Hillary Clinton ate MEXICAN FOOD in East Los Angeles

[MineralMan]

with LA Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. I'm not sure what that means, but that's what she did.

Now, King Taco isn't my favorite in East L.A., since I prefer taco truck tacos, but there it is.

[sleepyvoter]

1. Clinton is in Boulder, Colorado for caucus training

I want reports of her trying legal edibles and Illegal Pete's famous burritos.

Thank you.

[TlalocW]

2. But she doesn't need to do this

Earlier this year, she was photographed in a Chipotle getting a burrito, and the GOP (really) said that she was pandering to Hispanic/Latino voters.

TlalocW

[leftofcool]

5. Is she not supposed to eat now?

Someone takes a photo while Hillary eats and she is pandering?

[TlalocW]

50. According to the GOP

Yes.

TlalocW

[msrizzo]

54. But Sanders and Killer Mike

are snapped casually eating soul food all by themselves in a diner with no visible staff around, just regular guys...and that's not pandering. Just enjoying some delicious fried chicken!

[bigwillq]

3. Yum!

[MineralMan]

4. Hillary also ate SOUL FOOD in Detroit this year:

http://detroit.eater.com/2015/7/21/9012121/hillary-clinton-detroit-restaurant-sweet-potato-sensations

The Democratic presidential candidate went for the black-eyed pea and collard green soup.

On Tuesday afternoon, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hit Old Redford neighborhood restaurant Sweet Potato Sensations for lunch. In true soul food fashion, the former Secretary of State ordered black-eyed pea and collard green soup, sweet potato cobbler, and sweet potato ice cream.

I'm not sure what that means, either, except that candidates often eat local food, wherever they may be.

[Blue_Adept]

8. As Long As We Get To The BOTTOM Of This - To Safeguard Democracy

Maybe we should poll on it! Soul Food Versus Mexican Food!

[MineralMan]

15. Solution: Eat Them Both!

Along with Sushi, Bratwursts, Polish Sausages and Chinese food. It's campaign season, for pete's sake.

Just stay away from the foot-long corn dogs. They're always a bad idea.

[BlueCaliDem]

28. Oooh...that will be hard since I love BOTH.

I love Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, but I also love authentic Mexican food.

What to do...what to do...

[MineralMan]

30. Eat Up! That's My Plan.

My wife and I are going to an Ethiopian restaurant this weekend. I must be looking for votes from that demographic, I guess.

The Minneapolis St. Paul metro area has so many wonderful ethnic restaurants. You could just about eat at a different one every day of the year, if you could afford to.

There's a Hmong restaurant nearby that is a favorite of ours. Lots of cross-cultural options on the menu.

[BlueCaliDem]

38. I try to...with moderation. Most times. ;-)

I love all ethnic cuisine. I will try anything, but my staples are Mexican, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and American cuisine (southern cuisine). Peruvian food is very good, too, and so is Brazilian (unfortunately, I'm a meat-eater so Brazilian cuisine is right up my alley).

Hubby prefers American and Mexican, so when we go out, this is what we go for. Son and I love Vietnamese and Chinese. Daughter and I enjoy Indonesian and Thai - and sushi.

But I have a special love for tender barbecue ribs with the house rice from "Country Chicken and Ribs" in California. BEST beef barbecue ribs I've ever had! They give big portions with a zesty/sweet barbecue sauce that keeps people coming back for more - even have them drive up from Orange County for their guilty pleasure!

[MineralMan]

40. I finally found a Bolivian restaurant to visit.

Guinea Pig is really tasty.

[BlueCaliDem]

58. No! No! No!

Not guinea pig! Cuy. They're huge cavies used for consumption. Guinea Pigs are my favorite pets. Had them since I was six years old. I currently only have one Peruvian longhair (I use to have twenty) originally named Panda, but his name varies from Panda to Guinea Wig, to PigPig, to Dude (son calls him Dude, and gives him a Keanu Reeves surfer-dude's voice - lol).

