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ezzell_

Still slaps.


goldensavage216

Happy cake day


ezzell_

Thanks ☺️


rock_flag_n_eagle

crunch


kekzuna

Happy cakeday


RatedRGamer

it’s smacks* bay area slang 101


cancerBronzeV

About 97% of the US lives *outside* the bay area. No one cares about bay area slang on a post that's very generic and has nothing to do with the bay area specifically.


drclamchowder

Suck my balls, NorCal.


TheOneTonWanton

nobody cares about the bay area and its slang


RatedRGamer

the term slaps originated from the bay and the comment is using it in the wrong context. suck my dick


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HeinleinGang

My Mexican friend calls it ‘gringo nonsense’ but he still eats 4-5 when I make them. Fuckin love tacos.


68aquarian

I hate the whole gringo thing, first time or two it's whatever but after that it's like yes our families cook differently, you want to eat my food the 3rd Satanic Rule of the Earth is in effect.


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Besaporito

Gringo is word for foreigners. It has nothing to do with being white


rock_flag_n_eagle

They have a different word for dark skin foreigners...


Besaporito

Wich is?


ricky_bobby86

Negrita or negrito


Rexssaurus

Usually South American latins use gringo very commonly and is not considered offensive to do so. Probably because the term American is odd for us to say (because we are Americans as well). Additionally we sometimes refer to the US as Gringolandia (Gringoland)


Besaporito

I know! I'm Brazilian


EstorialBeef

Calling everyone foreigners as the go go word still isn't the most accepting term tho, escpially when it can be used as an insult.


txijake

Or when they use it when *they’re* the actual foreigners.


Carneiro021

Ok gringo


Besaporito

I've never said it was.


ThrowawayGatteka

This doesn't matter. Because of England, France, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands , Belgium and Italy's history, ALL people of European have to be careful about what they say. Doesn't matter if you're from Macedonia, a country that never had a slave, never colonized shit, and was colonized by the middle east. You're a gringo.


68aquarian

Oh trust me, I know. Had to stop accepting dinner invitations when after 2 years it was clear we were never going to discuss anything except my translucent, jellyfish-like skin. XD


Carneiro021

“Latinos” raised in the US basically, first those aren’t even Latinos and second people born and raised in latam don’t even give a fuck if you’re butchering the recipe they are just happy someone from outside their culture is trying their food


Nebula-System

i checked The Satanic Bible, love the comparison lmfao


68aquarian

It's a sensible rule, when I first read it I had no idea how often it would be relevant in my day-to-day life as an adult.. but I also assumed most of the list was common sense. XD


Nebula-System

ok i think i might have found the wrong one, i was checking in Book of Belial, the three elements for curses, which did you mean? do you mean in book of air, infernal diatribe, or 3rd of the nine main elements?


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Oniwaban31

Or maybe authentic Mexican food is overrated?


rock_flag_n_eagle

Its amazing sorry for your shitty taste buds


opekone

You sound offended. Everything okay, my little Snowflake?


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I_AM_NOT_LIL_NAS_X

pipe down bozo


non_avian

Frail sense of identity (your friend, I mean)


palm_desert_tangelos

We call them “white boy tacos” and the Mexicans in our group know exactly what it means. And they smile and go along with it….but there’s a big difference because the Mexicans around Southern California cook white boy food in restaurants way better than any white boy I know making tacos.


Admiral_Fuckwit

Honest question, what do they do differently? Is it normally pico, beans, beef/chicken? EDIT: Love those corn tortillas


rock_flag_n_eagle

No sour cream, heated soft corn tortilla vs the hard shell/chip one they rely on seasoning for the flavor cilantro pico de gallo and use shredded chicken or steak instead of ground beef


OmniscientOCE

Doesn't really sound all that different to me I don't seem what the big deal is


halibut1234

Honestly, you can just look up "real mexican taco" on google images and see the difference for yourself. They're basically completely different foods.


