Today at work I was wasting time - as usual - by looking up recipes on epicurious.com. I looked up a yummy-sounding chicken fajita recipe, and was checking out the reviews, and I found A FUCKING FLAME WAR there. Here, I HAVE to include some of the choice comments:
"A Cook from the South on 02/08/00
Let's call it what it is. Chicken Tacos. These are okay, but they are NOT fajitas. Chicken can't be a
fajita. It is impossible since fajita is a cheap cut
of BEEF. Get it right, or don't get it at all.
A Cook from Woodbridge, VA on 04/25/00
The cook from "the south" apparently hasn't venturedinto any Mexican restaurant since 1986. In much the same way that "kleenex" has come to mean any brand of facial tissue, "fajitas" with numerous varieties of meat are on menus everywhere. These were very tasty and easy to prepare, and I'll definitely make them again (lower-fat than the beef version, too).
A Cook from the South on 05/18/00
The cook from VA wouldn't have the first clue what a good Mexican restaurant is, much less know what a good fajita tastes like. The cook from VA should try heading towards Texas and the border before issuing uninformed judgements. Regardless of what they call the tacos for the benefit of the masses, they are still just tacos. A fajita is still just beef."
Amen sister.
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Yeah, this geeking out is going too far.
"A Cook from the South on 02/08/00
Let's call it what it is. Chicken Tacos. These are okay, but they are NOT fajitas. Chicken can't be a
fajita. It is impossible since fajita is a cheap cut
of BEEF. Get it right, or don't get it at all.
A Cook from Woodbridge, VA on 04/25/00
The cook from "the south" apparently hasn't venturedinto any Mexican restaurant since 1986. In much the same way that "kleenex" has come to mean any brand of facial tissue, "fajitas" with numerous varieties of meat are on menus everywhere. These were very tasty and easy to prepare, and I'll definitely make them again (lower-fat than the beef version, too).
A Cook from the South on 05/18/00
The cook from VA wouldn't have the first clue what a good Mexican restaurant is, much less know what a good fajita tastes like. The cook from VA should try heading towards Texas and the border before issuing uninformed judgements. Regardless of what they call the tacos for the benefit of the masses, they are still just tacos. A fajita is still just beef."
Amen sister.
My vote's on Ra for the next music trend revival. It isn't really, but that would make me happy.
I got Cheb Khaled, Cheikha Remitti, Amr Diab, AND Chaba Zahouania. That's right, bitch: so Ra it hurts.
Yeah, this geeking out is going too far.
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People will begin to... talk.
I'll take the "see how boring" comment as a challenge.
-R