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[loyalrebel]

In a lighter announcement than usual, Callum and I have made tacos in Aiya. The meat is beef, though requests for others can be made as well. I am trying to convince him to make ones with lamb in an experiment.

Anyone who wishes to partake of them is welcome to them.

[Because that is clearly the most important bit going on here.]

I am of the mindset that sharing food of our different homes is a way to come closer together as a group even loosely.

We do not have to like one another or agree on the large issues, but we can find a level of common ground between us.

In that light, what sort of things are common where you are from?

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[pionero]

If you make the ones with lamb, then you don't need to convince me.

[thornsofmalkav]

Dude, if nothing else, I can adapt a taco de chivo recipe.

[sees_red]

Barbecue. Smoked sirloin with salt, black pepper, and garlic. Pinquito beans stewed with tomatoes and onions. Serve it with grilled garlic bread with fresh salad greens on the side.

If you want good tacos the way my family does them - for beef, serve it on frybread rather than tortillas. If you're using tortillas, pico, cabbage, cilantro - classic stuff - make it with swordfish instead of beef, and drizzle some lime juice on it.

However you want to do it, count me in.

[loyalrebel]

I admit that am not familiar with sirloins, are they also a type of fish?

The diner is one of the few landmarks in Liminal space, if you show us how to do frybread there will be some.

[truerevelation]

Yeah! Man. A lot of the usual menu in there's the sorta things that, uh, the original place back in Inaba served... the beef bowl, the one with the huge pile of meat on top of the rice and the egg on top, that was the special. Noodles, dumplings...
But in general ... huh. One thing I ain't seen in many places is sushi - uh, the little rice rolls with the veggies or fish on them? Or there's onigiri, bigger rice balls with all kinds of stuff in the middle. Nabe, that's soup hotpots with all kinds of meat and veg in 'em, or curry in loads of sauce. Fried stuff done in batter. And ma taught me to make croquettes...

[loyalrebel]

I like curries.

What sort of fish is usually used in sushi?

[rustyhonesty]

I might come just in curiosity to see what a taco is.

[He's not Sasha, but he might as well experiment.]

The common things we have are mostly bread and vegetable soups. Most of the things I've eaten back home are meatless, unless you're higher class or in the right side of the military.

[loyalrebel]

It is seasoned meat, and vegetabes served in a very thin bread called a tortilla.

Bread and vegetables are not terrible, and soup is a good way to get water while only needing one bowl to eat from.

[photonicfighter]

Oh, tacos! Katie used to enjoy having those...

[But that was a while ago, wasn't it? Should she have mentioned it? Ah, well, moving along.]

On Parum, most of the population prefers having their meals as shakes or bars. It's cheaper and more efficient than making a more traditional meal. That's usually saved for special occasions, or eating out. Though I believe it's more common to cook when you're outside of the bigger cities? I had a wonderful meal when I was on a hiking trip and we stopped at a farm, there was roast koltova and fresh vegetables!

[loyalrebel]

What is koltova?

You are more than welcome to come eat tacos.

[reallymean]

Most of the common foods from my world would be unfamiliar to the majority of people on Earth, though there is some common ground.

But I'd certainly be interested in trying Earth food made with Earth ingredients. Our physiology's similar enough that it should be safe.

[loyalrebel]

I will gladly try something from your homeland as well.

Earth has a large diversity in food, so there are many different things to try. Safety is important though, what restrictions should we be aware of when cooking?

[hazardlight]

Tacos.

You guys using corn tortillas or flour?

[thornsofmalkav]

Just as long as they're not hard-shelled.

[loyalrebel]

Both?

[fruitknife]

Learned how to cook because it was the only way to make sure I was gettin' anything decent, half the time. Can't go wrong with ramen, though - real ramen, not the prepackaged cup noodle shit. Heat up some sesame oil and put it in, add some meat, an egg... works out great.

Don't think I've ever had tacos before.

[loyalrebel]

Necessity does tend to make things happen, I have not had soup with egg and noodles in it. Noodles are generally travel food.

Neither had I, they are quite good and you do not necessarily need two hands to eat them.

[forcechanic]

The last Earth food I tried was pizza... so I've got to find out what tacos are like.

[loyalrebel]

I think they are better than pizzas, but pizza seems a more broadly varied food.

I wonder if pizza tacos are a thing.

[thornsofmalkav]

Well, if you guys are cool with having other taco-type foods there, I can bring over some flautas and tacos dorados. My mom had a really great recipe for them. I used to help her make them when I was a little kid.

[sees_red]

My mouth is watering already.

[kindashady]

[He has no idea what a taco even is, but.]

It's been some time since I've had anything with lamb. If you make it, I'd like to try it.

It's not anything like pizza, is it?

[loyalrebel]

Of course, though I do not think I will be using the usual seasoning. Next time I make it I will save some for you.

Tacos are different, they are similar to eating with pitas to hold the meat and vegetables.

[givetheslip]

If you do make some with lamb, I'd like to try them. I don't think I need to answer your question, unless you'd like me to scour my memory for tales of English cuisine.

The things I look up for this hobby

[loyalrebel]

No, I know about your homeland's bizarre fascination with putting fish roe and almond milk in eggshells to pretend it is an egg after being baked when not putting vinegar in everything.

[He's teasing her, really.]

I will make you lamb, I am in the kitchen when you arrive.

[claudiometer]

I should make you spaghetti sometime. My mom had a good recipe - more stuff in the tomato sauce than a lot of people tend to bother with - and since I can just make the dish fully formed here I don't have to worry about repeating the fiasco that happened when I was eight.

[Of course, she's also improved her cooking skills a lot since she was eight, but that's another matter.]

Tangenting off other conversations, I'm not sure about pizza tacos, but taco pizza is absolutely a thing. Thorne would probably call it an abomination unto tacokind, though, since it tends to involved ground beef and taco spices.

[tookashirototheknee]

I could talk about freeze dried peas, or pureed dinners in tubes, or grey prison glop, but I really don't think anyone's going to give a crap.

It's all terrible anyway.