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One of the coolest things about our country, and apparently something you either want to deny or ignore, is that our culture is an amalgam of cultures of the world. You can get all of those foods in any of our cities. We have such a rich tapestry of tastes. Most of us are thrilled to have choices and culinary experiences from around the world. Why are you such a stick in the mud about it?
He wishes the US was like merry old England. What he can't seem to accept is the fact that the US, in fact all of North America, is the land of the mixed race and cultures. But, what is culture these days anyways? Most of the world seems to have adopted the American culture of jeans, t-shirts, rock, metal, and pop anyway, even Mexico. If that is what American culture is, then the real problem is American culture supplanting most of the cultures of the world, not the other way around. The consumerist lifestyle (aka the modern lifestyle) that dominates the Americas, Europe, Eastern Asia, and creeping into South Asia, originated in 1950s USA and spread throughout the world.
I didn't say that I don't eat it sometimes. It depends on which part of America you are talking about as to what is popular. In Arizona, it's probably Salsa Verde. In New England, it's probably maple syrup. In the Deep South, it's likely going to be BBQ sauce (of which there are dozens of kinds and styles such as mustard base, ketchup base, brown sugar base, vinegar base...) In Tarpon Springs FL, where there is a huge Greek population, it's going to be white yogurt dill Tziki sauce for gyros and cucumber salad. In New Orleans, it will be tabasco pepper vinegar or hot sauce. So there is nothing special about Mexican salsa and as I said is only prevelant in the southwest.
In the Northwest, Cholula or Tapatio hot sauce are becoming as common as Tabasco as hot sauces. The Vietnamese-American Sriracha sauce is becoming popular as well even outside of Asian restaurants...(http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/sl...lideshow#intro)
I'd say Mexican hot sauces are probably common across the entire Western US at this point as condiments at restaurants.
In the Northwest, Cholula or Tapatio hot sauce are becoming as common as Tabasco as hot sauces. Sriracha sauce is becoming popular as well even outside of Asian restaurants...
I'd say Mexican hot sauces are probably common across the entire Western US at this point as condiments at restaurants.
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, our condiments are always ketchup (especially the Heinz brand in my state, since Heinz is from Pittsburgh) and restaurants here also have Tabasco hot sauce on hand (which is also the name of the Mexican state, for those that didn't know)
Mexican food is very popular up here, and you'll find aisles in grocery stores devoted to it. Biscuits, gravy and grits? Never see them.
Aisles of mexican food in Canada ? That's more than our supermarkets have here in Texas.
We have one aisle that is ethnic that contains the Mexican brands.
We do have Mexican supermarkets though scattered throughout the area.
You will find fresh tres leches, tortillas and bolillos in the bakery section though.
Aisles of mexican food in Canada ? That's more than our supermarkets have here in Texas.
We have one aisle that is ethnic that contains the Mexican brands.
We do have Mexican supermarkets though scattered throughout the area.
You will find fresh tres leches, tortillas and bolillos in the bakery section though.
Do you guys have Goya down there? I don't think you do? But, we do here thanks to the large Puerto Rican population in the Mid-Atlantic. I wonder if that's something to get mad at, especially since Puerto Rico has the largest (or one of the largest) amount of veterans, per capita, of any state or territory of the US. Someone got mad at me on here for admitting that I speak Spanish to my Puerto Rican co-workers. Well, I have WWI, WWII, and Korean War veterans in my family, so I think my ancestors and living relatives have paid the price for me to speak whatever language I damn well want
Absolutely. Aisles of Mexican products, Oriental products, Kosher products, Middle Eastern products, you name it. Available at my local Loblaws store.
That's not to mention the hundreds of small specialty shops selling ethnic food, from churros to empanadas, falafel to hummus, and every weird unidentifiable Oriental food you can imagine.
"Hey, will you get a load of this? What is it? Is it animal, vegetable or mineral? It looks like a purple spider!"
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