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Subject:     Re(2): Help with Tacos?  viva machaca!
From:        museb@aol.com (Lisa Bee)
Posted:      August 23, 2001 at 18:49:28
 
In Reply To: Re(1): Help with Tacos?
             Posted by Rafi on August 23, 2001 at 00:02:50

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In all my experiences machaca is shredded beef WITH egg. Usually you'll get some roasted peppers mixed in. It's absolutely the ultimate, particularly for breakfast; the "authentic" original on which many lesser "breakfast burritos" are based.
 
I grew up in San Diego and machaca burritos were our ubiquitous morning - and morning after - meal. (Big up to ubiquitous San Diego taco stand chain Robertos!) Nothing on earth kills a hangover faster than a greasy, fast n loose machaca burrito devoured on the spot...except maybe southern headache powders.
 
Machaca is a SoCal/Baja regional treasure. I've asked for yet never found it AZ, NM, TX, LA or AL, essentially arguing my way across the American south with Mexican chefs in lux restaurants and roadside stands alike. It hasn't been spotted in any of my limited travels of non-Baja peninsula Mexico. I did find it twice in SF's Mission.
 
Machaca lovers unite!
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