Could Someone Translate This Male Behavior?

[Munjibunga]

I have to admit that I'm more than a bit jealous of you Californians with the superior Mexican food.

I had the best fish tacos imaginable in Fresno many years ago.

El Rinconcito near my office is about as authentic as you can find in Washington. I wonder what El Rinconcito means?

The corner.

 

[phangtonpower]

There are only 2 places I've been I could get alcohol anytime I wanted without restriction. One was Germany, the other might've been New Orleans but I really can't remember. Germany is a Socialist country.....New Orleans is also a country.

Beer is pretty meh here, but you can buy it 24/7 in Japan.

 

[elgecko]

Yes to all. Except I would amend that if they make their own hard shells on the premises, it's bomb.

Fried tacos are acceptable but definitely nothing that looks like the "taco" that was pictured with the burrito. Where can I get some made-on-premises tacos?

 

[jmattbassplaya]

It's unusual to hear someone complaining about having beer.

Welcome to the south my friend.

 

[Clef_de_fa]

The US has some of the best food going. Our pizza is much better than the stuff in Rome, Our "Chinese" food is incredible, and like nothing any real Chinese People would eat. A ten minute ride will bring me to hundreds of restaurants with food from all over the world. Even good old diner food.

You sure of that ??? When I look at what you eat I have an heart attack and I'm pretty sure most of the stuff you eat are moddified to fit US taste because the real thing is really different.

 

[Milk]

You sure of that ??? When I look at what you eat I have an heart attack and I'm pretty sure most of the stuff you eat are moddified to fit US taste because the real thing is really different.

I had a chinese roommate from china (i mean he was new here). I've established before i'm very open minded about food and like almost anything. But his food really sucked (except the dumplings). I don't always have a problem with the westernization of SOME food, i think. On the other hand i also had a chinese gf, born here but her parents were bona fide chinese and the few chinese food she made was great, so i don't know (had her and her parents westernized their food? Possible but i doubt it). It bear mentioning china is very large and there is a lot of differences in cooking by regions. Maybe my roommate came from a region that had especially unpalatable cooking habits...

 

[fmoore200]

I had a chinese roommate from china (i mean he was new here). I've established before i'm very open minded about food and like almost anything. But his food really sucked (except the dumplings). I don't always have a problem with the westernization of SOME food, i think. On the other hand i also had a chinese gf, born here but her parents were bona fide chinese and the few chinese food she made was great, so i don't know (had her and her parents westernized their food? Possible but i doubt it). It bear mentioning china is very large and there is a lot of differences in cooking by regions. Maybe my roommate came from a region that had especially unpalatable cooking habits...

Or maybe he was a bad cook?

 

[LiquidMidnight]

Beer is food.....you're just not seeing it right. You do know there is the nutritional value of a porkchop in every bottle don't you?

Get the man a doppelbock, and he'll have a fuller meal than what's offered in just about every fast food restaurant in the U.S.

 

[will33]

When I was in the Army (20 years ago) one of the guys in our unit was Vietnamese, 1st generation immigrant, thick accent, etc. and his wife was from the Phillipines, same deal, 1st generation. Very young couple, both 18 or 19. We went to their place for dinner a couple times, all home cooked by the teenage Phillipino wife. I don't know what that little girl did in her kitchen but to this day, I've still never had an eggroll even half as good as hers. She went all out, several courses, and every single thing was just mouth-watering good, but those eggrolls still stick in my mind after all this time, I could eat them by the dozen.

I don't know much about the Phillipines, or even if she was cooking more Vietnamese style for her husband, but their daughters know their way around a kitchen over there and have some of the best food I've ever had in my entire life.

 

[bassinplace]

Fried tacos are acceptable but definitely nothing that looks like the "taco" that was pictured with the burrito. Where can I get some made-on-premises tacos?

Moreno's. Located in Orange. Tortillas are also made on site.

 

[Rich McCoy]

What were you wearing?

 

[RxFunk]

When I was in the Army (20 years ago) one of the guys in our unit was Vietnamese, 1st generation immigrant, thick accent, etc. and his wife was from the Phillipines, same deal, 1st generation. Very young couple, both 18 or 19. We went to their place for dinner a couple times, all home cooked by the teenage Phillipino wife. I don't know what that little girl did in her kitchen but to this day, I've still never had an eggroll even half as good as hers. She went all out, several courses, and every single thing was just mouth-watering good, but those eggrolls still stick in my mind after all this time, I could eat them by the dozen.

I don't know much about the Phillipines, or even if she was cooking more Vietnamese style for her husband, but their daughters know their way around a kitchen over there and have some of the best food I've ever had in my entire life.

If she was Filipino, you didn't have egg rolls, you had lumpia, similar to egg rolls, but with different wrappers, and generally a filling of pork, carrot and green onion.

 

[NWB]

C'mon guys, let's stick to the original topic of burritos.

 

[NWB]

The corner.

Thanks Munji. That makes sense with them being in the corner of the strip mall.

 

[elgecko]

Moreno's. Located in Orange. Tortillas are also made on site.

I used to work in Orange but rarely made it that far east. I'll have to stop by next time I'm in the neighborhood.

If she was Filipino, you didn't have egg rolls, you had lumpia, similar to egg rolls, but with different wrappers, and generally a filling of pork, carrot and green onion.

Lumpia is Tagalog (Filipino language) for..."egg roll". There are different types. Sounds like you're descrbing lumpia Shanghai (filled primarily with raw ground pork then deep fried).

There's also lumpia sariwa (filled with sauteed meat and veggies, larger, and unfried).

There are others including closed ended fried ones but I forget what they're called. Now I'm want some lumpia.

 

[Stilettoprefer]

When I was in the Army (20 years ago) one of the guys in our unit was Vietnamese, 1st generation immigrant, thick accent, etc. and his wife was from the Phillipines, same deal, 1st generation. Very young couple, both 18 or 19. We went to their place for dinner a couple times, all home cooked by the teenage Phillipino wife. I don't know what that little girl did in her kitchen but to this day, I've still never had an eggroll even half as good as hers. She went all out, several courses, and every single thing was just mouth-watering good, but those eggrolls still stick in my mind after all this time, I could eat them by the dozen.



I don't know much about the Phillipines, or even if she was cooking more Vietnamese style for her husband, but their daughters know their way around a kitchen over there and have some of the best food I've ever had in my entire life.

Last time I ate traditional Phillipino food, it was all fantastic until I took a big bite of some strange fruit that was supposed to be a delicacy over there.... My stomach blew the second it hit my throat... Most scarring food memory EVER and is the only food that has made me vomit from just eating it.

Now Mexican food; there is this awesome place in town owned by first generation immigrants that is just to die for. Always construction vehicles in the parking lot and it's the absolute filthiest looking place. Easily the best fajita burritos that I have ever had the pleasure of stuffing into my face. The bathroom there is not something I ever want to experience again, though.

 

[Milk]

Or maybe he was a bad cook?

I shoudl have elaborated and said i'd also never really seen it before. His food i mean (well dumplings, yes). And it's not like i'm "sheltered"when it comes to foreign food (though i do suspect even chinese restaurants with chinese cooks don't really cook you proper chinese)

 

[pie_man_25]

C'mon guys, let's stick to the original topic of burritos.

egg rolls are LIKE burritos

 

[bkbirge]

Your Monday morning breakfast tacos...
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[will33]

It looked most like the lumpia shangai, though I just can't remember if the ends were wrapped closed....missing that detail.

Thanks folks. I learned a new word today..."lumpia", which is very good stuff.