Talk:Frito pie

Restoration
I restored this article because it had been redirected to chili con carne without any discussion. I think the redirect is a mistake because although chili and frito pie are physically quite similar, they are different entities in a social and cultural way. The situation is a lot like the relation between hot dogs and corn dogs. Yes, they are basically the same product served in different ways, but the difference is significant enough to justify separate articles. I hope to add content to this article in the near future, so please don't redirect it again, at least not without discussion. --Jcbutler (talk) 21:59, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Texas Straw Hat
That's what we'd call this...perhaps others would too...perhaps should be added to article as alternative name.


 * much more common name than "walking taco" (never ever heard of that) - surprising indeed that this isn't even mentioned in this article or as it's own (and wiki calls itself an encyclopedia - hah!). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 22:49, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Two entirely different products
a Frito pie is a cooked casserole dish. a "walking taco" is made at taco stands on the spot, and is not cooked. it shares some ingredients. it should have its own arrticle. the mexican name is tostiloco, at least in California.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:57, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * its being given lots of wikilove, with pics. im telling you, its only a hop skip and jump from being a "discovered" food item, with gourmet variations. id skip the pickled pork rinds myself...Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:38, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

I recommend making a separate section instead of a whole new article on the Walking Taco. It would be unlikely that the walking taco as a standalone article would meet the notability test. You can always add the info here, and then split if off later. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 13:31, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

My recollection of a Frito pie is from the 80's from the cafeteria at the Allen Middle School in Allen, Texas, which served it in a single serving bag of Fritos. It was most definitely not a cooked casserole dish.192.225.178.210 (talk) 22:59, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

William "Billy" Grisham
I don't see any sources on this, and I'm likely to delete it soon if I don't see one. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 18:31, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Dennis, I can't find any sources for this, so I'd say "delete away!" Geoff &#124; Who, me? 17:05, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Chronology of origin stories
The article says that "Another story claims that true Frito pie originated only in the 1960s with Teresa Hernandez..." Published references to the dish, including recipes, such as Disneyland's Casa de Fritos menu and the Frito cookbook, both date from the 1950s. So how is such a claim defended? Thanks, I'll take my answer off the air. PacificBoy  00:21, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Preparation
The article says that the Frito pie dish is "just a pile of Fritos with beef chili poured on top" and "it is often served right inside the chip bag". You might get this sort of preparation from a restaurant or a food truck, but home preparations, which are the common denominator for this dish, differ from the article's account, which is from a dubious Texas Monthly article that is cited, which does not cover the dish in any detail. I grew up with this dish myself, and it was typically served as a casserole, which is more like the recipe found at www.seriouseats.com, https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/01/frito-pie-recipe.html.

Living in Central Texas, I can tell you that when I talk about Frito pie with other Texans from the Austin/Central Texas area, the most common, and only, preparation was Frito corn chips, with a layer of chile con carne, diced onions, and shredded cheddar cheese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.115.149.163 (talk) 00:27, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

pepper bellies !?
I've lived in several cities in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles County and have NEVER heard of pepper bellies. There are recipes that Google found but none of the ones I looked at attributed them to SoCal.

The mention of pepper bellies needs to be deleted until there is proper documentation.

2603:8001:FF3C:4100:D4CA:6E80:B64C:74FC (talk) 02:25, 12 March 2022 (UTC)