Seattlest: Frito Pie And Its Discontents (Smarty Pants Edition)

Seth

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:11:37 -0800

How soon before someone opens a theme restaurant where everything cooks on engine blocks?

Michael van Baker

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:35:31 -0800

kasa, I will keep your recipe in mind to try once my stomach is accepting solid foods again. Samantha, look, almost *anything* is improved by cooking it on an engine block. But I don't own a car, so I hafta rely on simpler fare.

samantha

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:46:07 -0800

My favorite frito pie is when you heat the chili in a disposable pie tin on the engine block during a road trip and then toss the fritos in during a rest stop. Takes about 40 minutes to get the chili nice and hot.

kasa

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:29:30 -0800

Due to sogginess issues, the best frito pie is served to be created by the individual and eaten immediately. Also the more basic, the better. I am a fan of veggie chili heated in the microwave, placed on fritos along with cheese and white onions - done, delicious. It's one of those things thats just not meant for restaurants.