Taco Bell Is Not Mexican Food

[Hostile]

Sorry Hos, but that stuff in Arizona isn't real Mexican food either.

The Mexican food capital of the nation is down here in El Paso, TX.

And I'm not talking about Chicos, if anyone knows what that is.

Actually, as someone who has eaten many meals down in Mexico, yes Tucson does.

 

[Hostile]

You can get authentic Mexican food in every state in the Union these days.

I personally love it. The only down side is these establishments are often in some of the poorer neighborhoods and look pretty shoddy from the outside. You just have to set aside some preconceived notions and give them a try.

Oh I am quite sure the places exist, but you are 100% right. You have got to go find the dive that just has the best stuff. That's what I am saying. Don't go to Taco Bell to find it. It isn't there. It has never been there. It will never be there.

 

[Alumni2k11]

I like the grilled chicken tacos at taco bell. That's about it though. Definitely not real Mexican food.

 

[trickblue]

I like Panchos.

You just like running the little Mexican flag up and down...

 

[trickblue]

San Antonio is the home of Tex-Mex. There's a 100 different places to try that range anywhere from $40 a person give or take to $4 a person.

All of my chefs are 1st gen or recent immigrants, working in an Italian restaurant. One of them who works solely on salads and pizzas makes around 8 different varieties of ceviche. He'll do a spicy tomato base on day with mahi or barrumundi. The next is strictly fruit such as mangoes and papaya with paprika, onion, cilantro, and a touch of jalepeno juice. He says the northern Mexicans hate their food so they kill it with fire.

He's from deep south Mexico on the Pacific side. There's a lot more seafood and lighter cooking involved in his dishes as compared to what my chefs from the border region whip up.

The northern Mexican chefs say that heat is necessary to get the body ready for a good meal. It gets the heart running, makes the love life better.

One thing I have noticed traveling here and there a bit is how standard Mexican dishes are vastly different across the border regions. In some areas a burrito is a tiny little thing, the size of one small corn tortilla. In others, burritos are huge, the tortilla being the size of a dinner plate to start. Similarly, I've had tamales in New Mexico that were the size of large burritos here in San Antonio and stuffed with all kinds of goodness.

You are right... Mexican food is very diverse...

Most people don't realize that...

 

[Hostile]

You are right... Mexican food is very diverse...

Most people don't realize that...

Down in Cancun they do fruit tacos. Bananas, mangoes, papayas, you name it. There are people who will say, that sounds awful. It isn't. Oh my gosh you cannot imagine how good the mango is as a taco until you bite into that, taste the variety of flavors and feel that mango juice quenching your thirst.

You can even find some that have all of the fruits in them. Heaven.

 

[trickblue]

Next you'll be telling me that chow mein isn't authentic Chinese food...

Spaghetti was invented by the Chinese not the Itilians.............How boat that tid bit of info

and Chop Suey in San Francisco, Fajitas in San Antonio

 

[trickblue]

What exactly is the definition of "Tex-Mex?" I see that all the time.

I assume it's watered down, mild Mexican food.

Actually is spiced-up bolder Mexican food...

 

[Temo]

Down in Cancun they do fruit tacos. Bananas, mangoes, papayas, you name it. There are people who will say, that sounds awful. It isn't. Oh my gosh you cannot imagine how good the mango is as a taco until you bite into that, taste the variety of flavors and feel that mango juice quenching your thirst.

You can even find some that have all of the fruits in them. Heaven.

As a guy born in a tropical nation and raised on mangoes, I have to say there's never been a better fruit in the world.

 

[Hostile]

As a guy born in a tropical nation and raised on mangoes, I have to say there's never been a better fruit in the world.

No argument from me. I remember the first time I had chutney and ate until I was too tired to move. Such good stuff.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I like Panchos.

I used to work for a local chain called Pancho's but it has nothing to do with the Texas chain. It is both full service restaurants and fast food. I worked in the fast food ones during HS and while I was going to college.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Regardless of whether taco bell is real mexican food or not they are horrible and have been for quite some time.
They used to have a better quality of food but this was back in the 70s and 80s. They are owned by Yum Foods which has a head office in China and they also own KFC,Pizza Hut and A&W which all have gone downhill as well.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Same goes for Chili. Here in NY, I say Chili and someone brings up Hormel.

I don't know what the hell that Hormel crap is, but it isn't chili!

 

[YosemiteSam]

I like Panchos.

The only thing I ever ate at Panchos was the cheese enchiladas. I have an extreme affection for melted American/cheddar/swiss/jack/mozzarella/provolone cheese.

 

[rkell87]

What exactly is the definition of "Tex-Mex?" I see that all the time.

I assume it's watered down, mild Mexican food.

not even close




Combination platters of enchiladas, tacos, rice and beans; chili con carne, fajitas, and Margaritas became the standard stuff of Tex-Mex restaurants that sprang up first in Paris, then all over Europe.
The burrito, which means "little burro," is another example of a traditional Mexican food with an American twist. Food historians tell us that "refried beans" are not the authentic "well fried" beans of Mexican tradition, and other spices and ingredients like beef and pork are Anglo additions. Andrew F. Smith of Tacos, Enchiladas and Refried Beans: The Invention of Mexican-American Cookery reports the burrito was first sold in Los Angeles at the El Cholo Spanish Café in the 1930s, and spread Southwest some twenty years later, eventually going worldwide. Although the Americanized burrito might have originated closer to Los Angeles than Texas, today any Americanized Mexican food is generally referred to as Tex-Mex.

 

[WarC]

Well, even up here in Wiscowsin most all of the employees of local Taco Bells are hispanic. So if it isn't mexican food its certainly hispanic food.

 

[Chief]

Same goes for Chili. Here in NY, I say Chili and someone brings up Hormel.

I don't know what the hell that Hormel crap is, but it isn't chili!

Hormel crap is "chili."

You're thinking of chile ... which comes from either green or red chile (green if picked early, red if picked later in the season). The green chile is usually served whole or chopped. Red chile is usually turned into a sauce.

 

[Kevinicus]

You must have had it as a baby and it tainted you. There is no other explanation for not liking Mexican food.

I don't like cheese (except on Pizza and Parmesan).
I don't like lettuce.
I don't like tomatoes.
I don't like onions.
I don't like peppers.
I don't like tortilla/taco shells/wraps.

And I don't like most other ingredients one would use for Mexican food.

 

[theogt]

You must have had it as a baby and it tainted you. There is no other explanation for not liking Mexican food.

His terrible taste isn't confined to movies, it appears.

 

[trickblue]

I don't like cheese (except on Pizza and Parmesan).
I don't like lettuce.
I don't like tomatoes.
I don't like onions.
I don't like peppers.
I don't like tortilla/taco shells/wraps.

And I don't like most other ingredients one would use for Mexican food.

Pray for death... you're missing out my friend...