Taco 'bout a letdown
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We're back in the Valley after a lovely trip to Minneapolis last week to convene with our Axios Local colleagues. We had a fabulous time but did encounter one culinary faux pas we couldn't help but share.
The big picture: When we saw we'd be visiting a taco truck for dinner, we were skeptical. After all, Minnesota Gov. (and vice presidential nominee) Tim Walz recently visited a Phoenix taco shop and was jokingly mocked for thinking black pepper was too spicy.
- It turns out, our suspicions were founded.
Zoom in: We sampled chicken, beef and fish tacos and found them all pretty blah.
A few thoughts:
- Shredded cheddar cheese topping? Oh no.
- We know the Midwest loves to deep fry, but a fish taco should have more fish than breading.
- The tomato-to-pepper ratio in pico de gallo should be more than 100:1.
The other side: Jessica did come across a damn good taco later in the trip at a popular Indigenous restaurant called Owamni.
- The bison birria taco leaned into the ancestral ingredients of the area with pesto and Wojapi, a Native American berry sauce.