I have told that no lard is added to the beans at TacoTaco on
Hildebrand.

--- In SAvegetariansociety@yahoogroups.com, "sean de vega"
<sdevega@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> after having read the informative and even invigorating thread on
veggie
> burgers (my fave is OrderUp's with the Green Burger at close
second) I
> thought I'd post a question that my wife and I have had for some
time.
>
> See, we both really love the thick totopos, the homecooked flavour,
and the
> genuine ambience of corner taquerías. Back in Houston we lived
just across
> Montrose Blvd from one of the (then) most venerated taquerías in
town, and
> we want something a cut above TC's black bean taco, above Chacho's
guac
> gordita.
>
> I went to one out on the west side called Taquería DF, and it was
wonderful
> and they ***said*** that they consistently abstain from putting any
manteca
> (lard) in their tortillas and beans ("por razones de salud," they
claimed,
> "for health reasons") ... I trusted them, because the way in which
I asked
> (not "I'm vegan and do you put lard in this" but "Hi! Do you do
this the
> traditional way, with lard, or do you use vegetable oil?") assured
me that I
> was getting the truth.
>
> Still, I wonder. Did I eat lard that day? It sucks, being put in
such a
> quandary.
>
> Does anyone know of a good taquería whose "vegetarian" options
don't include
> the bodies of our curly-tailed friends?
>
> (PS Watch out for the rice at TC -- there's chicken in it! and they
put
> animal grease in their refried beans!)
>
> Much love from one embattled SA vegan to all of you.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>