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[ajgeddes]

my sister has lived in Mexico for the last 8 years, and my family has gone down there to visit her a few times. REAL Mexican food is awesome! Yes, it was real Mexican food. My favourite times of the day were breakfast, lunch, second lunch, and then my numerous suppers I ate every night. Yes, I just at a lot while I was there.

One thing I liked about real taco's was that it was not ground beef. They used real fresh chunks of beef. Also, the potatoes they prepare down there are absolutely fabulous! Mexican food is no doubt my favourite food in the world.

I will agree though that most Mexican food outside of Mexico is basically the same as Chinese food in vs. outside of China.

Another great thing is the cerveza in Mexico. I don't mean the tourist beers like Corona and Sol, but rather beers like Tecate, Victoria, Modelo Especial and one more that I can't think the name of right now (ironically my favourite).

Also, don't be fooled, you can make a great living by teaching in Mexico. You just have to know where to go.

[EFLtrainer]

A woman I worked with when a teenager had lived in Mexico among native folk. She brough back the recipe to the best food I have ever eaten, bar none. It was called Sal Picon (phonetic spelling.)

I will never experience anything like it again... and have never found it since.

I have depressed myself just writing this message and knowing I will never eat it again.... ...marinated shredded beaf... tomatoes... ...avacado slices... ...red onions... ...etc.....

*sniff*

BTW, the best taco I have ever eaten was a fish taco from a street vendor in Rosarito(a?) Beach, Baja California, Mexico.

[OiGirl]

[merlot]

[butter808fly]

*drool* I had a Californianized Chili rellano while in America.. stuffed with veggies and cheese and topped with enchilada sauce.. yum. Gonna try it here.

I love Mexican food. I dont know why. Never analyzed that (amazing for my analytical mind) but homemade is best. yum!!

[ajgeddes]

[SarcasmKills]

[merlot]

[EFLtrainer]

[stumptown]

I worked in a some pretty upscale restaurants back in Portland that would always have a large Mexican staff in the kitchen. At lunch or dinner time, I would never touch anything on the menu because they would always have something cooking. Carne asada, pollo asada, fresh beans and my all time favorite--posole. Their food was better than any of the pretentious stuff those restaurants served, and it was total Tex-Mex all the way.

[Tiger Beer]

[Beavis]

heEhheh! i need t,p. for my bunghole.

bunholio

CoRnholIo!!

[Moldy Rutabaga]

I don't mean to start an argument, but those who are saying here that Mexican food in Mexico is inedible or has no relation to Tex-Mex might not have traveled far beyond the border towns..

I lived in southeast Mexico for a year and traveled a little. I never once saw nachos, and fajitas were unusual! But most of what people think of as Tex-Max can be found even in smaller towns, even if traditional food is less meaty and relies more on rice and vegetables. On the east coast there's also lots of fish. Veracruzana sauce fish is great. My favorite is tamales, still. My experience in Veracruz was that Corona was not just a beer for tourists, but there were certainly other good beers. Negra Modelo's nice on an afternoon too.

There are also many regional dishes. Perhaps this is one reason why Mexico is such a paradise for food; maybe there was a lot more trading of various dishes between parts of Mexico and between different immigrant and conquering peoples and the natives. Korea, on the other hand, stagnated with one major population under centuries of Confucianism. This is why the food is still largely the clippings from a lawnmower bag covered with pepper sauce to disguise the lack of taste.

[cazador83]

I lived/studied in Mexico a few years ago, and I'm from Texas. I can tell you that yes, the Mexican food you experience in the US is actually what we consider "Tex-Mex." To have REALy Mexican food you must go to Mexico, and I for one, absolutely LOVE it.

[regicide]