Divided between two worlds

The day had dragged since it began. Countless errands and minor tasks were dutifully ignored in favor of reading another compilation of Neil Gaiman short stories and a few rounds of sudoku. However, a bowl of Kashi cereal can only go so far. An omelette? Perhaps, except impossible secondary to a distressing lack of cheese. Eventually, I would have to leave the apartment and find some food.

"Eventually" translated into several hours later, when even that questionable chocolate pudding (it should probably be thrown out... later) started to look appetizing. Walking downstairs to my car, I began to muse over the possibilities for dinner. A burger and soup at the Angry Dog? Tasty, but not right now. Perhaps a green lamb curry? Nah, still annoyed that someone stole my phone the last time I had it. Sushi? Too expensive, I'm too hungry right now (there's always a tendency to order more than I can actually eat). Fried oysters? No. Fried chicken? Hmmm. Bubba's isn't too far, and they have delicious rolls as well.

I love good fried chicken. The delightful batter that you crunch through, the juicy flesh beneath. The wonderful aroma, the ever present mashed potatoes and gravy piled alongside. The decision made, I hopped into my beloved blue hatchback and drove toward my destination. Or at least tried to. Where the hell did all these cars come from, and why are they in my way? Even all my non-highway options were overrun by morons. The hunger was making it even worse. Screw this. I turned around and began to head to the south, toward one of the many hispanic enclaves located here in Dallas, and towards pollo asado.

Pollo asado. Exact recipes vary, but usually the bird is marinated in either vinegar or lime juice combined with cumin, chile powders, etc. The chicken is then cooked on a grill, sometimes rotisseried. Ah, delicious. Somewhat healthful, too. No deep oil bath, no batter, just crispy skin embracing the scrumptious morsels within, accompanied with some warm corn tortillas, salsa selected with your heat tolerance in mind, and maybe some beans and rice. Even better, no traffic.