Who likes tortas?

[nsrammstein]

Who likes tortas? There's a place about 5 minutes from where I live that sell some good tortas, I'm eating one right now it has Carne al pastor with tomato, onions and jalapeno peppers and avocado.

[Spurfect]

me!! I have not had one in forever. I am picky with meat though so I like to get milanesa.

[peewee's lovechild]

Who likes tortas? There's a place about 5 minutes from where I live that sell some good tortas, I'm eating one right now it has Carne al pastor with tomato, onions and jalapeno peppers and avocado.

Dude, I used to eat tortas like that all the time back home.

[nsrammstein]

Dude, I used to eat tortas like that all the time back home.

Where did you live at? Also here if you give them about 50 cents extra they give u some beans lol

[Spurfect]

Where did you live at? Also here if you give them about 50 cents extra they give u some beans lol

yeah i was gonna ask where are the beans?! haha

[nsrammstein]

yeah i was gonna ask where are the beans?! haha

ha yeah the beans are great they have bacon and sausage and they're only 50 cents more

[NorCal510]

what the hell is a torta???

well...

random SA resident: me!
random CA resident: what the hell is that?

[nsrammstein]

what the hell is a torta???

well...

random SA resident: me!
random CA resident: what the hell is that?

If you're white or black you probably won't have a clue on what is a torta.

[NorCal510]

true true

tortilla? turtle, tortoise?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

what the hell is a torta???

well...

random SA resident: me!
random CA resident: what the hell is that?

San Antonians are tortas?

[marini martini]

Sorry, I'm white & have a big clue :toast Any one from San Antone :spin

[Spurfect]

what the hell is a torta???

well...

random SA resident: me!
random CA resident: what the hell is that?

eh i couldn't find a pic that really capture a great torta but this is the best i can do..
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/530/tortalo9.jpg

without all that shit on the side...lol

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

And considering the Census Bureau lists California and Texas' population of Hispanics roughly the same, some might say you'd have a better chance in California (but it'd still be higher in SA).

[NorCal510]

eh i couldn't find a pic that really capture a great torta but this is the best i can do..
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/530/tortalo9.jpg

without all that shit on the side...lol
umm that doesn't look like mexican food. that looks like a philly cheese steak aka classic american food. :dizzy

[NorCal510]

And considering the Census Bureau lists California and Texas' population of Hispanics roughly the same, some might say you'd have a better chance in California (but it'd still be higher in SA).
i was comparing SA to california... which SA def. has more hispanics in accordance to california

[NorCal510]

San Antonians are tortas?
read thread title

[Spurfect]

umm that doesn't look like mexican food. that looks like a philly cheese steak aka classic american food. :dizzy

no way.. it is a bolillo..mexican bun.. toasted a little bit and then usually has carne al pastor in it, refried beans, avacado, tomato, lettuce, sour cream...

that's not even close to a philly cheese steak!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

read thread title

Read your post.

[NorCal510]

i did.

the "well..." is a transition phrase. therefore, it directs back to the thread title.

[Kori Ellis]

I've never seen a torta either.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I've never seen a torta either.

Go down to Culebra, turn left, you'll see Amy's on the left about 2-3 miles down the road.

[peewee's lovechild]

Where did you live at? Also here if you give them about 50 cents extra they give u some beans lol

I live in NE S.A., but I'm from the Valley.

I used to eat tortas all the time. It was cheap. The exact same torta you described, with some charro beans and a soda came out to like $3.20.

[Kori Ellis]

Go down to Culebra, turn left, you'll see Amy's on the left about 2-3 miles down the road.

:lol

Beans on a bun doesn't seem appetizing to me, but thanks. :)

[Spurfect]

you guys are missing out!

[peewee's lovechild]

I've never seen a torta either.

Torta's kick ass.

I think there's a place on West Ave. that sells tacos and tortas.
I saw it as I drove by one time.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Damn you all, now I want some Mexican food.

Hmmm, Las Palapas is open all night? Anybody in? :lol

[peewee's lovechild]

:lol

Beans on a bun doesn't seem appetizing to me, but thanks. :)

It's got waaaaay more than that.

