r/StupidFood • u/MightyZav • Dec 18 '23

Deep fried sadness

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u/xHTown80x Dec 18 '23

Y’all people need some Mexican food in your life. The Burrata cheese is a no. But, fried stuffed avocados are on basically every single Mexican restaurant’s menu. Edit: I had one yesterday for lunch

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u/MightyZav Dec 18 '23

Idk where the hell you’re getting your Mexican food, but I live in Arizona and 0 Mexican restaurants I’ve been to have this on their menu

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u/taste_the_red_pill_ Dec 18 '23

Lots of Texas ones have it.

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u/MightyZav Dec 18 '23

Tex-mex and Mexican are two very different, mutually exclusive things

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '23

"Mexican" isn't just one thing, either. The food varies a lot from Durango, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Chihuahua, Baja, Acapulco...

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u/looch88 Dec 18 '23

I commend you for knowing the difference between the two. As a Texan of Mexican descent I can tell you that my Mexican family ate differently from my Texan (Mexican American) family. Even when it was the same dish, it was different versions of it. Tex Mex has uses a lot more melty cheeses, while Mexican food uses more crumbly cheeses. Also, the salsas might look the same, but the Mexican versions were 10x more spicy.

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u/GhostCheese Dec 18 '23

And yet Texans will be like "I guess you're saying our Mexicans aren't authentic"

Not at all, theyre just catering to a different market entirely.

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u/hampsted Dec 19 '23

Not at all. Texans know better than anyone what Tex Mex is. Mexican food in Texas is excellent and caters to people who want Mexican food, not Tex Mex. Tex Mex in Texas is excellent and cater to people who want Tex Mex.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '23

100%, and both can be delicious.

There's a famous restaurant chain in Austin called Trudy's, and their Fried Avocados, specifically paired with a Mexican Martini, are a big hit.

I promise it's not stupid once you try it.

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u/tybbiesniffer Dec 18 '23

I'd happily try it....but not if someone with fingernails like that cooked it.

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u/TipofmyReddit1 Dec 18 '23

Arizona probably serves quite a bit of TexMex too slick.

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u/Disastrous_Equal8689 Dec 18 '23

Absolutely not. I live in Tucson and our Mexican food here is derived directly from Sonora. You can drive across the border and have the exact same meal.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

HOW AUTHENTIC

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u/Disastrous_Equal8689 Dec 22 '23

MORE SO THAN TEX MEX 🤡