Tacorrific!



tacocat: favourite palindrome

At least once a week I MUST have some sort of taco. I use the term loosely because I’m not sure rotis or chapatis are traditional Mexican filling holders. I also sometimes use Indian, “jerk”, or Moroccan seasonings for the chicken, turkey, lamb, pork or whatever gets fried up. The taco toppings are usually rocket lettuce, fried onions and peppers, guacamole (smashed avocado with lime juice and salt), Greek yoghurt and occasionally  cucumber or tomato salsa.  

pork and guac on the left- chicken and mango salsa on the right

Lately because of the change in eating habits, it’s all about the lettuce wraps instead of tortillas. Corn tortillas have fewer calories than flour or chickpea flour but lettuce is basically calorie-free but serves the same purpose. I've tried a few different kinds of big leaf lettuces, but Chinese lettuce is the sturdiest.

easy to pick up and hold

Some people might say that this is just a salad. Oh, how wrong! There’s something so satisfying about wrapping food up and stuffing it into your mouth with your hands. Forkfuls of lettuce are so pretentious.

not salad!!

Tacos are fast food and fast food needs a side like fries. But fries are so naughty! All that starchy whiteness and oil. Enter sweet potato fries, the staple snack of hipster craft brew pubs everywhere.Cut into fry like shapes and add paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Add a bit of oil and corn starch and bake in the oven at 220 for about 15 minutes. Fast, healthy and satisfying.