Burnsville, MN has one. Maybe two.
>
> Taco John's in New Hope, MN.
>

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"Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message
om
> by the way, how do you pronounce chipotle?

This made me laugh, as out here on the West Coast there was a Jack Inna Box
ad that dealt with mispronuncing "chipotle", going with such options as
"chi-pot-le-tay", "chippa-top-lee" and "chi-poodle" :)

--
Chris Lemon

http://fredsmythe.com
EFNet: FredSmyth

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They just opened a Chipotle's up the street from me. I stopped in last
week to see how it was. I can't say that it was really good, but not
really bad either.

Menu's pretty limited. You can, as I recall, choose between a burrito
or tacos, or burrito ingredients in a bowl - sans the tortilla. Then
you can pick what kind of filling you want. Chicken, beef, pork - i
think, or vegetarian.

I ended up getting a chicken burrito. It was quick and cheap. I might
go back sometime if I'm in a hurry, but I'd rather hit one of the
other mexican joints in the area.

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(Mark Shaw) writes:
> >Chee-poat-lay.
>
> Several people have claimed this, and it's just not correct.
> The final syllable rhymes with "sled," not "day" -- or at
> least that's as close as you can come in English.

My two Oaxacan colleagues beg to differ and claim chee-poat-lay and
that the Spaniards screwed up everyone's pronounciation... but
then again my linguistics friend insists we're all wrong and that the "tle"
is pronounced as a lateral affricate, like the 'll' in Welsh...


--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

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In article >, Richard Kaszeta
> wrote:

> (Mark Shaw) writes:
> > >Chee-poat-lay.
> >
> > Several people have claimed this, and it's just not correct. The
> > final syllable rhymes with "sled," not "day" -- or at least that's
> > as close as you can come in English.

>
> My two Oaxacan colleagues beg to differ and claim chee-poat-lay and
> that the Spaniards screwed up everyone's pronounciation... but then
> again my linguistics friend insists we're all wrong and that the
> "tle" is pronounced as a lateral affricate, like the 'll' in Welsh...

What "ll" in Welsh? I'm sticking with Mark and the "sled"
pronuniciation and suggest that when spoken in normal conversation, the
pronunciation might shift a bit.
--
-Barb
State Fair prizewinning jams and jellies for sale at the Burnsville
Senior Citizens Bake Sale, November 19, 2003; 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville Parkway & Nicollet Aves,
Burnsville. 952-707-4120

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Melba's Jammin' > writes:
> > My two Oaxacan colleagues beg to differ and claim chee-poat-lay and
> > that the Spaniards screwed up everyone's pronounciation... but then
> > again my linguistics friend insists we're all wrong and that the
> > "tle" is pronounced as a lateral affricate, like the 'll' in Welsh...
>
> What "ll" in Welsh?

Welsh is chock full of words with the "ll" consonant, like llyfr
(book), cyfaill (friend). Pronounced like an 'l', but you blow air
around your tongue without saying anything.

Welsh is a fun language.

ObCooking: Anyone have any good fondue recipies that aren't chocolate, caramel, cheese, or hot oil?

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

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: I rather like their food. Chipotle Mexican Grill sustained me for
: most of my PhD at the University of Minnesota. I still miss their
: burritos, especially a chicken burrito with black beans and both hot
: and mild salsa.


Americans love bland food. Americans love big food. Americans love
Chipotle Mexican Grill because it gives them both.

I don't like their food because it _is_ so bland.