466214 Tue Dec 04 05:07:25 -0800 2007 4 4 Pacific Northwest 0 3177696 This is apparently a craze that started in San Diego and has reached L.A. I wonder how long before we have it available here. Sounds so fatteningly good. http://www.laweekly.com/eat+drink/counter-intelligence/my-taco-frying-high/17730/ Tue Dec 04 05:07:25 -0800 2007 74378 kirkj 1 3180376 Sounds like a Cal-Mex answer to poutine. I see wiki has already made that connection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carne_asada_fries Tue Dec 04 19:52:58 -0800 2007 3177696 12139 paulj 1 3180658 I have had the pleasure/pain of gorging on carne asada fries during stints in San Diego. It is essentially like a ton of nacho toppings & chopped up carne asada on top of fries. Tastes like Mexican chilli cheese fries, or a really delicous heart attack. I've tried to ask Mexican restaurants in Seattle if they could make carne asada fries (by replaicng the chips of an order of carne asada nachoes with fries), but have for the most part only recieved puzzled looks in return. Hopefully, the PNW will soon have its own purveyors of this fine treat... Tue Dec 04 22:33:55 -0800 2007 3177696 84310 clearskies0810 2 3180765 I recall from when I lived in Chicago, that 'milanesa', breaded steak (Mexican schnitzel), was always served with fries. But I'm not sure if the taquerias around here even make fries. paulj Wed Dec 05 00:10:16 -0800 2007 3180658 12139 paulj 3 3181584 Milanesa is the national food of Argentina (or close to it, anyway), and is almost always served with fries. That is very traditional, but not neccisarily Mexican. A friend of mine from San Diego was always raving about the "California Burrito" which is basically a burrito with french fries warpped up with everything else. Sort of along the same lines as the carne asada fries. Wed Dec 05 09:14:03 -0800 2007 3180765 66403 dagoose