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On Sep 14, 8:05 pm, greg3347 > wrote:
> On Sep 14, 2:31 pm, Mike > wrote:
>
> > I was at a buffet recently and spied something that looked like
> > barbecue beef and beans mixed together and put a scoop on my plate.
> > When I got back to the table I ate a few bites. Something wasn't
> > right, as the messages my palate was sending my brain didn't jive with
> > my earlier perception. I looked closer. Those weren't beans, but
> > hominy. Uh-oh. I just ate something that I told myself I never
> > wanted to try. It was menudo, and those rubbery bits were not
> > shredded barbecue beef at all, but honeycomb tripe.

>
> > That's the first time I had ever seen this crap on the buffet, and is
> > another subtle reminder of what is going on in this country. Menudo
> > is every bit as bad as it sounds.

>
> Only a spanish-speaking mongrel would eat that dish.


Now wait a second. I don't eat menudo either, but the best places to
get a taco or a burrito are those that have tripe and tongue as
options.
"Un burrito con asada, frijoles y aguacate. No cilantro, por favor."

Your racism and xenophobia is coming between you and excellent
burritos.
>
> greg


--Bryan