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You wouldn't happen to remember which restaurant it was that you ate the BBQ? Being from Lubbock, I'm just a little curious.
Blasphemy, I tell you! Blasphemy! Perhaps I'm assuming, but if that's your opinion, I think you definitely haven't had the real thing. Mexico has a distinct cuisine, and what many Americans call Mexican food is the equivalent of junk food popular around the border regions. It would be like saying all American food is hotdogs and hamburgers.
LOL, but that's why I said I was wondering if I am missing something.
Real Mexican cuisine is actually one of the most diverse and delicious of any Latin American country(or any country in the Western Hempisphere). Burritos aren't really common in Mexico outside of the far northern regions. Mexican cooking varies with the mix of ingredients--the northern regions are closer to what Americans commonly think of as Mexican cooking--but nothing in Mexico gets as greasy as the cheese-covered monstrosities that pass off as Mexican food in much of the US at gimmicky chain restaurants.
If one actually travels to Mexico outside of the tourist resorts you find as much variety from the Yucatan to Oaxaca to central highlands to the Pacific coast as you would travelling in Italy or France. The cuisine of the Yucatan uses a lot of tropical ingredients like bananas, plantains, and sweet orange sauces. Which is much different than the grilled beef dishes like carne asada popular in Northern Mexico or the fish tacos of Baja or the seafood stews and Veracruz-style cooked fish of the coasts. My personal favorite is a good authentic mole dish. A good mole poblano or Oaxacan mole negro when prepared correctly, can be one of the the best food experiences in the world, with the unique mix of spices and chocolate.
I've traveled all over Mexico, and I've ate like a king (usually for cheap) throughout just about every region. Mexico is country that loves food, and the passion for cooking is evident at every festival or market or family party.
Authentic Mexican food in the US isn't really the popular Mission-style burritos(originated in Northern California) or Tex-Mex--although both can be delicious, and can be considered authentic Mexican-American styles. That being said I've found delicious, real Mexican food throughout the western US, which can be as simple as good tacos al pastor, a bowl of pozole, chiles en nogada, or even higher end versions of regional Mexican food. It's not that hard to find in California or the Southwestern states--and it's hard to pick just one place for great Mexican food. Personally I've been impressed with what I've found in Los Angeles or San Diego, along with what I grew up eating in Northern California.
Thanks for the answer! It's lunchtime, and I'm eating a bowl of canned soup. What you're describing sounds so much better, so I'll just pretend.
I have never been to Mexico, or California for that matter, and the closest I've gotten to a southwestern state is a five-day-trip to LV with a drive to the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's interesting, because here in the NY/NJ metropolitan area we are known for having available just about any type of cuisine on the planet, but apparently real Mexican food did not make the list.
Well then that's stupid because you've never been here and you've clearly never been to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande Valley (Matamoros, Nuevo Progreso, RÃo Bravo, and Reynosa in the Mexican state Tamaulipas) which it takes like 10 minutes to go to. You can park your car on the U.S. side and walk across. I do it ALL THE TIME. Or, you can just go to one of the many locally owned restaurants (Taco Palenque among others). Or if somebody invited you for dinner at their house (since you probably can't make it yourself).
Yeah, you're totally unconvincing. So why again is Mexican food in the Rio Grande Valley a million times better than Mexican food anywhere else close to the border or in any other U.S. city inundated with Mexican immigrants?
Yeah, you're totally unconvincing. So why again is Mexican food in the Rio Grande Valley a million times better than Mexican food anywhere else close to the border or in any other U.S. city inundated with Mexican immigrants?
Ok, chill, f*cking hell I was over exaggerating on purpose I didn't know you take things so seriously.
I'm just saying that the RGV is like no other place in the U.S.
Go into the Texas forum and see all the bashing it gets from people from up north and how it's supposedly "Mexico".
And you've never even been here. Why don't you visit? AND WHY DON'T YOU READ ABOUT THE RGV GOOGLE IS RIGHT THERE.
Ok, chill, f*cking hell I was over exaggerating on purpose I didn't know you take things so seriously.
I'm just saying that the RGV is like no other place in the U.S.
Go into the Texas forum and see all the bashing it gets from people from up north and how it's supposedly "Mexico".
And you've never even been here. Why don't you visit? AND WHY DON'T YOU READ ABOUT THE RGV GOOGLE IS RIGHT THERE.
Im going to say that any region not touching the border isn't going to have a clue to what "real" mexican food is.
Their are a couple of things about Mexican food that most people don't realize.
1. Burritos in the US are a fushion food. You go to California and you can literally see the transformation of the burrito to what is now commonly sold at Chipotle, Bullrito, Mission Burrito, etc. It isn't really Mexican. The Mexican Burrito is extraordinarily simple, sometimes containing nothing more then Beans inside a flour tortilla. Think PBJ minus cultural significance. Most mexicans will carry a Burrito (in texas at least) to satisfy your more hesitant anglos...it usually consists of Beans, Ground beef, Rice(not often), and a sauce that covers it (usual Queso).
2. Mexican food is extraordinarily diverse. Beans, and a Taco is hardly the extent of Mexican food.
3. In my experience, not a lot of cheese is used in authentic Mexican food. ive found this to be very true....especially in regards to Yucatecan food.
IMO, the Yucatan flavor is the very best possible mexican food you can eat. I don't really care for your more northern tastes of Mole', Menudo,etc. in fact...i hate Mole'... it is disgusting.
Yucatecan food is to die for...some of my favorite dishes:
Cochinita pibil- on a Torta topped with onions, lime juice, chili powder, and Habenero based sauce....To die for.
Panuchos
sopa de Lima'
Pollo Pibil with the sauce soaking in on a pile of hot steaming rice. Side of black beans sprinkled with a light mexican cheese.
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Ok, chill, f*cking hell I was over exaggerating on purpose I didn't know you take things so seriously.
I'm just saying that the RGV is like no other place in the U.S.
Go into the Texas forum and see all the bashing it gets from people from up north and how it's supposedly "Mexico".
And you've never even been here. Why don't you visit? AND WHY DON'T YOU READ ABOUT THE RGV GOOGLE IS RIGHT THERE.
or look what I did, I gave you a link now shut the f*ck up.
Why don't you go to a f*cking colonia outside of McAllen and eat with one of those families, then will you be satisfied? I can't stand ignorance.
When one is given the opportunity to present a positive attribute (such as distinct regional Mexican cuisine) it's best not to be vulgar, defensive, and with a chip on ones shoulder, thus totally negating the entire point. Also assuming everyone should know the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas is the Mexican food capital without considering Mexican communities, culinary offerings, and cultures scattered throughout the US (they have fanned out beyond the Border States too) then I would certainly say that is ignorance.
In fact Confucius say.....
....."He who Flies off the handle conveys to oneself a distorted reflection of ignorance redirected back like a boomerang, kettle must chill"!
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Do people actually know the answers to these or is everyone just guessing? "Hmm, I don't really know where you'll find the best soul food, but I'll just say Atlanta because it's in the South and there are a lot of black people there, so it must be the answer"
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Perhaps I'm assuming, but if that's your opinion, I think you definitely haven't had the real thing. Mexico has a distinct cuisine, and what many Americans call Mexican food is the equivalent of junk food popular around the border regions. It would be like saying all American food is hotdogs and hamburgers.
