The Burrito Blog

Oh man, TaQueria La Mexicana *owns*! it's actually right in my 'hood so i walk over for some good eating as often as possible. it totally reminds me of all the great (real, ie- non-east coast) mexican food i've had in mexico and through the south west.

good call!

I highly recommend their chiles rellenos.

In my opinion, Taqueria La Mexicana is the best Mexican restaurant in the Boston area. There are others that are almost as good, such as El Sarape in Braintree, Taqueria Mexico in Waltham, and Casa Romero in Boston, but Taqueria La Mexicana is truly outstanding.

On your post "low viscosity refired beans", of course I have not tasted the beans of said restaurant, but, since I am Mexicans and can cook, I'll tell you something about refried beans:

1.- there are two kinds of beans, those in a can, and those that are seeds.

2.- The ones in the can you just heat them in a pan and that cook them. If you want a more "home" taste, you may add onion, garlic, or some other spice or vegetable.

3.- Those that are seeds you first have to cook in water so that the seed gets soft, and the water gets "beaned". You may cook with spices or vegetables (Monterrey style "Charro Beans" come with beer, 4 kinds of meat: pork, beef, sausage, and chicken, onion, green pepper, jalapeños, and many other unclassifiable things that make the beans delicious). These beans in water are "regular beans".

4.- Refried beans are those leftover regular beans which are fried with oil and smahed into the fry pan. If the viscosity is low, then the beans are probably not very well smashed.

You probably already knew all this, since you love Mexican food, but I found it curious that you only have two hypothesis, one of which is evidently not plausible. Refired beans are supposed to have high viscosity, and them having "low viscosity" means that either they well over cooked, have too much water (or oil, or lard), or where not properly smashed into the fry pan... Many forms of canned beans have low viscosity too (which, of course, means that you are not getting the best beans in the world)...

TaQueria is one of my favorite Mexican spots in Boston (I am also a fan of El Pelon.) Have you ever been to Casa Romera? It's no hole in the wall but I was very impressed by the food...