I am a bad Mexican food eater. It's not solely my fault, as I am allergic to raw tomatoes, raw onion and all chili peppers. And since most Mexican food is made with those three ingredients my choices are more than limited. So growing up(and even really as an adult) if I got stuck going to Mexican food I ate a cheese crisp and either fried ice cream or flan. My gringo-ness stuck out even more as when they would bring chips to the table, I would ask for ketchup. Yep, you read that right....ketchup. Since I can not have salsa(a combo of all that I am allergic to) I eat my tortilla chips with ketchup. Now before you throw up just a little in your mouth, think about this: salsa...a tomato based condiment. Ketchup...a tomato based condiment. Same difference...give or take. :) And yes, I eat potato chips with ketchup also...I mean fried potatoes are fried potatoes...whether it be chips or fries. I digress. Back to the other things I will eat. Flan. Over the years I have eaten many a flan. … [Read more...]