You Complete Me.

The other night, I fell asleep on the couch watching TV.  I woke up at about 1:45AM to a sitcom conversation about love and soul mates.  It was nothing groundbreaking, but rather the quintessential discussion about whether fate has set aside one special person in the universe for each of us or whether true love is more an issue of  mere compatibility that can occur with a number of different people.  I’m not going to attempt to answer that question here, but it got me thinking about the perfect burrito.

I have spent a long time trying to find the perfect burrito, searching for the special concoction created just for me. I’ve had a couple of burritos lately that were close to ideal.  However, if I’m honest with myself, I’d have to admit that each was a let down in one way or another.  It makes me wonder whether there are several burritos that are compatible with my palate and that I should consider myself lucky to find just one.  On the flipside, should I subscribe to the romantic viewpoint that there is one burrito out there that will satisfy my soul and ultimately complete me?

2/19- Frozen Chicken Burrito from Trader Joes

2/20- Carne Asada from Mi Casa
2/22- Frozen Breakfast Burrito from Trader Joes
2/23- Frozen Chicken Burrito from Trader Joes
2/25- Chicken Burrito from Mi Casa

I’ve failed to keep up with the blog for the past couple of weeks b/c I was sick with the flu.  I barely ate anything over the past 8 days, so naturally my burrito consumption suffered greatly.   That said, I’m back in full effect and have some catching up to do!


2/6- breakfast, beans, eggs, sausage, salsa, potatoes
2/9- Pepitos veg-o
2/11- DT red
2/14- Pepitos- Chicken (no good)
2/15- DT red (2)
2/18- DT Spicy Chicken

No Crema

Ever since I was a wee-lad, I’ve had to be cautious when ordering my burritos.  I can’t stand sour cream and I always make sure that those taking my order understand that.  Sour cream makes me want to vomit.  It will cause me to reject even my most favorite meal.  In short, it is the secret sauce of Satan.

 

On Wednesday,  I went to Taqueria de Anda and ordered a chicken burrito.  I was blown away by the employee’s response when I told him that I don’t want any sour cream.  “We don’t have that here,” he warmly replied.  I stood there in disbelief.  No sour cream in the entire restaurant!  After years of searching, I’d given up on the notion that such a place even existed.  I felt at home.

I wanted to reach over the counter and shake the guys hand, maybe even write a letter of gratitude to the owner.  Then I began to think bigger.  Maybe there is an entire genre of Mexican food that I am unaware of that forbids the use of sour cream. Maybe this “No Crema” style originates from a small village in Mexico where people are punished by banishment for even mentioning the words sour or cream.

If such a place truly exists, then I may have found a new paradise.  Forget Hawaii! Forget Costa Rica! Forget those all-inclusive Carribbean resorts!  Take me to the place that makes burritos the way that God intended . . . WITHOUT sour cream!

2/4- Homemade Jambalaya Burritos (2)
2/3- Bean and Cheese, Taco Bell (2)
2/1- Chicken Burrito from Taqueria De Anda
1/30- DT Breakfast Burrito (2), DT 1/2 lb Green