Curry County gold
May 19th, 2008, 1:41 pm · 2 Comments · posted by dhernandez
Unique to this area is a fried delicacy we call the Allsups burrito and its companion, Allsups taco sauce. This fried thing packs more calories than I care to imagine and has something of a following, I found out, when I googled it the other day.
My friend that lives in Wis. has been known to purchase a case and take them home with her. When I lived in southern California, I tried to replace my love for the Allsups burrito with what the locals called a California burrito. Basically it was carne asada, fries and pico de gallo all wrapped up in a huge flour torilla –but alas, it was not my Allsups burrito. So when I drove back here for visits, I would stop at the first place (usually Fort Sumner or Melrose) I could get my hands on a burrito, even if it was 5 a.m. And during the duration of my stay I would horde those orange packets of taco sauce to pack up and take home.
Let’s not forget about the taco sauce either. It has become what I have lovingly dubbed Curry County gold. I’ve been known to steal these from my coworkers’ desks. Some people dump ranch dressing all over their food, well I douse everything in this taco sauce.
Who would have thought, a burrito and its taco sauce, would have come to be a redeeming quality for living in rural New Mexico?
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
This made me laugh. From the title, I was expecting a story about cow manure. I was pleasantly surprised! lol
June 25th, 2008 at 9:50 am
LOL…I have to say, when I was in Florida for six years, I had the same feelings. I used to have a friend purchase an entire box of the burritos, ship them to me same day delivery, packed in dry ice, and then would freeze them in my freezer at least twice a year. I could not get enough of those things. Plus, I had one of those huge 1 gallon Ziplock bags full of taco sauce that I would refill every time I’d come home to visit.
It’s odd the things you miss when you move away from home. Who would have ever thought moving away, that the “Famous Bean and Beef Burrito” from Allsup’s is what you would crave?