[Sca-cooks] Happy Trails!!

[kattratt]

Would it be safe to assume that the "Crispy Red Strips" are indeed 
Tortilla Corn Strips with a hefty does of red coloring?
I would dare not asssume that they are actual red tortillas.  Not at 
Taco He%*.  
Nichola


Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

> Okay... I was thinking we might give Mario Nebbits the year off this 
> time around, if people are okay with that.
>
> And I think maybe we're getting a little tired of our annual Twinkie 
> discussion...
>
> And, well, I think, for myself, the cuskynole thread is a little too 
> deep and the deep-fried Mars Bar thread a little too shallow.
>
> So, where does that leave us? I've been giving this some serious 
> thought...
>
> ...and here's what I've come up with:
>
> Anybody seen a Taco Bell television commercial lately? I've been 
> losing sleep over this, I can tell you...
>
> Just what the H**L is a "crispy red strip" anyway??? Manifestly one of 
> the great mysteries of the 21st century, alongside whatever _did_ 
> happen to Judge Crater, what gender is Pat, what's up with the Bermuda 
> Triangle, and the insoluble ten hot dogs/eight buns per package 
> mystery...
>
> I'm thinking a "crispy red strip" _might_ be a meat entity, possibly 
> salami (finely ground to disguise its origins) or pepperoni slices, 
> cut into strips and briefly deep-fried. It's hard to tell what it 
> might be since it's equally hard to identify its intended niche. I 
> mean, if you look at a real Caesar Salad, and God's In His Heaven and 
> All's Right With the World, it's a pretty safe bet that those brown 
> strippy-things are anchovy bits. But since "crispy red strips" aren't 
> a recognizable part of the whole Caesar Salad ecosystem in the real 
> world outside of Taco Bell (is it a protein supplement, a colorful 
> garnish, or whhaaaat???), it's hard to assign an arbitrary niche/role 
> to the Crispy Red Strip. If it appeared in a dish (and in Taco Bell's 
> case I use the term loosely) that called, say, for bacon, and they 
> included Crispy Red Strips instead of bacon, it would be pretty clear 
> it was intended as a cheaper or more universally acceptable to various 
> religions, substitute for bacon.
>
> I haven't slept in weeks... please help me... I must know...
>
> Adamantius Of The Slow News Day
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