Monday, December 14, 2009

If you want a Burrito in Tel Aviv

What's a Southern Californian to do??
  1. Patronize one of the faux-Mexican restaurants around town?? Heyell NO!
  2. Cry, throw a hissyfit, wonder why it is the Children of Israel didn't head for the Baja Peninsula instead of this God-Forsaken land barren of any Carne Asada beef and guacamole (I'm talking REAL guacamole, not some avocado salad variant).
OR
You can head over to Kar-naf (which translates to "Rhinoceros"), which although is not a burrito place per se, it's about as close as you can come.
So they use a wheat wrap instead of a tortilla.
And they use grilled tenderloin rather than carne asada.
And you would have to add your own rice, beans and cheese (and no Mexican cheese, you'd have to make due with whatever Israeli stuff you can find).
And you would have to use store-bought Salsa or make your own because there is no place to get good Salsa here (although they will slather your wrap with a whole host of sauces ranging from sweet chili to spicy chili to Pesto, etc...)
But other than that, it's just like the real thing!
And if you believe me, I have some beach-front property to sell you in the West Bank...
No, Seriously, it's good stuff.
Enjoy :)

*This post is lovingly dedicated to the best Burrito place on Earth. Long Live the Conga Burrito.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I know what you mean. I never could figure out why there are no decent Mexican places in Israel (there used to be a few, but they all shut down years ago).
I've seen protest Facebook groups open over a lot less...

Anonymous said...

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