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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 1212 Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: hamburgers and pizza |
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Gotta agree with El Gallo, the Mexican touch on hamburgers is a nice change and would go over well in the States. Never thought avocado would do anything for a hamburger, but it does.
Generally I say that reinventing stuff is OK.. and certainly not an insult to anyone's culture... that being said, I will have to admit to refusing to eat the so-called "Hawaiian pizza"... Im a New Yorker and some things are sacred
PS I also tell my students to not put ketchup on pizza in NYC... hot sauce is tolerated.  |
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MO39

Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: El ombligo de la Rep�blica Mexicana
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Arby's |
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El Gallo wrote: |
MO39 wrote: |
What bothers me about Taco Bell more than the poor quality of the food is the fact that not only have they produced a watered-down, tasteless version of a fabulous national cuisine, but that they have the nerve to think it might be popular in the country they stole the idea from! It would be like a Mexican hamburger chain exporting its version of American food to the US. |
Actually MO, I've become quite fond of Mexican hamburgers with their pineapple, bacon, ham and hot sauce. They could be a hit in the US - my preference over the universal cardboard flavored version from McDonalds. |
Some Mexican versions of hamburgers are quite tasty and could be seen as improvements on the classic burger. My objection to Taco Bell is that it's a denigration of classic Mexican food! |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 1212 Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: denigration |
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Denigration is in the eye of the beholder. |
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Guy Courchesne

Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: denigration |
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thelmadatter wrote: |
Denigration is in the eye of the beholder. |
Indeed. I need only mention Mexican bagels to you to get four paragraphs of expletives back.
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 1212 Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: ji ji ji |
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ji ji ji
If what you mean by "Mexican bagels" are with jalape�os... I will have to plead guilty.. if you mean that garbage in the supermarket freezer section (made by a US company) then I dont get your point.
I wont eat certain modifications, but I wont tell anyone they should not or that they are somehow evil.... If Toluque�os cannot live without putting ketchup on pizza (or bread with melted cheese), I wont tell them not to... just dont ask me to try it!
By the way... made some Thai food for the boyfriend the other day and he insisted on putting ketchup and Valentina on it!  |
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mosquito

Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 18 Location: Mexico City
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: 7-11 |
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Earlier this week I had a bean & cheese burrito from 7-11 that reminded me of something they would sell in the States. I don't know if that would satisfy your craving, it was probably more like a frozen burrito than a taco bell-type burrito, but the cheese was cheddar.  |
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Mrs L
Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 72 Location: Rainy England
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: Re: ji ji ji |
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thelmadatter wrote: |
ji ji ji
By the way... made some Thai food for the boyfriend the other day and he insisted on putting ketchup and Valentina on it!  |
Oh my god, my husband does that all the time with his English roast dinners. Ketchup and hot sauce on top of the gravy!! He does it so often my parents actually keep a supply at their house for when we go over for dinner, and mum no longer gets upset about what he's doing to her speciality. |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 1212 Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: ja ja ja |
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Heh... boyfriend is making the same "threat" for Thanksgiving dinner, and offering bring a big ol' bottle to share. And he is loving the faces Im making!  |
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dixie

Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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You know, I am a ketchup fan but there are some things it just does not ever belong on in my opinion - PIZZA!.
Salsa on the other hand is a-ok for pizza (and many an other thing!)  |
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MO39

Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: El ombligo de la Rep�blica Mexicana
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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I had an uncle who professed to know what good food was, but he gave himself away by dowsing everything he ate in ketchup, even tomatoes! |
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Guy Courchesne

Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:25 am Post subject: |
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MO39 wrote: |
I had an uncle who professed to know what good food was, but he gave himself away by dowsing everything he ate in ketchup, even tomatoes! |
I had a step-sister that would put ketchup on - and I'm not joking - eggo waffles. Turned me off ketchup forever. |
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MikeySaid

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:01 am Post subject: |
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dixie wrote: |
You know, I am a ketchup fan but there are some things it just does not ever belong on in my opinion - PIZZA!. :shock:
Salsa on the other hand is a-ok for pizza (and many an other thing!) :) |
And the English sauce (Worcestershire)???? God that's horrible. Why do they do that here? |
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guatetaliana

Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 112 Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Le�n, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:27 am Post subject: |
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Guy Courchesne wrote: |
I had a step-sister that would put ketchup on - and I'm not joking - eggo waffles. Turned me off ketchup forever. |
EWW EWWW EWWWW!
Note: there are only like four substances in Western Culture that I can't stomach, and ketchup is one. But still. |
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jillford64
Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 397 Location: Sin City
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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The thing about Taco Bell is that everyone knows it isn't authentic or good Mexican food, but if you grew up making late night Taco Bell runs in high school after a party, then that is what you crave. |
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El Gallo

Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 318
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, I remember.
Maybe a Taco Bell would be a good idea at Zipolete.  |
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