On 3/7/2014 9:08 PM, Don Martinich wrote:
> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
>> It's a treat for me to dine out, especially at local Mexican
>> restaurants, although I don't get that chance very often.
>>
>> It used to be the local (no chains) Mexican restaurants had flautas
>> (either beef, pork, or chicken) listed on their menus. However, it
>> seems that flautas have been eliminated and replaced by "toquitos",
>> which are basically made the same way as flautas, IME (?). Am I
>> mistaken or are they two different 'critters' altogether? I'm just
>> curious
>>
>> If they are one and the same, I just may try - at least once - the
>> toquitos available in the frozen cases at the grocery store. Except,
>> the plating won't be nearly as nice as at the restaurants :/
>>
>> Sky
>
> The first time I saw flautas on a menu was in Tucson where they are
> considered a local specialty. They were made with the large Sonoran
> style flour tortillas, stuffed and rolled, and then deep-fried. I have
> had them here in CA where they were rolled in two normal-sized flour
> tortillas and then fried. I associate the word taquito with fast food
> chains and the frozen food section of supermarkets.
>
> D.M.

Thanks. It seems flautas used to be quite common on menus, but I don't
see them listed any longer. It's good to know the difference between
flautas and taquitos is whether the tortilla is flour or corn. I'll go
for the former. I seriously doubt I'll try the frozen taquitos from the
grocery stores, however. And, I'll request flour tortillas when I dine
at a Mexican restuarant and choose taquitos

Sky, who very rarely ever does 'fast food' anywho !

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