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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| Why is Mexican food so DAMN good? |
MSG? |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
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Ever eaten in Spain? My god!!! Talk about bland!!! The only things I really liked were the tapas. Paella? Talk about torture!!! Pure grease with no flavor whatsoever. It's hard to believe what my mother called Spanish probably is a bastardized version of paella.
But in a different area of Spain I'm sure they had better food.
Anyway, I live Americanized Chinese... and real Chinese.
I love the Americanized/Tex Mex versions... but have also had fabulous food in Mexico or in authentic restuarants in the US.
LA galbi, btw, absolutely sucks.
Thai food in the US? Similar to what we do to Chinese. Thai food in Thailand is a different creature. Love both.
Etc., etc.
It's (almost) all good. |
Totally agree with Spain food.. I lived there last year.. and man, I did not like that stuff at all!
Regarding Americanized-versions of ethnic foods.. VIETNAMESE.. the best Vietnamese restaurants I've ever had were in New York and San Francisco.. but the two times I went to Vietnam.. I just couldn't find anything anywhere that even remotely compared to my NY/SF Vietnamese likings. |
I agree, the best vietnamese i've had was in California and not Vietnam. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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i really struggle trying to cook two of my mexican faves at home: carne asada and pollo asado. partly i think i'm not marinating correctly - i've had it end up far too bland, too citrus, too salty, or too oily.
the other problem i think is that i'm basically frying instead of grilling....yet all my efforts still taste much better than any of the korean owned places i've tried so far (although urbanos over in gangnam was pretty damn close...), and by far much cheaper.
guess i'm just homesick. |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Mexican food is Mexicanized Spanish food that came about due to the Conquistador's from Spain many moons ago. It is very tasty. While I thought authentic Mexican food was the hottest and spiciest stuff on Earth, I find Korean food to be the most red hot on fire stuff. How do you taste and enjoy the ingredients with it being so hot? Guess hot spicy food eaters just love to set their mouths on fire.
There is a common ground between authentic Mexican food and Korean food which is the use of many red hot chili peppers. Mexican food outside of Mexico is very tasty, but in Mexico, it's red hot fire like many Korean foods in Korea. Now if you go to a Korean restaurant in the states, it's highly likely that you will find it tastier and more gourmet quality than what you typical get in Korea. |
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yawarakaijin
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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What is with all the deep analytical sh.it?
1.) Cheese
2.) Meat
3.) Bread
4.) Spices
The 4 best things on earth, all in one cuisine. What is there to debate? |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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speaking of analytical, had a prof go on a rant about the tortilla as a weapon.
light and easy to carry, so the aztecs could easily just forage around wherever while on a war campaign, then throw it onto a tortilla and have a nice little taco or two.
kinda like what i've heard about mongolians using their helmets as cooking pots (thus inventing hotpot). |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| sojourner1 wrote: |
Mexican food is Mexicanized Spanish food that came about due to the Conquistador's from Spain many moons ago. It is very tasty. While I thought authentic Mexican food was the hottest and spiciest stuff on Earth, I find Korean food to be the most red hot on fire stuff. How do you taste and enjoy the ingredients with it being so hot? Guess hot spicy food eaters just love to set their mouths on fire.
There is a common ground between authentic Mexican food and Korean food which is the use of many red hot chili peppers. Mexican food outside of Mexico is very tasty, but in Mexico, it's red hot fire like many Korean foods in Korea. Now if you go to a Korean restaurant in the states, it's highly likely that you will find it tastier and more gourmet quality than what you typical get in Korea. |
Some Thai food is physically painful in the first bite. I find Korean, while quite spicy in its own right (I love a nice 돼지갈비찜), is no where near as spicy as Thai. |
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Neil
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: Tokyo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| HOW does a small 3rd world country create such a wide range of consistently awesome food. |
3rd world countries tend to suffer from food shortages so historically they had to go to the effort of inventing cool stuff to favour/marinate it in to disguise that the meat was piss poor quality.
Probably why Indian and Thai food is varied and tasty while European food (French and Italian aside) is bland. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The secret spice is... babies. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:45 am Post subject: |
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I miss ol' Blunder.
Speaking of Mexican food, the Veggie Club is meeting this Saturday, and I need some RSVPs! |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| veggie club sounds like the antithesis of a good mexican meal to me! |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| reactionary wrote: |
| veggie club sounds like the antithesis of a good mexican meal to me! |
Then you need to try the potato burrito at Dos Tacos, friend! |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
I miss ol' Blunder.
Speaking of Mexican food, the Veggie Club is meeting this Saturday, and I need some RSVPs! |
I'm tempted to come just so I can order a big steak. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| kermo wrote: |
I miss ol' Blunder.
Speaking of Mexican food, the Veggie Club is meeting this Saturday, and I need some RSVPs! |
I'm tempted to come just so I can order a big steak. |
Har har. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:53 am Post subject: |
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i've had the potato burrito. you're right, not bad - ironically better than most of the meat items on the menu and tastes more like what i'm used to back home.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=california+burrito
total b@stardized american junk food, but i miss it anyway. |
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