Two Things Everyone Should Know

Give me a couple days to confirm the universality of this, but it appears Chipotle has changed its salsa recipes. I grew suspicious on Monday when my meal was provided "on the house" after i asked for chips and salsa (maybe i should explain that I have a handful of "usual" items which half the employees have memorized... ). Why am I being offered free food from people who know I will be back every other day until I change jobs or they change their salsa recipes? A-HA!

Sure enough... The sacred has been defiled.

Green Chili (aka crack-cocaine aka medium-hot) has been turned into a horrid parody of itself, a tomato-y edge gives it the flavor of a watered-down generic jar salsa. Chili-Corn (aka medium aka THE CORN) supposedly has a stronger onion flavor. Mild (aka tomatoes aka mild) is indistinguishable to me so far but may have a little less cilantro. Red Chili (aka chiles de arbol aka ---><HOT><-- ) is basically all pepper so it's hard to tell the difference, but it's still TOO FREAKING HOT to eat without sour cream or the direct intent to prove one's ability to eat the hottest things on the planet.

Give out a holler if you're hearing me on this, but there was the Word of God and then there was Green Chili salsa from Chipotle. The divine spoke through us through these things and now we're stuck with the NIV of both. Yeah, it's all there... but where's the poetry? Do you feel it? Crisp, clean salsa taste found nowhere else...

Gone.