Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: amused

Real Ethnic Food

Yep.  This the true story of what happens when a fair-skinned person walks into an ethnic restaurant and orders HOT food (3 pages).  I have seen versions of this with multiple friends.  Me, the closest I get is having people stare at me when I eat crystalized ginger root as candy.  Link courtesy of my_partner_doug (who likes not just Food That Commands Respect, but food that coshes your respect over the head and drags it into a dark alley to rifle its pockets for loose taste buds).
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ysabetwordsmith

*laugh*

ysabetwordsmith

March 15 2011, 02:34:24 UTC 10 years ago

Yeah, I've had this conversation repeatedly:

Me: "Taco con lingua, por favor."
Waiter: "Do you know what that IS?"
Me: "It is a tongue taco. Please bring it to me now. I stopped here because you have that on the menu."

Same thing happens with sesos (brains, which I don't order anymore, alas) and occasionally with goat. I have to be careful with my digestive system, but let's say that my food philosophy was not programmed by mainstream America.
siege

Re: *laugh*

siege

March 15 2011, 03:32:17 UTC 10 years ago

Me: "Less talk, more taco."
ysabetwordsmith

Re: *laugh*

ysabetwordsmith

March 15 2011, 03:58:25 UTC 10 years ago

Heh. I must remember that one.
trinker

Re: *laugh*

trinker

March 15 2011, 04:08:43 UTC 10 years ago


Si dice "lengua" es mas facil. (i.e. dunno how you're pronouncing it, but you spelled it like a squeamy gringa.)
ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

March 15 2011, 04:12:52 UTC 10 years ago

I learned that particular vocabulary word off of menus in Mexican restaurants, not in Spanish class, and it came up online when I searched the phrase to double-check it. Possibly more than one spelling is in use.
trinker

Re: Well...

trinker

March 15 2011, 04:25:19 UTC 10 years ago

Lingua is normally "language".

The tongue is lengua.
daev

Re: Well...

daev

March 15 2011, 06:34:34 UTC 10 years ago

Then "taco con lingua" is even better! How could you eat it when it can speak with you?
trinker

Re: Well...

trinker

March 15 2011, 06:56:11 UTC 10 years ago

Heh. See? They don't want you to eat the talking taco!
siege

Re: *laugh*

siege

March 15 2011, 04:15:03 UTC 10 years ago

I almost went with a softer version, but felt it didn't have as much pun potential: "What, they're gonna use yours?"