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How is that different from fajitas?

Lynn,
Tacos are usually beef or chicken, with fresh stuff added - lettuce, salsa, etc.

Fajitas are usually beef or chicken, with cooked stuff added - pepper and onions

Edited by greg23 on 10/03/2010 16:01:26 MDT.

So if you cook your salad ingredients, it's a fajita. Otherwise it a taco al carbon? I must be missing something...

Ehhhh, i think you guys are off here but close, al carbon in spanish, translates along the lines of "the charcoal". Basically anything can be al carbon if it's charbroiled on a grill over hot wood coals, that part is very specific, after that you'll find al carbon served in various forms, sometimes with grilled onions and peppers, salsa of the green and red variety on the side, sometimes with flour tortillas, other times with corn tortillas, it really depends on your preference and how close to the border you are and what style of al carbon the vendor is deriving from. This is a pretty basic staple here in my town. Enchiladas top the list though, followed closely by the green chile relleno.

My take is that it's a taco that has been somewhat overcooked, resulting in a layer of carbon on one side. You can scrape it off or eat as is. My mother used to tell me that eating burnt food would make me sing better. For some reason I never believed her!

Don't forget about the effects of the Mexican cuisine on the overall methane production, especially in the Southwest.

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Edited by T.L. on 10/03/2010 19:10:35 MDT.

"Don't forget about the effects of the Mexican cuisine on the overall methane production, especially in the Southwest."

I don't think that applies to tacos al carbon, unless you're gonna char cook your beans.

Enchiladas....yummmmmm

Cooked over mesquite coals and served with fresh tortillas, cilantro, limes, and pineapple on a clear night in the mountains of northern Mexico.

Anyone know any good trails south of the border?

I had trout tacos for the first time just the other day... wow!

I like fish tacos!

Trout tacos? Now I like the sound of that!

We do barbacoa de cabeza tacos down here, it's cows head slow roasted until the meat falls off the bone, the meat is fine and shredded, throw in some red chile, and heap it on top of a warm tortilla.... delicious! Also try lengua (cows tongue) sometime if you come across it, it all starts to taste very similar, but it's the different textures that set the meat apart. I don't eat them very often, but tripas (small intestine) are good on tacos as well. All the different meats are usually served up with warmed corn or flour tortillas, pico or red and green salsas, guacamole, and beans where I live.

Edited by Eugeneius on 10/03/2010 22:10:45 MDT.

I remember a factoid that if you took all of the taco filling
that fell out of tacos while being eaten, in one year the
total worldwide amount would fill the shoes of every man,
woman and child in Sweden.

Why do I suddenly have the desire to never touch a taco again? I can do small intestine and cows head tacos, what I cannot do is the thought of Swedish wooden clogs filled with taco meat.

Come on Eugene, you just need a few real, fresh flour tortillas, some good Hatch green chile, and you could empty that wooden clog in no time!

Edited by skinewmexico on 10/05/2010 07:33:29 MDT.

What I want to know is if the taco filling that then fell out of the Swedish clogs might be enough to fill all the cowboy boots in Ringling, Montana?

Gary, I believe all the spilled taco meat could fill every cowboy boot in the state of Montana!