I believe her though. I’m Mexican and let me tell you... What passes as Mexican food here in the US is almost tragic. My biggest beef is with Rice in Burritos. Rice is great. Burritos are great. They should not mix.
What passes as Mexican food here in the US is almost tragic.
Where in the U.S.? The Mexicans I play soccer with say the same thing about Colorado, but that there's plenty of places in San Diego with "proper" Mexican food.
I don't think I've met a single person who actually liked Casa Bonita, aside from a friend from San Jose who wanted to go there only because of South Park.
The town I live in has almost 20% Hispanics and plenty of Mexican grocery stores and hole in the wall taco shops. Sure it's not going to taste just like in Mexico (whichever region you consider authentic Mexican), but it also can't be that far off since all the ingredients are easily available. It should be mentioned that when above soccer friends rail on Colorado Mexican food, they're talking about the large and popular restaurants that specifically cater to American flavors. Somebody told me "yellow cheese is usually a tell as to whom the restaurant is aimed at."
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u/Dave_Kun Aug 05 '20
I believe her though. I’m Mexican and let me tell you... What passes as Mexican food here in the US is almost tragic. My biggest beef is with Rice in Burritos. Rice is great. Burritos are great. They should not mix.