There is always plenty of food all around you in Mexico. There are two taco carts that come by everyday...one on a big yellow tricycle sort of mechanism, the other in the back of a pick-up truck...but a really converted truck, with fold out sides and a roof.
Plus, any number of little restaurants in this neighborhood deliver. So, we never go hungry when working. Shed no tears for our stomachs.
There are even a couple of women who sell sandwiches (tortas) and hot plate lunches out of the trunks of their cars every day.
This morning at 8:30 I caught trunk-lady Carmen on her first go round...she sold me a torta de pierna wth lots of lettuce, tomato, and even a bit onion. Pierna literally means "leg" but in common practice when speaking of food it means uncured pork leg...like a pork roast. It is hugely popular here, and is commonly served shredded, mixed with a mildly tangy red sauce, and served in a big sandwich made with fresh baked teleras (the flatter, more oval sort of bakery bread), plus tomato and avocado slices.
Tortas de pierna are a staple item here, and are yummy.
Later today, around 2:30, Carmen came by on her afternoon route, and this time I bought her plate lunch (comida corrida).
35 pesos (about 3 dollars) for the beef tips in green sauce, with squash (calabaza) and potatoes. On the side, rice and beans, naturally. All ladled out of big steaming aluminum pots, right there next to the scissor jack and lug wrench.
Here's to elegant dining. Cheers.
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