Re: [CH] Still room for Surprise
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:16:10 -0400
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:04:27 -0400, Matt Evans wrote
> Any Mexican restaurant that has El Yucateo green on the table is
> alright with me -- these folks understand hot stuff and are supplying
> their customers with some of the best Mexico has to offer. I still
> wonder where the radioactive green color comes from, though....FD&C
> Blue #4 and FD&C Yellow #2?
>
> Matt
like the El Yuc for adding heat but I really like the flavor of the Tapatio.
Plus the cheesy looking sombrero wearing guy on the label adds to the
atmosphere with Mexican pop tunes playing on the jukebox in one corner of the
dining room and Spanish language TV (Either Variety/game shows or Soccer)
playing in the other corner.
>
> On 9/12/05, =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> wrote:
> > Went to my favorite Mex/Mex restaurant and ordered my usual Cocktail de
> > Camarone (shrimp Coctail). This is usually peeled medium shrimp cooked
and
> > served in a dressing that is almost a cross between gazpacho and pico de
> > gallo with lots of cilantro and sliced avocado. I usually like to splash
on
> > some lime juice and a really good glug of Tapatio hotsauce.
> >
> > I did not realize until more than halfway through that I had inadvertently
> > dumped like a quarter bottle of El Yucateco Green Hab sauce into my shrimp
> > instead of the Tapatio. There was nothing to be done by then other than
> > wiping my brow and nose and just plow on [WINDOWS-1252?]through…
> >
> > Was the sparkiest mouthful I've had since one of Doug's evil cookies or
one
> > of Chip's Brazilian Wild chiles! Will spare the list any details on how
> > things "work themselves [WINDOWS-1252?]out…"
> >
> >
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=Mark
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