National Quesadilla Day, the Frozen Aisle Edition

Today is National Quesadilla Day. I could’ve gone to Del Taco or Taco Bell — but that felt too expected. I wanted fast food, and this still qualifies.

The quesadilla began in 16th-century Mexico — tortillas and cheese on a hot griddle, simple and fresh. Over the centuries it spread, evolved, and crossed borders. And now, at last, it has reached its pinnacle: two entire boxes of El Monterey frozen chicken and Monterey Jack quesadillas, stacked straight from cardboard to black background. Ten quesadillas, no chef required. Just freezer, oven, and done.

Is it authentic Mexican food? No. It’s just another variation of fast food — not handmade on the street corner, not handed through a drive-thru window, but pulled from a box in the freezer aisle.

Five hundred years of history, now available in 15 minutes at 375 degrees — family pack times two.

📸 From my From Bag to Background series:
https://www.secondfocus.com/index/G0000wQ3fbeEezF0

September 25, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: cheese quesadilla, chicken quesadilla, El Monterey, fast food, food culture, Food Photography, from bag to background, frozen food, frozen quesadilla, Ian L Sitren, Mexican food, National Quesadilla Day, packaged food, Palm Springs photographer, processed food, quesadilla, quesadillas, satire, Tex-Mex | Leave a comment