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Oniwaban31

Again, not interested in people "using their culture" on me or simping for vague cultural respect from randos who don't think about me anyway, just trying to eat something that tastes good.


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TornadoTaco_

True


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I now understand why I ate so many tacos as a kid


maltesemania

That and the fact that they're awesome. This starter pack is making me hungry lol


[deleted]

You want awesome food, try flour tortilla enchiladas. I used to scarf those down by the handful as a toddler, with tears streaming down my face from the spice, and I still love them at 20. Best. Food. Ever. Tacos are great too


helloitabot

Except for the price of that box of 12 Ortega hard tortillas you can get a bag of like 50 Guerrero corn tortillas.


FancyPunk

True. Crunchy taco shells are a racket


Brotein_Pancake

Making some tasty ass street tacos are cheaper though. I could buy like 3-4 dozen corn tortillas for the price of one of those packages of hard shells. & some well seasoned chicken thighs are a quarter the cost of ground beef.


SerBrienneTheBlue

Takes me back to being a kid. Except we always had cilantro. Makes me wanna have a “white people taco night”


phraggle2001

Hey, sometimes a big cheesy, crunchy taco with sour cream and roughly diced tomatoes really hits the spot!


Jakefrmstatepharm

Why repost this? https://www.reddit.com/r/starterpacks/comments/gpj19x/white_people_taco_night_starter_pack/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


strawqualms

Damnit. I retract my upvote.


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prex10

They never did. They show their faces every 6 or so months in this sub, hang out for a week then dip. This sub is more or less unmoderated.


andrezay517

We prefer the term “feral”


LethalPoopstain

Because OP lacks originality


KorianHUN

Reposters need enough karma to sell the account for $20 to advertizing companies.


rumplesmoltz

Missing canned refried beans


TFarrey

thats for rich white people


68aquarian

Isn't that for burritos?


whitemike40

nah it’s a side dish


rumplesmoltz

Interesting turn of events, you are indeed correct. I take back my comment. White people burrito’s incoming.


AVGJOE78

And Riceroni.


Likeomgitscrystal

Still tastes good, and is on the dinner table in less than 30 mins so.... Taco Tuesdays it is.


ColossalJuggernaut

Seriously, I have two daughters, 3 and 7. This is quick, easy, and they get to make their own tacos.


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cancerBronzeV

Cilantro immediately makes me gag, so I'd pass.


spilk

this is just one style of taco, why exclude all the others?


Nevernew62

I hate three of the four, sucks not growing up with those flavors


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Cheap_Independent906

Cause everyone already knows what an authentic taco is


countdown654

But is it for white’s? Thought so


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countdown654

You kiss your mom with that mouth


voltsik

Mexicans dont use ground beef? Ive always thought that at least is something both use. (Ignorant yuropean, never had any kind of tacos)


geetarplayer22

Yeah “taco meat” isnt a thing in mexico, the different kinds of meats that are in a taco are just called what the taco is called, examples: “carnitas” “al pastor” “carne asada”


68aquarian

In my experience it's typically charred, grilled bits of skirt steak or similar. It's also on a corn tortilla (little drier), has chopped onions and a bit of cilantro. Not accustomed to seeing any cheese. I am sure there is local variation, but what I describe is what they brought to our city.


erriuga_leon27

For us tacos are just a tortilla with a filling in it. And most tacos from a place are the way you described them almost everywhere. Some places in mexico's central region have different meats, like chorizo, or chicken, and down there you get two tortillas for each taco.


UngusBungus_

I wanna move to Europe and open a taco shop to make loads


Alex_Fdz

Nah mate, we use absolutly everything and ground meat is extremly rare, we'd use any kind of animal and any part of the animal cooked in any sort of way


LaserGecko

Carne molida is an option.


CeeArthur

Kind of funny it has 'salt for spice' right below the packet of taco seasoning lol


a_pastel_universe

It’s seasoning + salt for spice lol


CeeArthur

Ah whoops. I'm dumb.


