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Friday 18 August 2023

Today Is...National Fajita Day

As we know Hawaiian Pizza is Canadian, Swedish meatballs came from Turkey and it was the Belgian's who gave us French Fries but we are on safe ground with the origin of Fajitas which are as American as Egg Rolls and German Chocolate Cake because the grilled meat in tortilla came from Texas.
Texas ranchers in the 1930s, being tightwads, paid their Mexican cowboys partially in less desirable cuts of beef so making do they whipped up something they called Arracheras and became anglicised to Fajiti's.
As i don't eat anything like that i asked at the local Take away and it quickly became complicated as you get Taco's which are Tortilla's (either corn or flour) stuffed with something as are Quesadillas and Burritos while Fajitas are just strips of beef or chicken with chile, pimento, tomato and onion served with flour tortillas.
He then asked if i wanted to try one and i politely said 'Nah, just the usual portion of chips please' and walked off wondering when National Chip Day was and a quick Google showed it was June 2, so damn i missed that one. 

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