Danged tostadas.

[TMG51]

Though I normally buy packaged tortilla chips for my spicy food nights, I'm now in the southwest, so while patronising a local market I picked up some authentic tostada chips. When in Rome, and et cetera.

These things are tough as $^*(#. So tough in fact they broke one of my teeth off.

I knew something wasn't right when I felt something knurled in my mouth... I went and looked in the mirror, and found the knurled surface to be the remnants of my own tooth. Evidently, half a tooth is indistinguishable from tough-ass tostada in terms of texture, as I discerned nothing foreign while chewing and swallowing. That's right, people. Southwestern cuisine made me eat my own tooth. Guess I'll be visiting Algodones after all.

So my road safety tip: Skip the tostadas.*

*Editorial note: Tip in jest.
I still want my damned tooth back though.

 

[GotSmart]

You know where to look for it!  

Thanks for the tip! 

 

[highdesertranger]

sorry about your tooth. it's easy to make your own chips, corn tortillas, hot oil. presto. highdesertranger

 

[Spirituallifetime]

Sorry TMG51, I have been having the same problem. Its no fun and just really depressing. I had 2 teeth break and the dentist took a few others out that were about to break.

 

[Canine]

A couple of years back,Vic was eating something and discovered a tooth was missing from her plate.I'll leave it to your imagination about how she got the tooth back.Every now and then,I'll look at her real close and say"I think one of your teeth is kinda brown"True Love! Who can explain it?

 

[eDJ_]

I've only eaten 3 or 4 tostada's at Taco Bell since I was a teen.   It's the most frustrating item on their menu.
A flaky brittle corn chip disk, covered in gooey refried beans, shredded cheese & lettuce, diced tomatoes, and
some seasoning sauce.  Perfect for crumbling as you try to eat it and spill onto your clothing.  Wheee,
what fun.

I know people who won't allow their kids to order them.  Nacho's supreme outsell them probably 50 to 1 here.
I don't get by Taco Bell that much but when I do whatever I order is something made in a soft flour tortilla that
I know won't drip grease or disintegrate as I try to consume it.  

If Mexican cuisine had it's equivalent of "creamed chipped beef on toast" (known in the Military as "SOS")  the tostada would likely be it.

NOT ROAD FOOD:   the tostada. :huh:

 

[TMG51]

A couple of years back,Vic was eating something and discovered a tooth was missing from her plate.I'll leave it to your imagination about how she got the tooth back.Every now and then,I'll look at her real close and say"I think one of your teeth is kinda brown"True Love! Who can explain it?

Whelp, I'm letting mine go wherever it may. I'll see if the Mexicans have something less brown in stock.

I've only eaten 3 or 4 tostada's at Taco Bell since I was a teen.   It's the most frustrating item on their menu.
A flaky brittle corn chip disk, covered in gooey refried beans, shredded cheese & lettuce, diced tomatoes, and
some seasoning sauce.  Perfect for crumbling as you try to eat it and spill onto your clothing.  Wheee,
what fun.

I know people who won't allow their kids to order them.  Nacho's supreme outsell them probably 50 to 1 here.
I don't get by Taco Bell that much but when I do whatever I order is something made in a soft flour tortilla that
I know won't drip grease or disintegrate as I try to consume it.  

If Mexican cuisine had it's equivalent of "creamed chipped beef on toast" (known in the Military as "SOS")  the tostada would likely be it.

NOT ROAD FOOD:    the tostada. :huh:

I've never ordered from Taco Bell at all! Not in my adult life, anyway. Maybe when I was a kid and my mom dragged me there.

What I was referring to were "tostada chips" that were bought at a market... they're far from brittle. Although I'm aware there are many incarnations of a tostada something tells me these are in rare form.

 

[gcal]

Though I normally buy packaged tortilla chips for my spicy food nights, I'm now in the southwest, so while patronising a local market I picked up some authentic tostada chips. When in Rome, and et cetera.

These things are tough as $^*(#. So tough in fact they broke one of my teeth off.

I knew something wasn't right when I felt something knurled in my mouth... I went and looked in the mirror, and found the knurled surface to be the remnants of my own tooth. Evidently, half a tooth is indistinguishable from tough-ass tostada in terms of texture, as I discerned nothing foreign while chewing and swallowing. That's right, people. Southwestern cuisine made me eat my own tooth. Guess I'll be visiting Algodones after all.

So my road safety tip: Skip the tostadas.*

*Editorial note: Tip in jest.
I still want my damned tooth back though.

Look on the bright side. You've done half the dentist's work for him preparing the stub to accept a crown. Maybe he will give you a discount.

 

[TMG51]

Look on the bright side. You've done half the dentist's work for him preparing the stub to accept a crown. Maybe he will give you a discount.

I was thinking the bright side was, "I'm headed TOWARDS Mexico, not AWAY from." Had my tooth broken on a bottle cap in Colorado I might be even further inconvenienced...