My first official blog post is on El Torrito Taco & BBQ. Usually camped out in front of the Manitoba Hydro building on Portage Avenue, this Mexican food truck is just across the street from my office. How convenient!
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| Located almost at the corner of Portage and Carlton in front of the Hydro Building |
The menu isn't complicated. You can get beef, chicken or tempura cod tacos or the chorizo sausage. I've had the tacos in the past, and while I enjoyed them, the chorizo sausage is the definite showstopper. I literally had dreams about it after our first encounter. Chorizo, stop haunting my dreams....
So what makes this Spanish sausage so dreamy, you ask? The chorizo is served in what I can only describe as a Mexican hot dog. The sausage, which has the most wonderful soft texture on the inside and flamed-kissed crunch on the outside, is sliced in two and is served on a pillow-soft white bun. Also in the chorizo hot dog party is fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and salsa verde. Essentially a flavour overload... but in a good way.
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| Hello dreamboat... |
The chorizo is $5.00. Add a canned drink for an extra $1.50. If you are feeling really adventurous, you can get the El Grande which consists of 3 tacos of your choice (it can be a mixture of beef and chicken tacos), the chorizo and a canned drink for $10. Sweet deal!I give the El Torrito chorizo 4.5 out of 5 mmm's. I'd give them five but I think all things deserve a little wiggle room to become even more perfect. Like that's even possible.
Seeing as I do a lot of travelling in the summer in the ol' motorhome, I will have some rural grub to share with you too. I'm thinking JT's Store & Diner in Blumenort. Maybe Grumpy Baba's in Anola? Stay tuned!
