The first time I discovered hand pies, while visiting Denver last year, I’m not ashamed to say that I set upon the deliciously flaky pastry lads with sheer abandon, consuming more than I care to remember. I spent much of that day, in between alternately shoveling pastry into my gaping maw and brushing crumbs off my dress with my free hand, trying to figure out what the hell these delightful morsels were. As far as I could tell, hand pies were an entirely separate category of convenient pastry snack, distinct from any I’d come across. In Britain, we have numerous filled pastries, but none named quite so quizzically as hand pies—anyone I mentioned them to upon my return to the U.K. laughed in my face. “You mean pasties, right?” they guffawed, not incorrectly. But did I? Advertisement So what is a hand pie? Trusty Wiktionary defines the hand pie as a “semilunar pastry with either a sweet or savory filling, formed by placing a dollop of filling onto … [Read more...] about Nearly every culture has a hand pie—for good reason
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How To Order From A Taco Truck
Taco trucks offer authentic, cheap and delicious food, yet fear of the unknown sends most of us straight to Taco Hell. Follow this simple guide and you'll be running out for more salsa verde instead of running for the border. I spent a weekend braving a variety of taco eateries with my pals and a pair of massive Ram 2500HD trucks, sampling everything from tamarind juice to deep fried brains, in order to bring you this instructive text. Click through the thumbs for a step-by-step guide or click here to see the whole enchilada. Advertisement Step 1.) Know Where You're Going The difference between a great taco truck and a crappy one isn't discernible through typical means. The oldest, shadiest trailer may hide the best tacos. When setting out to sample the mobile fare your best hint is a long line. Diarrhea isn't a cultural thing; if the food makes people sick they're probably not going back. Advertisement If you're really lucky, you can find someone in the know to act as a guide. … [Read more...] about How To Order From A Taco Truck