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**NY posts will be back, I’ve been nursing a cold for the past two weeks 
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Lately I’ve been thinking about my attitute towards food versus my general disposition. Blame it on too much reflection time during my daily commute. I had always refuse to let distance separate me from the food I love. If I can’t get to it, I’ll make it. Self sufficiency and all that…
This attitute is generally true with my personality as well. I refuse to let things get me down or prevent me from doing something, unless it’s a physical impossibility. If I can’t buy it, I’ll make it. Just because I’m miles from home it doesn’t stop me from sourcing what I want. I’m not too sure if this is a good attitute – I spend way too much time firstly imagining, and then coming up with hare-brained ideas of what to do to curb my yearnings.
So last weekend I made bah kwa – a traditional chinese sweetmeat/jerky that I had never known anyone to make at home before. It tasted very alike, and I promptly celebrated that fact by consuming most of it at one go. The weekend before last I made yee sang, a Chinese New Year salad ushering in prosperity and what nots.
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It does not stop with food from my childhood though. After one too many dissapointing ventures into pseudo-burrito bars, chain tex-mex restaurants and even indie mexican restaurants, I have decided that enough is enough. I will NOT settle for sub-standard mexican food any more – for some curious reason the UK’s defination of Mexican cuisine is thoroughly different from what it actually is. For example, I believe that burritos does not come with rice, unless its a San Franciscan Mission-styled burritos. However, ALL the burritos that I’ve had here contain rice – how very peculiar. And not alot of pico de gallo nor cilantro (coriander).
So yes, this weekend is mexican weekend chez moi. I am proud of my ability to not let barriers get in my way of food, and life.
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I was worried about you-so I tagged you with a meme.
Chile Rellenos and a couple margaritas work great to clear up a less than sunny disposition.
Comment by Skippy-san 06.11.10 @ 12:49 pmEvery single one of your entries make me hungry. Roarrr…
Comment by Samantha 06.15.10 @ 8:49 amTransplanted from AZ to Leeds, the closest thing I have found to Mexican food, besides my own attempts, is the new Bar Burrito that opened on the Headrow in Leeds! It is served with rice (‘Baja’ style rather than real mexican style), and I always have to add extra salt and lime juice to the guac, and they call pico ‘mild salsa’. But still, when you step inside, for a second it feels like you’re back in the states. And it’s pretty good. Have you been yet? Also, I must ask WHERE oh where you find boba/bubble tea in Leeds? (I recently found your blog from searching for places to get it). May have to resort to making that myself too.
Comment by Nicci 07.07.10 @ 12:35 pmHi Nicci-welcome !
I’ve been going to Barburrito in Trafford centre for a while now,and was ever so glad that it opened up in Leeds! Agreed on the baja styled-seem that is what the people in the UK deemed to be an authentic burrito!!! Strange.
And double yes on the pico de gallo!! So strange-I usually get the ‘mild’ anyway and chuck lots of tabasco on it to spice it up.
Chillango who have a similar burrito bar in meadowhall in Sheffield is pretty good too, better than barburrito imho.
Boba tea is available in Ho’s cafe on Vicar lane – let me know if you need directions
Comment by sourrain 07.07.10 @ 7:45 pmAmazing! I used to live right there. Frequented Vicar Lane an have eaten in Ho’s restaurant but never tried the cafe. It’s not too far from my work either so I think I will have to pop over. Thanks!
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