He looks similar to this one:


I just recently learned that Cuys have a more aggressive temperament than guinea pigs. You can't really keep one as a pet since they're not really safe for children due to their size (weighing in at 4-8 pounds while a guinea pig rarely goes above 2 pounds) and nature (untamable and wild).

Here's an image to gauge the size of a Cuy named Titan:


Here's an image that shows the difference between a Cuy and a full-grown guinea pig (the smaller one):

[Hekate]

68. Thanks for clearing that up! Looks like there's a lot of good eating on a Cuy.

Have not seen it on a menu here -- yet.

[Live and Learn]

6. I don't like that picture.

Why is everyone catering to her? Well, we know why Villaraigosa is. He is quite the opportunist.

[JoePhilly]

10. Or ... people at the table are passing food around.

The horror!

[bigwillq]

12. I think it's a great picture.

The food looks delish, and it looks like Hillary is really enjoying herself. I'm jealous. Lol I want some of what she's having.

[Hekate]

70. Catering? Where's the wait-staff? Where's the fine china and silver salvers?

[MineralMan]

71. Never mind that. Where are the gold-plated forks?

[Hekate]

74. Is that great, or what? Trump with a gold fork -- that's huuge!

[Maven]

78. Oh FFS

You mean, why aren't they dumping the food on her head like the POS that she is?

[Live and Learn]

79. No, if I meant that, I would have said that. nt

[JoePhilly]

7. But she used STYROFOAM ... so clearly she hates the environment!!

[bravenak]

9. King Taco is my favorite. I used to eat it when I was pregnant, all the time.

(I put a comma in there,lol)

[pangaia]

16. Do you mean you were pregnant all the tims? OR

...............

[MineralMan]

17. And barefoot, too, no doubt.

[bravenak]

19. I have been pregnant a FEW times.

Ate King Taco.

[panader0]

45. Reading too quickly..

I thought you said you got pregnant at King Taco. lol

[Number23]

81. Now that would be one HELL of a King Taco story

[MineralMan]

20. Didn't anyone ever tell you how to avoid being pregnant all the time?

[bravenak]

24. I finally learned after the third time!

Donuts. That keeps me from getting pregnant now. Tacos get you pregnant.

[MineralMan]

26. Yes, tacos are well known for that.

[BlueCaliDem]

29. Hah!

[NCTraveler]

11. Thatcher ate taco's once!!!!!!

Really low blow MM. lol

[tammywammy]

64. Haha

[Iliyah]

13. In person Villaraigosa is a very handsome man.

K & R

[NurseJackie]

14. She's not extending her pinky finger!!

How unladylike!

[MaggieD]

18. LMAO!

But was some dude called Big Mike with her? Because apparently in some universe Big Mike is important.

[MineralMan]

22. I'm pretty sure the Mayor of Los Angeles is pretty

well known in California, too. He's no hip-hop artist, of course, but few people are, really.

[tularetom]

21. And that's newsworthy because...?

You're not sure what it means, and yet you felt it needed to be posted.

I guess we've all done that on occasion. Now, if she had suffered an episode of acute gastrointestinal distress after dining, that would be worth mentioning. Or perhaps, if she didn't suffer one, depending on the restaurant.

I have to say I'm impressed with your preference for fine mobile Mexican food.

[MineralMan]

25. Because ALL CAPS are important.

Every candidate eats regional and ethnic food. Followed by a couple of antacids, in most cases, I'm sure.

As for taco truck dining, my favorites are tacos de lengua and de cabeza.

[Aerows]

23. Well this is something I can get behind!

When it comes to tacos and burritos, yummy refried beans, and chimichangas, you will never hear me complaining.

I wholeheartedly support her decision to eat any and all Mexican food. There is a running joke that one day I will turn into a taco.

And it's Tuesday.

