2015年12月4日金曜日 - 
Isaias: Mexican food
Since coming to Japan, I've been able to try out many different foods. Japan has a very large eating out
culture and there are many different specialty
shops around. Sometimes, though, I want to taste some flavors from my
hometown. I come from Texas, which of course is in America, but my hometown is
heavily influenced by Mexican culture, since it is so close to the
border. It has been fun trying to make dishes from home and finding
restaurants in Japan.
One of the hardest things here is trying to
find the right ingredients to make
Mexican food. Some dishes are pretty easy to make, for example, arroz con leche or rice pudding in English. All you need is rice,
milk, sugar, and cinnamon for that. Tacos are a little bit harder but if you
look around in some foreign food stores you can find tortillas and salsa. It's been an
adventure trying to find the right ingredients but unfortunately there are some
things that are still not available in Japan, like chicharonnes (fried pork rinds) and many of the different peppers
used in Mexican cooking.
Although there are many things still
unavailable in Japan, it's been fun finding what I can and coming up with alternatives. It can be disappointing though to find out that
the Tako Shack that you hoped sold tacos actually sells takoyaki!
try out：試してみる
eating out ：外食
specialty：名産
the border：国境
ingredients：材料
arroz con leche or rice pudding：ライスプディング
tortillas：トルティーヤ
chicharonnes (fried
pork rinds) ：チチャローネス/豚皮のフライ
coming up with：見つける
alternatives：代わり