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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

For the most part, it's Tex-Mex here in the United States

Well, outside of the Southwest. Once you cross the border into New Mexico, you are emphatically in the land of other Mexican cuisines. And once you get to California, it's a whole different set of Mexican foods all over again.

And California-Mexican food is spreading across the country, thanks to fast food chains like Rubio's. If anything, I think Tex-Mex has probably peaked, since the cuisine is all the least healthy parts of American cuisine added to the least healthy parts of Mexican cuisine, and that's increasingly out of fashion in the US.

 

[Gradine]

 

[Guest 7042500]

Low level magic users did not suck in OD&D, preadolescent boys just aren't terribly bright.

 

[overgeeked]

Well, outside of the Southwest. Once you cross the border into New Mexico, you are emphatically in the land of other Mexican cuisines. And once you get to California, it's a whole different set of Mexican foods all over again.

And California-Mexican food is spreading across the country, thanks to fast food chains like Rubio's. If anything, I think Tex-Mex has probably peaked, since the cuisine is all the least healthy parts of American cuisine added to the least healthy parts of Mexican cuisine, and that's increasingly out of fashion in the US.

Yeah, it's definitely spilling out of the SW. I live close enough that we've had access to properly authentic Mexican food as long as I can remember.

 

[MGibster]

Steampunk is the triumph of aesthetics over substance.

 

[W'rkncacnter]

Steampunk is the triumph of aesthetics over substance.

this thread is for unpopular opinions, not facts everyone knows but some people are in denial about.

 

[Thomas Shey]

The beans are traditionally cooked with lard.

Ah.

It's like a client I was working with's problem near his offices in Queens. Lots of traditional Chinese noodle places in the neighborhood - fantastic food for someone like me to explore. But he ate kosher and all of the traditional Chinese noodle places used pork stock and didn't adapt to have kosher/halal options, so he always made his lunch at home.

Yeah, I get it now.

 

[dragoner]

I grew up in Texas, and my wife is California Mexican, I can tell the difference between the two styles of food. I mean she will straight up tell you that calling it Mexican cuisine is an anglo thing, as all the regions are different.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I grew up in Texas, and my wife is California Mexican, I can tell the difference between the two styles of food. I mean she will straight up tell you that calling it Mexican cuisine is an anglo thing, as all the regions are different.

Its one of those intrinsically lazy things like "Chinese food"; just looking at the sizes of the countries involved tells you that they're not going to have identical cuisine all over, but everyone tends to do it outside their own country.

 

[overgeeked]

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