Mystery only partly solved

[vvvexation]

Apparently that bike horn that I've been hearing across the street most afternoons doesn't belong to a small child as I'd assumed, but to a guy walking down the street with a shopping cart that has bags of something orange hanging from it. Presumably he's selling the orange stuff, and thus using the horn in an icecreamtruckish fashion (I have to say, I rather prefer even crappy music to this more distracting honking), but from this distance I can't figure out what on earth it might be. Cheesy popcorn, maybe? It's the right size but the wrong color for cotton candy.

Comments

[polkamadness.livejournal.com]

I've seen these guys up close, but I couldn't identify the stuff either. Something Mexican. Not popcorn. Sorry can't be more help.

- Mark

[mckenzee.livejournal.com]

Are you in an hispanic neighborhood? They sell these bags of fried corn crisps shaped like wheels. I can't remember the name right now.

[bdot.livejournal.com]

that is exactly what they are. they start out really tiny and then expand in hot oil. you put chile and lime on them. they are yummy for the first bite or two.....

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Aha. That could very well be it.

[deyo.livejournal.com]

When shanex lived in Tustin, there was a guy who wandered through every night or two, honking his little bicycle horn, selling fresh steamed corn.

Andy resisted the urge to shout, "Sell drugs!" out the window. He actually bought corn from the guy once. As he puts it, "No I never said it out loud. At least not loud enough for them to hear. And I frequently bought corn. So I wan't being a good capatalist."

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

*snort*

Sometimes, it's Pork Rinds

[girlpurple.livejournal.com]

With strange orange flavoring stuff on them....eww...crispy pig skin...