Genuine Mexican cuisine

[whome20603]

They have real mexicans, but the food isn't "real."

It's good, but it is what Americans think Mexican food should be, not what they really eat in Mexico.

Oh contraire, I've been to Mexico several times and half of my family is Mexican. Ever ordered tacos from Mexico Restaurant? They're not made with ground beef like you or I may use at home. Though the ingredients may not be from Mexico, the food certainly is "real". What makes you say it's not?

 

[desertrat]

They have real mexicans, but the food isn't "real."

It's good, but it is what Americans think Mexican food should be, not what they really eat in Mexico.

I think most everyone missed that there is a pigs head and fried grasshoppers in the photos and was thinking fried ice cream and chimichangas.

 

[whome20603]

I think most everyone missed that there is a pigs head and fried grasshoppers in the photos and was thinking fried ice cream and chimichangas.

I did miss it...that's funny.

 

[MMDad]

Oh contraire, I've been to Mexico several times and half of my family is Mexican. Ever ordered tacos from Mexico Restaurant? They're not made with ground beef like you or I may use at home. Though the ingredients may not be from Mexico, the food certainly is "real". What makes you say it's not?

Are you talking about the Carne Asada tacos? Yes, they are great. Just like I would get in San Diego.

When you went to Mexico, did you leave the resort? Did you get away from the tourist areas and see what real Mexicans eat? They don't eat steak very often, I can tell you that much. They do eat parts of pigs and cows that we would throw away or make into dogfood.

Do you ever eat chorizo made from beef or pork salivary glands? That is authentic. And delicious. How about menudo? Yummy tripe.

 

[desertrat]

Are you talking about the Carne Asada tacos? Yes, they are great. Just like I would get in San Diego.

When you went to Mexico, did you leave the resort? Did you get away from the tourist areas and see what real Mexicans eat? They don't eat steak very often, I can tell you that much. They do eat parts of pigs and cows that we would throw away or make into dogfood.

Do you ever eat chorizo made from beef or pork salivery glands? That is authentic. And delicious. How about menudo? Yummy tripe.

Spent a few days at a fly in fishing camp in baja. Well, you could get there by road, but it's not easy. All the meals were furnished, nothing fancy and not a taco or enchilada in sight. Chicken, fish (as you'd expect) beans, corn, tortillas and rice. Turtle steaks one afternoon.

 

[cattitude]

They have real mexicans, but the food isn't "real."

It's good, but it is what Americans think Mexican food should be, not what they really eat in Mexico.

You do know that there are different types of Mexican food, right? It varies by region.

 

[desertrat]

You do know that there are different types of Mexican food, right? It varies by region.

I think what he's getting at is that most of what we consider Mexican food is actually Americanized versions or TexMex type food. Most of my experiences came from pretty close to the US border and most were only palatable due to large quantities of cerveza.

 

[whome20603]

Are you talking about the Carne Asada tacos? Yes, they are great. Just like I would get in San Diego.

When you went to Mexico, did you leave the resort? Did you get away from the tourist areas and see what real Mexicans eat? They don't eat steak very often, I can tell you that much. They do eat parts of pigs and cows that we would throw away or make into dogfood.

Do you ever eat chorizo made from beef or pork salivery glands? That is authentic. And delicious. How about menudo? Yummy tripe.

We actually don't stay at the resorts, too touristy. We rent a house when we go, hang where the locals hang and eat where they eat. We actually made a friend, Maximo, that we keep in touch with via e-mail and we always see him and his family when we go. They don't have much money so we send them things from time to time. Like when they had the terrible hurricanes we sent clothing, books and random items they may want and/or need. By the by, grandma's a "real" Mexican and she's always making tamales and chorizo...salivery gland chorizo, and yes it is good Have you seen the cows in Mexico? I wouldn't eat much steak either never had menudo though but I'm game to try almost anything once...

 

[desertrat]

We actually don't stay at the resorts, too touristy. We rent a house when we go, hang where the locals hang and eat where they eat. We actually made a friend, Maximo, that we keep in touch with via e-mail and we always see him and his family when we go. They don't have much money so we send them things from time to time. Like when they had the terrible hurricanes we sent clothing, books and random items they may want and/or need. By the by, grandma's a "real" Mexican and she's always making tamales and chorizo...salivery gland chorizo, and yes it is good Have you seen the cows in Mexico? I wouldn't eat much steak either never had menudo though but I'm game to try almost anything once...

Yum, best tamales I ever had I bought from a kid on the "street" in a little fishing town. They were mostly olive pits and chicken skin. Did I mention there was large quantities of cerveza involved?

 

[MMDad]

Yum, best tamales I ever had I bought from a kid on the "street" in a little fishing town. They were mostly olive pits and chicken skin. Did I mention there was large quantities of cerveza involved?

I had a street vendor tamale in April, 1986. I will always remember that next week. You could have set your watch by my hourly bathroom trips.

Not surprisingly, that was after more than one cerveza.

 

[whome20603]

Ahhh, here's to cervezas

Did you know if you buy a "case" of cerveza in Mexico they ring it up one at a time?! Haha, my receipt was ridiculously long...

 

[desertrat]

I had a street vendor tamale in April, 1986. I will always remember that next week. You could have set your watch by my hourly bathroom trips.

Not surprisingly, that was after more than one cerveza.

Ah, Montezuma strikes again. I'll never forget our experience with that after our ship visited Acapulco.

Ahhh, here's to cervezas

Did you know if you buy a "case" of cerveza in Mexico they ring it up one at a time?! Haha, my receipt was ridiculously long...

Ring it up? What means this? We gave pesos they gave beer. No problemo.

 

[smilin]

Of course I ain't eating mole, I don't care what kind of sauce you put on the little buggers.

Don't you just hold onto their little tails and dip them in the sauce?
Sort of like snails but crunchier?

 

[craberta]

Mexico restaurant is not authentic, and they use too much salt and the same red sauce all over everything. I grew up on northern Mexico cuisine. I cook it all from scratch, only shortcut I take is tortillas. Hardest dish to cook Tamales and chiles rellenos, but well worth it. I make a salsa that makes people beg for the recipe, but I don't give it to them cause some day, I might open a little hole in the wall and that will be on the menu. I am making cactus chile this weekend and have to use chicken cause there is no fresh rattle snake around here.

 

[desertrat]

Mexico restaurant is not authentic, and they use too much salt and the same red sauce all over everything. I grew up on northern Mexico cuisine. I cook it all from scratch, only shortcut I take is tortillas. Hardest dish to cook Tamales and chiles rellenos, but well worth it. I make a salsa that makes people beg for the recipe, but I don't give it to them cause some day, I might open a little hole in the wall and that will be on the menu. I am making cactus chile this weekend and have to use chicken cause there is no fresh rattle snake around here.

Made tamales exactly once, too much work, but they were good. I have never gotten the hang of rellenos. That is my acid test of a Mexican restaurant. If they can make a decent relleno, they've got my business.

 

[craberta]

That's the one I use too! so far, I havent had one I like around here, so I make a platter of them and eat them for like a week!