[BlueCaliDem]

31. Chimichangas! Mmm...Deep-fried burritos are a treat I get to indulge in every now

and again since I'm suffering chronic gastritis (thanks to my overuse of Aleve - ugh!). I usually have to take a milky antacid a few hours afterward, but chimichangas are so worth it.

For regular burritos, one can't go wrong with Alberto's. Their flour tortillas are the best I've ever tasted.

[Aerows]

62. I like them with that tasty brown sauce

a plop of sour cream and some lettuce and tomato on top.

And I'll take double beans instead of the rice!

[BlueCaliDem]

63. Ooooooh - YESSSS! That brown sauce...*drooling*...sour cream...iceberg lettuce...

and rice! A chimichanga is my guilty pleasure.

[Rose Siding]

27. You WIN!

[senz]

32. Nothing's as good as

mocking someone. So much fun.

[MineralMan]

34. Pointing out things candidates have in common is

not mocking. Truly it's not.

[senz]

37. Of course not.

But creating an OP in the unusual style (unexpected caps) of a DUer who has been an object of ridicule by some for that very trait is indeed mocking. Why deny it?

I think your best bet is to pretend it's all in good, affectionate fun and you hadn't meant to insult or embarrass anyone. That might fly, if you put some effort into it.

[MineralMan]

39. Everything I do is in the spirit of fun.

Of course this thread is a take-off on that other one. Pointing out that some candidate ate some ethnic cuisine on the campaign trail is like pointing out that a candidate shook hands with someone. Putting the type of cuisine in ALL CAPS is really funny, I think. Your mileage may differ, of course.

Just consider it homage to the original post, and you'll have the idea.

[JaneyVee]

33. CALL YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW!!!

[MineralMan]

66. They've both endorsed Hillary Clinton already.

So, no need. I don't know their tastes in food varieties, though, but they've been candidates, so they've probably eaten everything at one point or another.

[mmonk]

35. Wow. My family eats it at least once

a week.

[MineralMan]

36. Yes, mine, too.

Sometimes I make it myself, but sometimes we go out. Lots of outstanding options here. One of my favorites is El Burrito Mercado in St. Paul. Central Mexican cuisine is its focus. Where I grew up in California, most of the restaurants were Western Mexico and Baja California centered. I've been eating Mexican food all my life, and my mother makes the best tamales ever. She learned from her neighbors in the small Arizona mining town where she grew up.

I'm a fair hand at making soul food, too. My mother's parents were southerners, so she made the full range of southern food, too. I learned to cook sitting in the kitchen watching her. I draw the line at chitlins, though. They're offal.

[mmonk]

41. Growing up where you did, I understand.

The town where I grew up has a lot of Mexican food markets. We have it more than once a week usually. My favorite is a local restaurant called Mariachi del Plaza that has a Cantina and Mariachi bands every weekend. We probably have a lot in common.

[MineralMan]

44. Yes, we probably do.

The town I grew up in in California had a Hispanic population of at least 50%. I spent a lot of time in my friends' houses and always ended up getting fed. I learned Spanish by osmosis, really.

When my wife and I moved to the Twin Cities, I was worried about not being able to find good Mexican food. Then, I discovered that St. Paul has its own Cesar Chavez Blvd, with plentiful restaurants and bodegas. A wonderful discovery. It turns out that there was an immigration boom in Minnesota from Mexico back in the 1940s.

Cool frijoles.

[mmonk]

47. Yep. Cool.

[zappaman]

42. King Taco is actually very good for a restaurant.

I prefer trucks as well, but KT is more than acceptable if you want to sit down.

[MineralMan]

48. That's true. I've eaten there a few times.

Recently, a very, very good taco truck has started parking every day near where I live in St. Paul, MN. I find myself often needing to get out of the house around lunchtime these days. "Honey...I'm going up to pick something up at the market."

Urban living has its pluses.

[ismnotwasm]

43. ...

