Saturday, July 26, 2008

Goodby to Austin, Its Been Swell...



Another chapter has ended. I now part ways with Texas hill country and move on. Austin will forever remind me of breakfast tacos, menudo and chilequiles and that's just breakfast. One of my fondest memories is passing through Fredricksburg and experiencing the very small, but very sweet peaches of the area. Though my time in Austin was quite short (5 months), it was enough to help me experience the colorful foods, people and places of the area. I have a new addiction to Pasilla Chiles (chiles negros) which give off a mild to medium heat and helped me perfect my chili. I will certainly miss the Green Belt and riding bikes down the drag with hundreds during Critical Mass and will never forget the sin of all sins...kolaches (little calorie packed pastries with fillings).

Now my travels continue. I'll be spending some time in Ft. Lauderdale in a week and hope to get my hands on a decent Baleada (A Hondurian street food consisting of a flour tortilla, refried bean, egg, a specialty hard cheese and a sweet/sour cream) mmmmmmmm. I highly recomend these treats. If you're familiar with how good a breakfast taco with migas is than you should check it out.

After my time in Florida, I will be off to Spain. Madrid, Barcelona and Ezcaray (a town in Rioja). I will continue to blog on my experiences and hopefully record my food findings weekly.

Stay Happy,
Matt