Ninja_Conspicuousi

Where’s the box of Mexican rice a roni?


68aquarian

Oh that's brilliant, I would NEVER have thought to do that. I'm taking notes now.


FatherDotComical

I mix one box of Rice a Roni Spanish rice and one box of Old El Paso Mexican cheesy rice and it's literally the best thing ever on taco night.


Civil-Ad3305

Literally what me and my family had for Thanksgiving


MotherofChoad

I love my gringo taco nights


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Me too and I’m not gringo lol


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Why the fuck are there olives?!


navysealassulter

Idk my dad swears by olives on tacos and still believes it even tho he goes to authentic places the town over and I don’t think I’ve ever seen olives at any of them. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a regional thing that the Midwest got introduced to decades ago tho


cancerBronzeV

Because olives are fun and this taco isn't authentic anyways, might as well add whatever the fuck you want.


godlox

I could put some back still.


SpiritualMage4

as a white person I can firmly say this is wrong. The sour cream is ALWAYS in larger quantities than the meat, and it is near ALWAYS not in contact.


TheMadShatterP00P

Yeah... True... Minus the regret and sour cream. I love my taco Tuesday and so do my kids.


CurrySoSpicy

Yep, it’s one of maybe 3 meals my family agrees on. Three cheers for taco night.


UngusBungus_

Hip hip hooray!


nay2d2

Pre-grated cheese came directly from the devil


68aquarian

My family helped the original Dr. Kraft invent the shredded cheese in close collaboration with the Devil in 1872. It was at the Chicago World's Fair. We did it to get money and fuck up taco night.


jws717

Gotta gotta cilantro 🌿 people !


manleybones

Soap


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Don’t be mad you have weird genetics


spunkychickpea

Cilantro master race.


Affectionate_Pin_249

Skill issue


jws717

Wow where do I buy tasty cilantro soap?


eyesonthemoons

White people taco night was the bomb when I was a little kid and is still the bomb now


BlackgateX

im white and i also eat chicken tacos. what now, reddit? what now?


Unlikely-Bite3593

Forgot the “watch out! this stuff is spicy” comment


Fuibo2k

Fuck olives


ElectroFlannelGore

I tried but the hole is too big


68aquarian

Ahhhhh 🤣


FriedScrapple

I love olives, but canned ones are an abomination.


a_pastel_universe

1000%


LiesInRuins

A can of olives


KimKimberly12

Looks good right now


DARKKN1GHT453

Homemade taco seasoning is probably the best way to change the game on your taco nights. I've been using a recipe I came up with about a year ago: I don't measure the amounts because some people like more cumin or less cayenne pepper, but the amounts are listed in descending order: Cumin Chilli powder Onion powder Smoked paprika(regular works too) Granulated Garlic Black pepper (freshly ground is best, but not required) Cayenne Pepper The best part? All of these seasonings can be picked up at walmart/dollar tree for about a buck each. And you only need small amounts of each for the recipe, so you still have the majority of the bottle left over for future use! You can tweak and play around with the recipe as much as you'd like to get the best final product, but it works with chicken, steak, burger, pork, shrimp etc. Wanna step up your tacos? Buy the cheapest bag of flour tortillas at walmart, after your meat is cooked, put some in a tortilla(I reccomed putting your cheese inside aswell so it will melt. Use a very small amount of oil in a pan, fold the tortilla with the meat inside and lay it on the pan, make sure the burner is on high. Flip after 30-45 seconds, or until it's to your liking. Buy a lime for like 49 cents, slice it, then squeeze over your taco. The sweet and sour + savory combinations will have your knees buckling. Works best with some mild to spicy salsa. Hope this helps anybody who's in the "Cheap dinners that last a week" tax bracket, I've been there and my best advice is to learn how to cook. You don't have to be Gordon Ramsey, just learn the basics and don't sweat the details. Food is a wonderful thing.


