Nachos gone wrong
We went to the grand opening of a restaurant in our neighborhood the other day for a late dinner. There weren’t too many veggie options on the menu, so one of us ordered the nachos. This is what came. Half the chips were burnt, the cheese was a small solid, rubbery mass, and the salsa? I think it was sweet and sour sauce, more suited to spring rolls than nachos.
Moral of the story: stop trying to order Mexican food in Europe. Just give up already. You can make it at home! Will I never learn?
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7 opinions for Nachos gone wrong
Elaine Vigneault
Apr 6, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Hahaha!
I like your moral :)
Teddy
Apr 6, 2008 at 6:26 pm
omg i don’t think i could survive without mexican food!! thank goodness i live in so cal :)
Teddy
monica
Apr 7, 2008 at 1:46 pm
This is hilarious. Same thing goes for the Mexican food in London, where I’ve seen ketchup pass as salsa and yogurt subbed for sour cream. I can’t live without my Mexican food, so do a lot of cooking at home. Luckily, indian spices are very similar to Mexican spices, so there’s no shortage of cumin, cayenne, and coriander. I only wish I could make salsa as good as the stuff I used to get at any number of restaurants in Austin. But I keep practising.
Mitchell
Apr 8, 2008 at 10:33 pm
More evidence of my theory, if I’m closer to the county of origin at home, don’t eat it while I’m traveling.
Italian food in Europe, certainly!
Persian food in Europe, of course!
Tex/Mex in Europe, no way.
vegoftheweek
Apr 9, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I once opened a bag of organic tortilla chips that had several “charcoal” chips in it. Don’t get me wrong, I like blue corn chips but…
Life Less Plastic
Apr 10, 2008 at 5:43 am
Oh my goodness. I feel like we are parallel life partners. I lived in Berlin for a year and missed Mexican food (and ueber-fresh corn tortillas) soooooo much. It was heart-breaking, especially since, as you mention, the nachos they have are so incredibly bad.
Do you live in Berlin now? What neighborhood?
Jul
Apr 10, 2008 at 10:27 am
LLP - I live in Munich now. I did spend a summer living in Berlin about 10 years ago, and I go back as often as I can. It’s such an amazing city!
Unfortunately the lack of good Mexican food seems to plague expats all over Europe. At least it gives me something to really look forward to when visiting the US. :)
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