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> : wrote:
> : >
> : > : In article >,
> : > : "jmcquown" > wrote:
> : >
> : > : > Still not
> : > : > impressive enough to make me want to prepare this from scratch.
> : >
> : > : I'm having a hard time thinking of anything that I'd want to
> : > : prepare from scratch if all I tried was a canned version. Do
> : > : you have access to a restaurant that serves menudo? I don't
> : > : care for it much myself, but I'll bet it's lots better than
> : > : any canned version.
> : >
> : > : You mention liking hominy. Have you tried posole? I've
> : > : had some in New Mexico that is one of the best soups I
> : > : can remember eating. I've thought of making it myself,
> : > : but my family aren't big on soups.
> : >
> : > : Mike Beede
> : >
> : > Posole isn't a soup, rather it's usually served as a side dish on the
> : > same plate as the entree. Yes it does have a thin broth with it which
> : > runs all over the plate, but it isn't normally thought of as a soup.
> : > Real(tm) posole has lots of hominy and little broth.
>
> : Must depend on where one lives. Have never had posole served to me as a
> : side dish. It's normally a thick soup/stew served on its own around here
> : (central NM). With tortillas and/or sopaipillas.
>
> Central New Mexico, USA, is where it's normally served as a side dish, and
> is where I normally eat it if I'm not making it myself. I see you're posting
> from a United Kingdom address and News servers, which indicates you're nowhere
> near New Mexico!

Double ROTFL!!!!! I currently live in New Mexico (and have for some
time). Have eaten at dozens of cafes and restaurants serving New Mexican
cuisine; typically being the only Anglo in the place. Not *once* in all
these years has it been served as a side dish. It's too rich and has too
much meat in it for a side dish. But hey obviously you haven't eaten at
those same places so that's OK.