You should try it, you'd like it.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Torta's kick ass.

I think there's a place on West Ave. that sells tacos and tortas.
I saw it as I drove by one time.

Hell, go downtown or through the West side and just find a truck.

[Spurfect]

:lol

Beans on a bun doesn't seem appetizing to me, but thanks. :)

it's usually just a thin layer spread on the bun, but you can always get it without the beans. still very good!

[peewee's lovechild]

Damn you all, now I want some Mexican food.

Hmmm, Las Palapas is open all night? Anybody in? :lol

Dude, I'd go but I'm broke.

[CuckingFunt]

Italians have something called a torta, as well, and I could sure go for some right now. It's like a frittata/quiche type thing.

[peewee's lovechild]

Hell, go downtown or through the West side and just find a truck.

:lol :lol

[NorCal510]

kori just stole all the attention i was getting from spurfect :madrun

[CuckingFunt]

Damn you all, now I want some Mexican food.

There's a woman in my neighborhood who goes door to door selling her homemade tamales, but she had already passed my house when I got home. I should have chased that bitch down.

[peewee's lovechild]

Italians have something called a torta, as well, and I could sure go for some right now. It's like a frittata/quiche type thing.

Isn't that Spanish?

I've gone to a couple of tapas restaurants, and even an Argentinan one, and they all had "tortas" on the menu. I ordered one not knowing that it was basically a flat quiche.

[peewee's lovechild]

There's a woman in my neighborhood who goes door to door selling her homemade tamales, but she had already passed my house when I got home. I should have chased that bitch down.

That's funny.

My mother sent me some tamales from the valley with my brother earlier this week.
They were chicken and beans.

They didn't make it past the week.

[CuckingFunt]

Isn't that Spanish?

I've gone to a couple of tapas restaurants, and even an Argentinan one, and they all had "tortas" on the menu. I ordered one not knowing that it was basically a flat quiche.They may have it there, too. You always see it at Italian/Sicilian delis and at all my family gatherings though.

[blizz]

wherre caan i find one in SA????????????

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

There's a woman in my neighborhood who goes door to door selling her homemade tamales, but she had already passed my house when I got home. I should have chased that bitch down.

The wife of one of my dad's employees makes tamales every Friday. If I'm ever in town to see my dad, I always wind up coming back with 3-4 dozen.

When I worked at the UStar, all the staffers would tear them up come Monday night.

[nsrammstein]

The tortas that they sell here don't have beans they just have carne al pastor with avocado, tomato, onions and jalapeno peppers; the beans usually come in a cup

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Funny, I posted this in The Q earlier tonight.

--------

I met her at the mercado, she was buying avocados
Man, she really turned me on
She reached for my pepper, I grabbed her tomatoes
I knew, it wouldn't be very long

She went to the mesa, I grabbed my cerveza
I got the onions and lemons
The way she looked at me, I could clearly see
It wouldn't be very long

Guacamole, GUACAMOLE, Guacamole, GUACAMOLE
We'd be makin' guacamole all night long.
Guacamole, GUACAMOLE, Guacamole, GUACAMOLE
We'd be makin' guacamole all night long.

She headed for the line, we fell in right behind
Man, she sure looked good to me
She reached for her money, I said "Wait a minute, honey!"
"I believe, this one is one me."

So we got in my pickup, we started to backup
We headed on down the road
We went to mi casa, tortillas de masa
And made guacamole all night long

Guacamole, GUACAMOLE, Guacamole, GUACAMOLE
We'd be makin' guacamole all night long.
Guacamole, GUACAMOLE, Guacamole, GUACAMOLE
We'd be makin' guacamole all night long.

[gameFACE]

Tortas are the BEST!!! I grew up eating them. My favorite is to have the Al Pastor (shredded pork) or Cochinita Pibil (roast pork). I remember going to big ass markets in Mexico City as a kid and buying the best tortas.

