Tacos Dorados de Papa
Symbolic:
My mother use to make these a lot for us when we were children. The people from church would always ask her to make them for the parish festival. She would roll them up and called them flautas, but I found it easier to just fold the tortilla in half and make a taco shape and not have to deal with the flauta coming undone. Some people put a toothpick to make them stick, but I think that looks disgusting, plus, biting into one is not fun. I just make my tacos dorados stick with the melted mozzarella cheese. Another subconscious reason I may not like making flautas is because when we were kids, my brother was trying to cool his off and blew on it and the hot ground beef came flying in my face. My family and coworkers are fond of my tacos which makes me feel good because I don’t cook too often, but when I do, it’s big and most of the time it’s good. Over the years, I have added toppings or different seasonings to my tacos, but it all started watching my mother make her delicious flautas.
Nutritional Analysis
I would like to focus on one of the main ingredients – the potato. Although we think of the potato as a fattening food source, it is considered a healthy food only when you lay off the fattening toppings, and oil. I don’t think too many Americans eat the healthy version. They contain vitamin B6 and are a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber and pantothenic acid.
Political-Economic Analysis
The potato is originally from the Andean mountain region in South America – the mountains are located on the western part from top to bottom. Spanish explorers discovered it and took it to Europe. Irish immigrants brought it to the United States in the 18th century, but large scale cultivation didn’t occur until the 19th century. Today, China, Russian Federation, Poland, India, and the United States are the main producers. Potatoes are grown commercially in 30 states, but Idaho grows much more than any other state. Although China is the top producer of potatoes in the world (95,987,500 tons), the United States is above many others in fifth place (19,843,900 tons).
References
Alena Bosse and Michael Boland, Kansas State University. Potato Profile. Revised April 2014 by Shannon Hoyle, AgMRC, Iowa State University AgMRC (Agriculture Marketing Center). http://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/potato-profile/. Online 15 Nov. 2016.
Potato Pro. Top 25 Potato Producing Countries
http://www.potatopro.com/world/potato-statistics
The World’s Healthiest Foods – Potatoes
Hi egarcia,
Until I read your post, I had never heard of Tacos Dorados de Papa. When you mentioned that one of the ingredients were potato, it caught my attention because I love potatoes. There are so many amazing dishes out there that I would love to try, which is why I have enjoyed the class. Exposure to other cultural food dishes has been a plus for me, and has made the class interesting. Tasting different food dishes has been educational and has expanded my knowledge base about other cultural foods. Thanks for sharing the post. You have inspired me to look up recipes for Tacos Dorados de Papa.
I am glad you liked my tacos dorados 🙂 This class has been a great experience for many of us. You are right – there are so many amazing dishes! I wish we were offered more classes such as this one where we get the experience first hand. Good luck on making tacos dorados de papa and on your studies as well!
Edith,
Your tacos were amazing! Even though the ingredients were simple, the fact that you hand made them and fried them yourself made them taste authentic. Thank you for taking the time to put them together for our class!
Thank you for the nice words. I am happy you liked them 🙂