[William769]

46. Maybe it means she likes mexican food.

[MineralMan]

49. Doesn't everyone?

I can't imagine not seeking it out.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

51. According to FOX, she only eats blinis and borscht

all other food is decadent, bourgeois and capitalist.

Beware the red menace that is Hillary.

I hadn't heard the word "communist" in a long time, until I turned on a FOX discussion. Then I switched back to the history channel to learn about sasquatches, a much more informative program.

[NastyRiffraff]

52. Looks like she's enjoying that taco

I don't blame her; I love tacos. You can have the refried beans, though.

[Agnosticsherbet]

53. LOL

[DURHAM D]

55. Her pepper eating habit could be another OP for you.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2290557/Hillary-Clinton-Eating-super-hot-chili-peppers-secret-Hillary-Clintons-success.html

[MineralMan]

69. I knew of that, actually, but couldn't figure a way to

tie it in, you know. I do share her enjoyment of peppers, though, although I draw the line at habaneros.

[Autumn]

56. I'm glad it wasn't Chipotles, I heard they had an e coli out break in a few states.

Taco King is better than Chipotles IMO

[MineralMan]

57. She did have a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotles.

That made the news, too. Candidates eating stuff always seems to make the news, somehow. The corndog-eating photos are the best, though. Smart candidates don't eat corndogs.

[Autumn]

61. Yeah I remember how excited people were when she ate there. nt

[lunamagica]

59. I heard she had a glass of Horchata once!

Imagine that!



I wish I could have one now

[MineralMan]

60. She'd be a fool not to.

[Rstrstx]

82. You mean this stuff?

Personally I like it but you have to admit it's not the prettiest looking stuff in the world. A tip, if a restaurant is serving both horchata and tea from barrels get the horchata.

[lunamagica]

87. Man that is disgusting and hilarious at the same time. I've never given any thought to its

appearance -perhaps because I grew up with the stuff.

If a restaurant serves horchata, I will always choose it before any other drink.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

65. Bob Dylan

From "I Shall Be Free"

Now, the man on the stand he wants my vote
He’s a-runnin’ for office on the ballot note
He’s out there preachin’ in front of the steeple
Tellin’ me he loves all kinds-a people
(He’s eatin’ bagels
He’s eatin’ pizza
He’s eatin’ chitlins
He’s eatin’ bullshit!)

[MineralMan]

67. Excellent!

He's described every political candidate who ever ran for office.

[Ken Burch]

72. It there a point to this thread?

[MineralMan]

73. Hard to say. I leave such decisions to readers, really.

[Brother Buzz]

75. When in Rome....

If she had any real street cred, she'd be down the street procuring a Danger Dog from a street vendor.

Epicurean delights can be had from a taco truck, for sure, but the real adventure begins with a Danger Dog!

[still_one]

76. I'll bet it wasn't Chipotle

[Sunlei]

77. That does it OMG,

everyone knows a real King Taco must have crispy shell

[aidbo]

80. I wasn't invited. :( I like tacos

[cherokeeprogressive]

83. You mean former mayor Tony Villar?

Did she speak with a fake accent and call people "chuy" or "Ese" or say "yo quiero Taco Bell" like she affects the fake southern accent when she's in the south?

Because that would have been crazy cool.

[Bluenorthwest]

84. King Taco is good. El Tepeyac is my favorite, along with various trucks....

Can't really argue with King Taco though. This makes me miss Los Angeles which is not easy to do!

[MineralMan]

85. I like King Taco just fine, but still prefer

a good taco truck.

[Vattel]

86. There are Latino politicians in the LA area that are true heroes.

Read about South Gate Mayor Henry Gonzalez to learn about one. http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-henry-gonzalez-20150224-story.html

But former mayor Villaraigosa is too corrupt for my tastes: http://www.laweekly.com/news/villaraigosas-five-year-free-ticket-spree-2165638