Today is Fat Tuesday (french: Mardi Gras) the day before Ash Wednesday for Roman Catholics (for Orthodox Catholics YMMV). The reason for the nickname is that traditionally you used up all of the fats and oils before fasting during Lent.
One of the traditional meals for Mardi Gras is pancakes which, this year presents an issue. In 2022 it falls on Tuesday which brings up the question of Taco Tuesday. Pancakes or Tacos – that is the question.
By a happy coincidence I had to mail a UPS package today and right next to the UPS store was a Taco John restaurant.
The ‘gras’ part of Mardi Gras (fr: fat) is the fact that they had a special with 6 tacos & a pound of potato ole’s. I took that as a sign.
4 replies on “Pancakes or Tacos ???”
Tell me you did not eat all 6 tacos!
Nope, only ate 4 tacos and one of two buckets of the Potato Ole’
Dean,
So glad to see (hear) you are doing well. We miss you here at the Promenade.
Tacos win EVERYTIME with me!