Slog - Comments on "Why Do We Put Collard Greens in Our Burritos at Villa Victoria?" http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr ...asks an email to The Stranger's Chow Department. The short answer to this rhetorical question: "...because the collard greens are flavorful, irreproachable, and delicious!" The long answer may be found here. Stranger reader-reviewers are silent (so far) on the relative merits of Villa Victoria and its collard green–laden burritos; one Stranger staffer reports that Villa Victoria's tamales can be "a little dry." Here is some footage of a woman named Rosa chopping collard greens in the kitchen at Villa Victoria. If you like watching people chop, you're gonna love this. If not, be warned: It is just footage of a... Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:27:54 -0800 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Beans go with greens, greens go with beans! Why shouldn't they be together?

Additionally, greens keep you alive.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093257 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093257 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:34:42 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Why do we put collard greens in our burritos at Villa Victoria?

So...I'm assuming nobody actually asked that question? They just sent an e-mail to the Chow Department as if we all wanted to know, but forgot to ask?

I have a question for the Chow Department.

Why do I put so much fucking soy sauce in everything I cook?

The answer is because it's fucking delicious. I expect to receive the same amount of attention for my pathetic self-interest.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093267 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:41:40 -0800 Comment by Brendan I love those burritos. Like other dishes at Villa Victoria, the burrito adeptly blends the mixed cultural traditions of the chef/owner. If you want a Chicano burrito, go to Mama's. If you want a Baja burrito, go to Taco del Mar. But if you want an Oklahoma/Mexican buritto, get your ass over to Villa Victoria, pronto!

]]> Brendan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093278 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:49:39 -0800 Comment by girlgerms @2, first one is interesting, second one is depressing

]]> girlgerms http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093280 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093280 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:49:58 -0800 Comment by FACT Taco Bell is the only place in the world where you can find a quality burrito.

]]> FACT http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093281 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093281 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:52:05 -0800 Comment by DanFan @5- That was a joke, right?

]]> DanFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093285 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:54:36 -0800 Comment by boxofbirds greens go good in everything.

especially my belly.

]]> boxofbirds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093286 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093286 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:55:52 -0800 Comment by DONT BREAK THE OATH TACO BELL FOREVAAA

]]> DONT BREAK THE OATH http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093293 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:59:44 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @3: no one should EVER, EVER under any circumstances go to Mama's, unless he or she is intending to consume a half-dozen frozen margaritas and then be sick in the toilets. Much better for you than the food.

That video clip is erotically charged, all right. Greens are the best, and Rosa is working that blade.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093306 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:09:59 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle If it weren't for 10 gallon cans of soya sauce, I'd go broke.

Best part is, when you buy it in bulk, you can get the low sodium organic kind for about twice as much for a ten gallon container as for one of those teeny 8 ounce bottles.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093317 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:16:50 -0800 Comment by laterite That's hotter than a girl licking a hotel TV, I tell ya!

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093352 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093352 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:49:10 -0800 Comment by Irena I swear to god I just read this John Waters quote somewhere:

"If you go home with somebody, and they have a 10 gallon container of low-sodium organic soy sauce in their fridge, don't fuck 'em!"

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093392 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:22:11 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Aww, thanks for playing, Irena.

It's so cute that you get sex advice from John Waters.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093429 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:41:13 -0800 Comment by Timothy Villa Victoria rocks!

]]> Timothy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093465 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:03:25 -0800 Comment by Irena Thanks for having me, Will! But I get all my sex advice from Dan Savage, see, and so I know that with all that soy sauce consumption, you run the risk of developing a distinctly salty tang.

I'm just concerned for your loved ones, is all.

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093492 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:24:30 -0800 Comment by The Insatiable Sulk Kelly O and Ari Spool give Will in Seattle 10 gallon can of soya sauce, Will in Seattle drink soya sauce, freak out, Kurosawa out, WILL IN SEATTLE BECOME TOSHIRO MIFUNE!

TOSHIRO MIFUNE WILL PLAY CRAZY GUY IN 14TH CENTURY JAPAN!

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

]]> The Insatiable Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1093604 Chow Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:55:34 -0800 Comment by Duke The food at Villa Victoria is fantastic! Check out the Stranger's review of the original location in Madrona:

http://thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=6733


Then head on over to Columbia City!

]]> Duke http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1096129 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/why_do_we_put_collard_greens_in_our_burr#c1096129 Chow Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:42 -0800