Word: asada
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...Angeles institutions go, perhaps only the Lakers inspire as much passionate debate and chest-thumping as the humble taco truck: "My corner carne asada is better than yours, amigo!" Unlike the Lakers, however, you don't have to be Jack Nicholson to afford the top-of-the-line taco truck experience. Gobbling oniony beef tacos as you rest your paper plate on your car hood and watch the sun set over the freeway traffic will set you back about $3. It is an evening of fine dining accessible to any college student, construction worker or unemployed actor...
...pair has just had their web site translated into Spanish and created a flyer that reads, "Carne Asada Is Not a Crime," which they're asking taco lovers to print and post in their neighborhoods. "Taco trucks are such a vibrant part of the landscape of L.A.," says Rutherford. "They're messing with the free market." There's talk of grander plans, too, like a citywide "taco truck night," in which Angelenos will be encouraged to eat a meal at a taco truck in a show of solidarity...
...INDICTED. HIDEAKI ASADA, 41, president of Asada Nosan, a Japanese poultry producer, on charges of covering up a February outbreak of avian influenza at a company farm; in Kyoto. Prosecutors say Asada failed to warn authorities about the deaths of thousands of birds, and the farm allegedly sent some of the surviving chickens to processing plants. Asada faces up to a year in prison. His father, who was Asada Nosan's chairman, and his mother committed suicide after the outbreak was discovered...
...salsa, spice and unrecognizable smoosh were a welcome addition to the homemade tortilla chips—especially after everyone snarfed down the guacamole. Probably the best entrée of the night was shared at the end of the table and consisted of a big piece of meat. Carne Asada, a typical dish all over Latin America, is transformed into a culinary wonder in Inman Square. A thin, flat piece of beef somehow becomes infused with spices and tender love, only to be consumed at a great rate along with the surrounding black beans and rice. Another favorite among...
...throat below the chin, then pulling his tongue through the wound as he bleeds to death. Or suffocating a rival with a clear plastic bag over his head while a henchman named El Gordo (the Fat Man) bounces on his chest. But perhaps Ramon's favorite ritual is carne asada--barbecue--executing entire families and tossing their corpses on a bed of flaming tires, as he and his goons celebrate with tequila and cocaine...