Okay, this is the most recent Recipe Thread

[glatt]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

made flautas tonight

I never heard of flautas. From context, they are clearly some form of mexican tortilla wrapped dish.

Makes me wonder, just how many different names are there for stuff wrapped up in a tortilla?

In order of my own personal exposure, I know of:

Enchiladas
Chimichangas
Burritos
Tostadas (Not really wrapped, so doesn't count)
Soft tacos
Wraps
Taquitos
and now Flautas

Take pictures of all of them, and you will see little difference.

I'd love to see a definition for each.

In my own experience, an enchilada has sauce on it, a chimichanga is fried crispy, a burrito is plain and can be eaten with your hands, a tostada is open faced, a soft taco has cold ingredients, a wrap is lunch meat, and I'm not really sure what taquitos and flautas are. Probably a small burrito.

And I forgot tamales. Which are nasty soft corn tortillas or sometime corn husks.

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by glatt

I never heard of flautas. From context, they are clearly some form of mexican tortilla wrapped dish.
And I forgot tamales. Which are nasty soft corn tortillas or sometime corn husks.

Lots of flautas around here. They are long and rolled--like a flute, then fried.

tamales are not nasty! they are yum. They are made from a similar dough as corn tortillas, though; the dough is filled, rolled in corn husks, then steamed. Very labor intensive--traditionally made assembly line style by the women for Christmas.

not common knowledge for you folks?

[Perry Winkle]

I would kill for Chile Rellenos. No decent Mexican food to be found in Montana.

My wife is slowly convincing me we need to move to the south west. She wants Albuquerque or Tucson, maybe Phoenix.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I would kill for Chile Rellenos. No decent Mexican food to be found in Montana.

My wife is slowly convincing me we need to move to the south west. She wants Albuquerque or Tucson, maybe Phoenix.

I love a Chile Rellenos! I'll have to make my own, I keep thinking I will, one day. It can't be too difficult.

[glatt]

You guys are crazy. Most Mexican food is awesome, but Chile Rellenos are just about the worst. My mom used to make it in a casserole form when I was a kid. Blech.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I would kill for Chile Rellenos. No decent Mexican food to be found in Montana.

Give it a couple of years ... they eventually get tired of landscaping and shovelling snow and open restaurants.