We hit a taco record at WOAP!
May 9, 2023
Some truths. We're human. We're not magicians or superheroes. We revel in our successes, and we feel failures and let downs hard. We are business owners, chefs, type A people, perfectionists and especially hospitality workers.Last Saturday, Taco Addicts participated in Welli...
20 days of tortillas
April 17, 2020
This is a blog I’ve been wanting to write since I started Taco Addicts. People always ask us what the difference between a ‘taco’ and a ‘tortilla’ is. We’re now more than 3 years into the business, and people still ask us regularly. Even the stockists at Moore Wi...
20 days of tortillas: Enchiladas
April 28, 2020
We’re not called Enchilada Addicts, but if I had to choose another dish that I am addicted to when I’m home in Austin, it would totally be the enchilada! There’s something about an enchilada plate that is really satisfying. I also felt it was a fitting time to blog the...
20 days of tortillas: Soft Tacos
April 25, 2020
This post is going to be incredibly short. The soft taco - it’s pretty much every other taco apart from the crispy taco! It’s all the tacos we make at Taco Addicts, the ones you get at Viva Mexico, and (hopefully) most other Mexican restaurants in New Zealand. It’s wha...
20 days of tortillas: the Flour Tortilla
April 23, 2020
I love flour tortillas. There’s nothing like biting into a fresh, hot, delicious flour tortilla. The combination of the soft, crispy, and chewy dough is irresistible. Hopefully this love comes across in our tortillas.I’m sure you know parts of this story - the Spaniards ...
20 days of tortillas: Corn tortillas
April 21, 2020
Maize (corn), chocolate (cacao), tomatoes, beans, chilies, avocados, papaya, vanilla - most of these are foods you could probably find in your kitchen on a weekly basis, and all of them originate from Mexico! It's no wonder that I'm obsessed with the cuisine - everything del...
20 days of tortillas: the Hard Taco
April 19, 2020
If you grew up in New Zealand, or any state in the USA that doesn’t share a border with Mexico [with some exceptions such as New York], you most likely grew up with hard tacos in your life. The crispy taco is a corn tortilla that has been fried, and can then be filled (usu...