In SA you can go to any Taqueria Jalisco and get one. They even have locations on the norfside now. There is a place at the intersection of Nogalitos and Zarzamora called Los Valles that has good ones. You can also get a mango agua fresca to go with it. If you're a northside gringo and are afraid to venture into the souf and wessides of town you can go to Beto's on Broadway in the 09er part of town. They're pretty good there too but in that 09er kind of way.

Provecho! :hungry:

[katyon6th]

Someone told me a torta is like a mexican hamburger.

[SpursWoman]

I don't know how authentic-like the ones at Chacho's are, but User usually gets a ham & cheese (no beans) one there and it's really good. Is it just because of the type of bread they use?

[samikeyp]

Tortas rock.

Oh wait...im a white guy, I don't know what they are :rolleyes


:lmao

[Shelly]

Having lived in CA, AZ, and TX for the past 24 years, I can honestly say that I've never heard of a torta either!

It looks like a Mexican sloppy joe :lol

[baseline bum]

eh i couldn't find a pic that really capture a great torta but this is the best i can do..
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/530/tortalo9.jpg

without all that shit on the side...lol

No freaking way... you gotta have the carrots that have been sitting in jalapeno juice and are therefore slightly spicy. Those freaking rule.

carne asada + aguacate + lettuce + tomato + refried beans + torta roll + dos XX = the shit

[baseline bum]

Tortas are the BEST!!! I grew up eating them. My favorite is to have the Al Pastor (shredded pork) or Cochinita Pibil (roast pork). I remember going to big ass markets in Mexico City as a kid and buying the best tortas.

In SA you can go to any Taqueria Jalisco and get one. They even have locations on the norfside now. There is a place at the intersection of Nogalitos and Zarzamora called Los Valles that has good ones. You can also get a mango agua fresca to go with it. If you're a northside gringo and are afraid to venture into the souf and wessides of town you can go to Beto's on Broadway in the 09er part of town. They're pretty good there too but in that 09er kind of way.

Provecho! :hungry:

Al pastor shredded? Whenever I get al pastor over in Mexico, it's usually a huge chunk of meat spinning on a rotisserie and the cook takes a big knife and starts just hacking pieces off until my tortilla or roll is filled. Out here in SoCal and in Baja, carnitas are the shredded pork.

[Flea]

All these threads on food are wrecking havoc on my diet!

[Flea]

I live in NE S.A., but I'm from the Valley.

I used to eat tortas all the time. It was cheap. The exact same torta you described, with some charro beans and a soda came out to like $3.20.


Me too. :toast

[peewee's lovechild]

Tortas are the BEST!!! I grew up eating them. My favorite is to have the Al Pastor (shredded pork) or Cochinita Pibil (roast pork). I remember going to big ass markets in Mexico City as a kid and buying the best tortas.

In SA you can go to any Taqueria Jalisco and get one. They even have locations on the norfside now. There is a place at the intersection of Nogalitos and Zarzamora called Los Valles that has good ones. You can also get a mango agua fresca to go with it. If you're a northside gringo and are afraid to venture into the souf and wessides of town you can go to Beto's on Broadway in the 09er part of town. They're pretty good there too but in that 09er kind of way.

Provecho! :hungry:

The one's at Beto's are slightly above acceptable.
They're too "white".

I like my tortas Mexican style.

[peewee's lovechild]

Al pastor shredded? Whenever I get al pastor over in Mexico, it's usually a huge chunk of meat spinning on a rotisserie and the cook takes a big knife and starts just hacking pieces off until my tortilla or roll is filled. Out here in SoCal and in Baja, carnitas are the shredded pork.

Where I come from, and pretty much all of North Mexico, that meat on a "spinning rotisserie" (a blend of pork and beef) is called "trompo".

It's some really good shit, but I'm allergic to pork so I always to take some Benadryl before or after I eat it.

[peewee's lovechild]

Me too. :toast

We could be related.

[Flea]

We could be related.


Scary thought. :lol

[atxrocker]

gordita>>>torta

that said, i love me a good torta

[xXx]

i could eat a torta for days...

[peewee's lovechild]

gordita>>>torta

that said, i love me a good torta

It depends on my mood. I might prefer the torta.

But, I love a good gordita.