sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:58:42 -0800, Mark Thorson >

>> I haven't had a real chili relleno in years.

>I think people's tastes change over time, Mark. I remember when I
>loved them and ordered them a lot. Then I ordered one and it just
>wasn't the same to me. I didn't order them for years and retried it
>on a combination plate - still didn't appeal. It's fried and that's
>probably why I don't like it anymore.

Not only are they fried; they are fried, refrigerated, then reheaten
in a microwave. Only at really high-end Mexican restaurants are
they freshly deep-fried anymore. Chili rellenos are a pale shadow
of their former self.



S.