Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for June 11, 2022

Cuba Cooding, Sr. (1944-2017) once said, “there’s no exception to the rule.” Carmen is no fool to be played with though.

I kinda doubt it. What she’s holding came from three dead cows and they probably didn’t slaughter that many at a time 100 years ago.

I’m not intimately familiar with lengua casserole, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one where the lenguas were on top of the casserole instead of inside of it, and quite so recognizable.

I prefer chicken over beef

Lengua, like liver, should only be canned for Fido and his buddies.

We seem to have forgotten where came from and what we ate. We live on spongey bread, mac ’n cheese, lite (sic) beer and white Zinfandel. Pity, really. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018843-braised-tongue

My problem with tradition is twofold (at least). First, understanding what became tradition, and why it became a tradition, can be forgotten, or misinterpreted. Second, did you correctly pick something that should be traditionalized? For an extreme example, I’m glad every one in twelve of the disciples hanging himself did not become a tradition. On the other hand, why did a sip of wine and a bite of unleavened bread become the tradition, and not feeding multitudes?

Traditional foods are a part of tradition,as they should be!

I have to concur with Gracie on this one.

Why is Tia Carmen holding a hot casserole dish with bare hands?

That’s why the first order of business in destroying a country is to destroy its traditions…..

well, that’s nothing to stick your tongue out at…

Bite your tongue!

Seems none of YOU gringo’s were lucky enough to have a wife from Mazatlan. Sinaloa,Where Tacos made from diced Lingua, with chopped onions, cilantro, lime juice and spicy Salsa Verde are to die for…Too bad it is so expensive…

Great on a hot day with a Paifico or two…Wife wise… I chose Wisely……

I am a "gringo"myself….

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Lingua casserole on the other hand may be something akin to Cream-corn and green beans casserole…

Urp.. Urp…

Urp.. Urp…Barf….A family Holiday tradition where I have to leave the table puking….

Urp.. Urp…Barf….A family Holiday tradition where I have to leave the table puking….…

100 years of tradition, unmarred by progress.

If tongues could talk…

I knew Baldo didn’t like Lengua, but I didn’t know Gracie felt the same way.

Traditional foods become very interesting in mixed families. Husband is Italian/Roman Catholic and I am assorted Eastern European/Jewish.

Due to a variety of circumstances – including the pandemic in more recent years – we tend to have our own holiday dinners. This year Passover and Easter weekend overlapped so Good Friday was the first Seder night. While I don’t keep kosher normally and don’t keep keep strict kosher for Passover I do not bread and several other foods during Passover. I don’t eat fish in general.

Lunch that Friday we went to Wendys – I ate my burger with a knife and fork – no bread, no matzoh allowed for that meal. He had a fish sandwich.

Good Friday dinner was the Seder – hmm? What to do? Take out Chinese food of course. He had shrimp dish and I had chicken which did not have rice or noodles. Not traditional foods for these holidays – but worked well to meet the traditions of what the food needs to be for the holiday.

For Easter Sunday dinner I cooked chicken and the soup I made was matzah ball.