Thursday, July 16, 2009

Duritos

These are things that look like chips kinda and are usually orange or white. They are kind of like corn puffs but with little or no taste. Until now I didnt know what they were called. The other day a friend of mine (ok the only friend I have in town) held up a bag of what looked like little candies in the shape of S. She asked if I liked them. I said Im not sure what is is made of, thinking it was candy. They looked like little caramels to me. She then said they were Duritos which I still had no idea what she was saying so I went to try one. She then of course laughed at me and explained that you have to cook them. OH Whoops I said. She then reminded me of a time when our daughters had shared some and then I laughed at me for trying to eat one. We never got around to making them that day and she left some for me with instructions on how to make them. Basicaly you use a lot of really hot oil and throw them in. I just got done making (and eating) them and it was sooooooooooooooooo fun. I loved watching them come to life in the pan. Yes I was one of those kids that would sit and watch those black snake things grow at the 4th of July. I should have taken before and after pictures but after the first batch I just kept throwing them in and now we are all out. lol
I cant wait to go buy more. Oh and another super plus is that they are way cheep.

5 comments:

  1. Hmmmm - not something I have experienced in Mexico - I do not think ...

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  2. Sounds interesting! I am not super adventurous when it comes to food, but i gave in and tried a few new things. My favorite thing i thought i would hate was a drink called ok i dont know how to spell it, it was a white milky rice drink. very sweet cinnamony. YUM! I had a few glasses a day.

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  3. horchata?

    I love the wheel-shaped duritos...and yes, oh man, they totally remind me of the snake fireworks of my youth...those and the "flowers" were the only things I could really handle...

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  4. Interesting....where we live, we call them chicharrones, but it's the same thing. They really are fun to prepare, but very easy to burn if you're not careful! They're super cheap too!

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  5. oh I love those things, I found some of the potato ones at flea market recently, they are good also.

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