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So I made tacos last night. I decided to marinate the meat for a bit so I did a ‘whatever I could find’ marinade of olive oil, truffle oil, pepper, adobo, basil, oregano, cumin, lime juice, and cinnamon. That shit turned out fantastic. I ended up with extra guacamole & tortillas afterward, so I made some guacos too.

Full disclosure: there were originally three tacos.

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Mac and Cheese Tacos

uh…..hmm?

Two FREE good-ass chicken tacos.

BOO YAA!

No pic…no time, I was in a zone, baby!

But for your benefit, I googled “good ass chicken taco*” and this was the closest result:

I’m normally not a lettuce/tomato guy when it comes to tacos, but it does go pretty well with a chicken taco, I can’t front.

*One of the results of that search term was from our website, which I found amusing. Even better, the phrase “good ass taco” was said by me.

(sorta…)

Let me explain. Some of you know my longtime friend J-Sun. Well, he’s lived in Philadelphia for the last four years or so & one of his biggest complaints was that there wasn’t any good & authentic Mexican spots. Obviously, he was spoiled previously, living in Chicago & all. I felt terrible for my friend. A life without good ass tacos is not a life I want to live. So obviously I felt legitimate joy when he sent me the following picture:

Those right there are some legit motherfuckin tacos, yo.

Turns out, like my previous two entries, J-Sun lucked out by hitting up a local Mexican grocery store in Bensalem, PA caled El Changarro. Lo & behold, a taco spot was there, just chillin in the back of the store, waiting for J like a little slice of Mexican Heaven. And I’ve already explained how the carniceria taco spots are usually the best taco spots wherever you can find them.

He got a carne asada, a carnitas taco, & an horchata. Needless to say, the homie was very pleased with his tacos. As am I. Because not only am I happy that my friend got his taco on, but now I can help spread this knowledge a little bit. 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-changarro-bensalem

I returned to the Carniceria Guanajuato (I feel like this may turn into my regular spot…) for more tacos. This time, I went with cecina tacos. Cecina is advertised as “Mexican beef jerky” there, but that’s kind of a broad definition. It’s not nearly as tough to chew as the beef jerky you’re thinking of. It’s actually quite moist. Just it’s salted & dried with smoke so It’s a bit drier than carne asada. But it’s really delicious. On the right, I used the house hot sauce. On the left, Valentina hot sauce. They were murdered quite viciously. No mercy on tacos. Tacos are a plague on society and the only way they can be eradicated is by digestion. Do your part.

TEMKTA wishes you a happy valentines day. 

Now, one of the glorious secrets of tacos is that some of the absolute greatest tacos you can ever find in your life are found in your local carniceria. For the uninitiated, a carniceria is basically a Mexican grocery store/butcher shop/produce shop. However, they usually have taco stands inside the stores. And where better to get your tacos? I mean really, you KNOW they’re gonna have the freshest ingredients, considering they just walk over to the meat counter or produce section & get whatever they need. 

Armed with this knowledge, I went to Carniceria Guanajuato in the Avondale (my)  neighborhood in Chicago.

My family has shopped at this location on & off for years, but I had never eaten from their taco stand. Hell, I hadn’t ever even gone back there. That changed yesterday. I knew it was a good idea as soon as I made it to the taqueria. While the grocery store area was kinda empty, the taqueria was PACKED.

There was a long line when I got there & it was quite crowded. There were at least 15-20 more people who weren’t in either photograph.

Al pastor tacos were on special, so I went with two of those (on the right) and one carnitas (fried pork) taco, since I’ve actually never had one & had always wanted to try one. The tacos for not costing a ton of money, were actually really stuffed with meat, onion, & cilantro.I’m always in favor of getting more for my money, but I know I have crazy ideas. The al pastor had pineapple in it, which is a touch that not every spot does, so I like when I come across it, as that’s the more authentic way to do it. While that far right taco looks kinda worse for wear, the al pastor was actually really tender & nice. The carnitas taco was also really good. The meat was very juicy & flavorful. Sorry the picture of the actual tacos is blurry. I was kinda hungry & in a rush so I didn’t check the pic after I took it. It was killing time.