Sunday, December 15, 2013

Fwd: Juan’s Mexican Bar and Grill

Juan's Mexican Bar and Grill is a Mexican restaurant that mostly serves a variety of tacos as it's the main dish. The restaurant was made by Georgina DeSantos and named Juan after her son whose tacos are so delicious that they will leave your stomach asking for more. The following paragraphs were written by Juan describing his delicious dishes.

Tacos is are corn tortillas folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese, now known to be eaten in most of the Hispanic countries of the new world. Many ingredients used in tacos however came from the old world. There are many types of tacos including, Tacos al pastor which are pineapple and grilled pork served by Mexican street vendors in many countries all around the world today. The pork needs to marinate four hours, and these types of tacos also include sides like onions, tomatoes, and salsa (spicy Hispanic sauce), which is made with peppers water and a few other ingredients. In North America the type of tacos that are most commonly served are bean and rice tacos which are basically a tortilla with rice or beans on top.

If the Colombian exchange did not occur tacos would not have ever existed. The ingredients used in tacos are a combination from the old and new world items. The foods that came from the old world include, onions, rice, and pork while tomatoes, corn, beans, peppers and pineapple came from the new world.    

 


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