Comments on: Iglesia de la Vaquita? http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TSQ75 http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 TSQ75 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:41:13 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2570 you mentioned having nopales on one of your plates here.... I'm wanting to finally try some nopales, real, fresh, for the first time (yes, I know). do you all know of a place in town that makes them well? what should i look for? you mentioned having nopales on one of your plates here….

I’m wanting to finally try some nopales, real, fresh, for the first time (yes, I know). do you all know of a place in town that makes them well? what should i look for?

]]> By: Taqueria Y Birreria Los Comales « Carpe Durham http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2569 Taqueria Y Birreria Los Comales « Carpe Durham Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:09:47 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2569 [...] commented, everything was a bit muted compared to other taquerias. I think it’s mostly that the mole at La Vaquita has ruined just about every other mole for me. Still, Los Comales is stellar and absolutely worth a [...] [...] commented, everything was a bit muted compared to other taquerias. I think it’s mostly that the mole at La Vaquita has ruined just about every other mole for me. Still, Los Comales is stellar and absolutely worth a [...]

]]> By: Devorame otra vez, La Vaquita « Carpe Durham http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2568 Devorame otra vez, La Vaquita « Carpe Durham Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:07:20 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2568 [...] art, and both are beautiful.  The quail itself was much better than the smaller ones I had grilled previously.  The meat was much jucier and easier to remove.  I liked putting chunks of the chicken/pork [...] [...] art, and both are beautiful.  The quail itself was much better than the smaller ones I had grilled previously.  The meat was much jucier and easier to remove.  I liked putting chunks of the chicken/pork [...]

]]> By: Heather http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2567 Heather Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:28:40 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2567 Taqueria La Vaquita now has a Facebook page and a website, which I think is new: http://www.lavaquitanc.com/ I just love this place and am so glad that so many others do as well... Taqueria La Vaquita now has a Facebook page and a website, which I think is new:
http://www.lavaquitanc.com/
I just love this place and am so glad that so many others do as well…

]]> By: chonblanco http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 chonblanco Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:25:43 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2563 Phil, keep on the lookout for the many amazing soups in Honduras, if you haven't already. Mondongo in particular is awesome when done right (with tons of either jugo de coco or aceite de coco, I can't recall exactly which) and Tapado is great. Baleadas are a simple treasure. I've only heard of one enigmatic place in Durham that makes them, the other I believe closed. And if you haven't had some good quesadilla (the pan dulce) then your hosts have slaped you in the face. If you're into cheese, check out some quajada (sp?) and queso duro from Olancho. If you go to Tegus and want platano frito, hit Los Tuneles. Lastly, you best have had some atole de elote and some fritas. It is corn season and the Mayas lived on it for years and years, if corn isn't done right down there then I couldn't tell you where to look. Whew. I got a little excited there. Disfrutalo! Phil, keep on the lookout for the many amazing soups in Honduras, if you haven’t already. Mondongo in particular is awesome when done right (with tons of either jugo de coco or aceite de coco, I can’t recall exactly which) and Tapado is great. Baleadas are a simple treasure. I’ve only heard of one enigmatic place in Durham that makes them, the other I believe closed. And if you haven’t had some good quesadilla (the pan dulce) then your hosts have slaped you in the face. If you’re into cheese, check out some quajada (sp?) and queso duro from Olancho. If you go to Tegus and want platano frito, hit Los Tuneles. Lastly, you best have had some atole de elote and some fritas. It is corn season and the Mayas lived on it for years and years, if corn isn’t done right down there then I couldn’t tell you where to look.

Whew. I got a little excited there. Disfrutalo!

]]> By: Phil http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2565 Phil Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:54:34 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2565 Greetings from Honduras where I'm now itching for Mexican food in Durham :-) Last night I hung out with some Hondurans who were comparing the merits of northern vs. southern Honduran cuisine. But they were united in saying that Mexican cuisine is much better. And of course, why shouldn't it be, if only on the basis of numbers? Mexico is a bamillion times larger than Honduras, so of course it has more options. Mind you, the Swiss with their tiny numbers (about the same populaiton as Honduras) figured out how to be global stars in various arenas (banking, watchmaking, neutrality, muesli...) but they're special that way. Tomorrow I wander south into the Honduran mountains to check out their multivaried flor and fauna. But this is all an intro to say that I misread something in your blog today: when I saw "smokey" quajillo, I thought you had written "monkey" quajillo. :-) Greetings from Honduras where I’m now itching for Mexican food in Durham :-)

Last night I hung out with some Hondurans who were comparing the merits of northern vs. southern Honduran cuisine. But they were united in saying that Mexican cuisine is much better.

And of course, why shouldn’t it be, if only on the basis of numbers? Mexico is a bamillion times larger than Honduras, so of course it has more options. Mind you, the Swiss with their tiny numbers (about the same populaiton as Honduras) figured out how to be global stars in various arenas (banking, watchmaking, neutrality, muesli…) but they’re special that way.

Tomorrow I wander south into the Honduran mountains to check out their multivaried flor and fauna. But this is all an intro to say that I misread something in your blog today: when I saw “smokey” quajillo, I thought you had written “monkey” quajillo.
:-)

]]> By: CDB http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 CDB Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:48:06 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2564 The huilotes take about twenty minutes. I'm not sure how long for the ribs on their own. They seemed pretty fresh, so about the same I'd guess. The lengua cooks a long long time and is likely the first out of the gate. Call it in or do like this one genius I saw there, order a taquito for while you wait. Brilliant. The huilotes take about twenty minutes. I’m not sure how long for the ribs on their own. They seemed pretty fresh, so about the same I’d guess. The lengua cooks a long long time and is likely the first out of the gate.
Call it in or do like this one genius I saw there, order a taquito for while you wait. Brilliant.

]]> By: Gary http://carpedurham.com/2008/06/25/iglesia-de-la-vaquita/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 Gary Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:44:06 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-2566 Amazing. So how long did you have to wait for this feast? Amazing. So how long did you have to wait for this feast?

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