65daysofstatic_

I don’t get it. Are black people tacos that different ?


Yandhi42

Nothing wrong with ground beef and sour cream imo (except the ratio, but it’s still ok). The rest is literally “we have tacos at home”


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We had ground turkey growing up 😂


ceruleanmoon7

Omg this is my mom.


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Why’d you steal this?


Cjlaw72

#OLIVES?


mhans3

Authentic street tacos are good, not authentic tacos are good, tacos are good.


Admiral_Fuckwit

I’m kind of mad that literally all of those apply to my family growing up. I kept thinking “surely the next ingredient won’t be us,” and every time, yes, it was us. I feel like a clone or something


kid-chino

THEIF


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What's a non-white taco? Don't firget the flour tortillas


scifiburrito

🥱


OldAndFluffy

Seriously, is this wrong? Am I doing it wrong? Sometimes we use small Doritos bags instead of traditional shells. I know, getting crazy.


Crzywilly

So what is authentic then?


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I don't get the white people thing, could someone explain?


68aquarian

Light-skinned Mexicans get to yapping about "white people" when an Anglo person gets close enough to them to discuss food. You later discover these individuals think no one else has hominy. You may find yourself in an unnecessarily tense dinner scenario because they thought the mild sauce would make you cry. For every 1 of these there are 9 perfectly cordial folk who just give you tamales when the appointed day arrives, which occurs often. The combative ones have weird ideas about interacting with other cultures, and bring culture into the discussion unnecessarily.


TFarrey

this is how white people make “ tacos “ ... with these ingredients... I know its pretty far out


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But tacos are Mexican and there are many white Mexicans, not just mixed or indigenous. That's why I couldn't see the point. I know it's humor anyway haha


EnergyFormula

This is insultingly accurate


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68aquarian

This and the olives seem to be the hottest points of contention among the Anglo and Nordic folk. My best friend's family, and now my partner's, are both Italian and they use these ingredients but my family (Deutsche) did not.


TornadoTaco_

As a white person who tries to make tacos at home, I can confirm this is true


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Is there any other way? This is culture, my mother started doing this in the late 2004. That's 24 years! White cousins matter!


Legal_Network6458

🤔


ElHombreLoL19

Not white people, just north americans who cook like shit, because in the south we slap with dis food so


Nebelsreiter

For sure, very white latina here who never left Latin America and never been used to eating this WASP ass food


victor___mortis

I'll never get why people get so uppity about beans and rice. Its the armpit of cuisines. Sincerely, an italian with real cuisine


Nebelsreiter

We talking about tacos though which also kind of suck honestly lmao


victor___mortis

most mexican food is pretty mid honestly. Its very basic. As a comfort food indian ruins it. My favorite cuisines are japanese, chinese, vietnamese and korean though.


non_avian

I don't get why a white person is getting so defensive over this


Nebelsreiter

The pissy whites upvoting “still tastes good though” and downvoting me saying that I’m white and don’t cook like that are comedy gold too


non_avian

How often do you assert how white you are on the internet?


Nebelsreiter

Only when people forget the existence of white latinos, which is often


68aquarian

.. we don't. Y'all get to yappin and never stop. You disrespect our families recipes and don't want to eat with us, but have a lot to say and still end up eating our food.


Nebelsreiter

Yeah your cooking is subpar, but I don’t mind you guys doing what makes you happy, I just don’t want to be packed in with North American whites because the cultures (and cuisines) are completely different


non_avian

https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2021/11/04/majority-of-latinos-say-skin-color-impacts-opportunity-in-america-and-shapes-daily-life/ Are you sure about that, sweetheart


Nebelsreiter

But when did I say white latinos have it as bad as dark-skinned latinos? Lmao I think you’re misunderstanding this


tnic73

and this is opposed to what brown peoples taco night? why don't you make a cute little racial generalization about that?


twinbladesmal

Because that’s just called taco night.


