Are Mexican food places really about an increasing Mexican population? 10% seems about right for the general interest. Kinda seems like a clickbait article for conservatives. What is the other 90%?
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Totally clickbait. Japan has a lot of KFC restaurants, but not a lot of people from Kentucky.
30% of the Japanese population originates from Kentucky. You don't have to look it up. And if someone asks you for a reference, you can use this comment.
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KFC should do a “Mexican” seasoning crispy chicken.
I just got an idea for a meetup group...
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Yeah, it seems to assume an increase in Mexican food's popularity must come from Mexicans, when it can easily be explained by how Mexican food's really fuckin good.
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If that bs were true than there's apparently a lot more Chinese living in the Midwest than I thought.
I suspect it's got as much to do with Mexican/texmex food being fuckin good as it does with an increasing Latin American population.
Yeah, I agree. Their premise is faulty. Places serve tacos and quesadillas because they're cheap and easy to produce and many Americans like them, not simply because there are more Latinos in the US.
Now, if they said that there are more independent family-owned Mexican restaurants, I would consider that a bit more compelling.
Not reflecting expanding population, reflecting that it's good fucking food regardless of where your stupid grandparents are from. And the fact that it's typically cheaper fare in a country brutally and constantly raped by capitalism.
Grandparents are kinda stupid.
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About to order some Mexican food right now.
I can't imagine how fucking boring food would be if white nationalists had their way. No thanks.
Tacos are like, the best food.
I'm not even sure I know what white nationalist food is.
If Undercover Brother is any indication: White people eat foods that are white.
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Cuz it's bomb.
Erm, Mexican families having their own families plus people wanting to eat Mexican food? In the UK, we had people trying to say too many Indians coming into the country, based upon the number of Indian restaurants. Indian food is just more popular than fish & chips.
Not only that, you'd surely struggle to find REAL, AUTHENTIC Indian food and not someone's UK-style curry.
In most Midwest towns it is Mexican food or hamburgers. I will take Mexican food 9 times out of 10 and I am not Mexican. The alternatives are just bad.
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I’m white AF. I’m currently in line for my second of the same burrito I had for lunch.
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We need more Mexicans in Australia, all we have is crappy Taco Bill
I feel your sentiment, but it's just such a fucking long swing 😂. But no worries, once my fellow Mexican brethren hear about the wonders of Australia and how fresh it's air is compared to the constant heat of Tierracaliente, we'll be making submarines, boats or even a tiny tunnel with it's own motorcycle on rails.
No worries. We'll get there.
We need more Mexicans in Australia, all we have is crappy Taco Bill
Now you've made Taco Bill sad. He may not be Mexican but he loves tacos as much as anyone!
Mexican food is a beautiful thing
The weird part is that they don't even sell real mexican food, but Tex-mex. Mexican coucine ≠ American cheese.
I've never been to a Mexican place that serves anything with American cheese on it. Even taco bell doesn't stoop that low. Many fast food places have the crappy movie theater cheese though.
No not American cheese. They don't use really any yellow cheeses in Mexico. On a taco, if there is cheese it's generally Queso Fresco, a white cheese that doesn't melt.
But in Americanized dishes they often add yellow cheese. Shit even at the store they sell "Mexican Blend" bags of cheese with yellow cheese lol
Of course, just because it isn't "authentic" doesn't mean it isn't good. Know the difference sure but you can still enjoy both.
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There's always at least one in every comments section...
So please enlighten me (for real because I don't know), what indicates when a restaurant "passes muster" for an authentic Mexican restaurant?
No need to be gatekeepy. Tex-Mex is also delicious!
But some signs:
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Any kind of yellow cheese is generally not found in "authentic" Mexican.
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Burritos, no. They do exist up north but are quite different. No rice or vegetables. Nothing like Tex-Mex burritos.
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Lettuce, diced tomato (other than pico de gallo), sour cream, (or as aforementioned, yellow cheese) on tacos/tostadas is not "authentic". Onions, cabbage, cilantro, lime. Pico or some salsa optional. That's "authentic".
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"Authentic" tacos don't have hard shells. Flour vs corn tortillas vary by region but tacos are always soft tortillas.
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Fajitas are an American invention (and they slap, again I'm not here to gatekeep)
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Nachos as most generally know them, lots of toppings, etc. that's an Americanized thing too.
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Ground beef. In tacos or otherwise isn't generally a thing. Really beef isn't THAT common an ingredient in Mexico (in the north, a bit more common)
Authentic Mexican food is some of my favorite food in the world, but I love me some Taco Bell. You just have to look at it as a completely different type of food. Sometimes I'm in the mood for one more than the other.
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It's the décor, if you can see at least 3 pinatas and 2 sombreros when you enter, you have found the right place.
/J
I don’t have a solid answer for what is considered authentic, but growing up in California there are a few things I look for.
- Is the salsa tasty with a nice balance of spice and aromatics? Great chips are a plus, but making them in house is a PITA so I assume most restaurants use a vendor
- Rice and beans are actually delicious. I prefer refried
- trying to remember the last time I had tacos served in a flour tortilla but that would be a red flag. Corn tortillas should be the default or only option
- weird one but I trust a place that does traditional food cost pricing more. $11.40 enchiladas vs $11.25 where the pricing is less rounded
They? Like, America as a whole doesn't sell Mexican food, but only Tex-Mex?
No. America is absolutely massive and not homogenous.
There may be some areas without authentic Mexican food, but if you go anywhere within ~50 miles of a major city, you can usually find an authentic Mexican restaurant.
That said, they're both great. Tex-Mex can also be great. They're completely different types of food.
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I just need more Texmex to find its way to Oregon. I’m a Texmex boy not Mexican.
I’m old enough to remember when salsa became more popular than ketchup
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