Tonight I had tacoes for dinner. When I was a kid, I used to love tacoes, and I always looked forward to having them, but here in Japan they're a little harder to come by than in America.
Taco shells, for example, can only be found at specialty stores, as well as the seasoning for the meat that I am used to.
Cheese? Hahaha, cheddar cheese is available, but it's expensive and comes in small blocks.
Salsa? Go to the specialty stores.
Because of this, tacoes are expensive to make here in Japan, which explains why this is only the second time I've had tacoes in at least 7 years.
I wouldn't have even made them, but my ex-wife and I bought the mix and taco shells in preparation of our first meal together after we were to move into our new apartment. That, of course, never happened, but it left me with these expensive taco shells and meat seasoning mix. So screw her; I made them myself.
I used a mix of ground beef and pork because it's cheaper than pure ground beef. It was alright, but 100% ground beef is definately better.
For cheddar cheese, I used cheese that I had actually bought as a present for my ex-mother-in-law, but she didn't want my present, so I still had it here. Luckily the cheese was packaged in wax, so it never had the chance to get mouldy.
Unfortunately my taste must have changed in the past 15 years or so, because I have to say that I didn't like them nearly as much as I used to. I have a lot of left-overs.....Guess it's tacoes tomorrow night, too! lol
Taco shells, for example, can only be found at specialty stores, as well as the seasoning for the meat that I am used to.
Cheese? Hahaha, cheddar cheese is available, but it's expensive and comes in small blocks.
Salsa? Go to the specialty stores.
Because of this, tacoes are expensive to make here in Japan, which explains why this is only the second time I've had tacoes in at least 7 years.
I wouldn't have even made them, but my ex-wife and I bought the mix and taco shells in preparation of our first meal together after we were to move into our new apartment. That, of course, never happened, but it left me with these expensive taco shells and meat seasoning mix. So screw her; I made them myself.
I used a mix of ground beef and pork because it's cheaper than pure ground beef. It was alright, but 100% ground beef is definately better.
For cheddar cheese, I used cheese that I had actually bought as a present for my ex-mother-in-law, but she didn't want my present, so I still had it here. Luckily the cheese was packaged in wax, so it never had the chance to get mouldy.
Unfortunately my taste must have changed in the past 15 years or so, because I have to say that I didn't like them nearly as much as I used to. I have a lot of left-overs.....Guess it's tacoes tomorrow night, too! lol