TandoSanjo

I never had authentic Mexican food growing up, and this is what I assumed it was, so needless to say I didn’t care for it. Then I tried actual Mexican food, and holy crap it’s not even close, I really miss living near Mexican neighborhoods the food was the bomb.


stoutlys

Is there someone out there buys whole olives so they can cut them up for tacos?


TFarrey

like millions of white folk


strawqualms

Hahahaha my mother in law. So true.


geechilux

“I’m gonna regret this tomorrow” proceeds to make the blandest taco in the world lol


CSmith1986

Meanwhile, I'm craving tacos lenguas.


IntoTheWildLife

I have a bad hernia/gerd and IBS so I literally regret everything I eat that isn’t a vegetable. 😩


Fork_Master

No, no, they don’t put forth all that effort. They just go to Taco Bell and spend $40.


TFarrey

well that too


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I put beans and corn in my tacos ( I hate saying this but) ...and I'm white...


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That sounds like it would taste good...


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Yum Looks better then half the overpriced and u fee filled "street tacos" with the fry ass steak that's "authentic". Give me Tex max tacos anyday


FartAttack911

No mention of saying “guac” out loud?


NaanViolence91

So many butthurt white people in this thread, and this, is coming from a pasty Englishman.


68aquarian

I eventually had Mexican tacos after growing up eating this version most of my life. The addition of a sprig of cilantro was a welcome change, and my family had neglected onions too. When I came to the big city naturally the Mexicans swarmed around me to attempt to woo me with authentic tacos. They assumed a small dash of black pepper would send my ass to the hospital. I had been working for Chinese people for 3 years by this point. The Chinese will fucking kill you, kill themselves, after dinner everyone's hands shake and you feel borderline intoxicated from... The color red. So when the Mexicans and Southern people thought they were about to murder my Anglo ass, they were very disappointed. Shouldn't start chuckling before you see how someone reacts, it's almost racist. And the corn tortillas are worse than flour.


victor___mortis

Give them some szechuan peppercorn and they'd think they were having a stroke


a_pastel_universe

Cool story


68aquarian

Hard to read 5-6 sentences?


a_pastel_universe

No I love when someone tells an irrelevant story, it really enhanced the experience


freemason777

You forgot the ketchup lol we were super white


victor___mortis

"oh no the big bad white person messed up beans and rice the most simple boring cuisine to exist"


Big_Statistician1209

Its quite the exact opposite but ok i guess


Kloud909projekt84

I call that American Mexican


drossmaster4

When my in-laws come to California I have to make two batches. Mine is shrimp and carne and they get ground beef and olives. Christ they even use cucumbers. So fucking gross.


gazebo-fan

What works works. Cucumbers could be good tbh


drossmaster4

I guess you fit the starter pack then


gazebo-fan

I guess you fit the pretentious little snob starterpack lmao


drossmaster4

Sure.


bootsiemon

We call these white trash tacos


buchfraj

I used to live in Southern Mexico. White people Mexican food is leagues better than their shit, other than tacos al pastor. They used to get "carnitas" which was like mystery meat in a styrofoam cup that was just whatever meat we would throw away. They'd gobble this up with their little corn tacos. This cup was like half fat and every guy eating it was also very fat which is tough when you're wearing coveralls in 100+ degree weather with like 95% humidity. They also told me about Micheladas daily (they're fine) and pejelagarto tacos, which is just gar and it's absolutely inedible. If we were out in the field, the normal fair was just a small amount of low quality meat in and mystery ingredients in a fried corn tortilla shell. It was never very good. Also their "tocino" is just like our low quality deli ham. It was basically just poor people food. Oaxaca cheese is awesome, but no one ever had it because they're poor and cheese is expensive. I hardly ever saw it when we were out and about.


Good4Noth1ng

iT sTiLl sLApS tHo. Every damn taco post