Taco Rice, It's Mighty Nice!

by Pa Rock
Food Critic

One place where cultures can be counted on to collide, often with tasty results, is in the vicinity of military communities. Today I experienced one such culinary collision. Taco rice is a delicious combination of the oriental staple, rice, and the tasty import from America's south-of-the-border passion, tacos. The dish has a base of white, sticky rice covered with taco-seasoned beef or chicken, and then topped with shredded cheese and lettuce, chopped onions and tomatoes, and sliced olives - with taco sauce splashed on to taste. The entire thing is put together and served up in a shell like those used for standard taco salads.

Taco rice is simple, yet satisfying - a good example of the benefit of cultural cross-pollination!