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MexicoERA |OT| Bad hombres allowed
- Thread starter FernandoRocker
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We don't care. Mostly because there's no taco bell down here.
Sueltos? Sure. The other, depends if is a smoke free zone.
No.
The tiny mexicans inside your washing machine are stealing them alongside your dreams.
Damn, and to think my fourth birthday party was about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
We don't celebrate Quinceañeras in my family. When my sister turned 15, my parents just gave her some money which she saved to eventually buy her car.
Taco Bell tried opened up a store in Monterrey almost ten years ago. One of their restaurants was near my place.
It was completely empty by the end of the week because it was expensive, the things they sold weren't tacos and you could get, you know, real tacos, in almost every place of our town.
It was pretty sad to see how fast it closed, speaking for the employees and local people who invested in this, of course.
You can read about it in here.
Is it offensive that a lot of states in the Southwest are trying to make they're Mexican food more "authentic"? Or does it seem like a push in the right direction?
I feel like tacos used to be ground beef and cheese here in Texas growing up, but now it's soft corn tortillas, grilled beef or pork, and just onions + cilantro.
Obviously that's just one example but I've always been curious as to how folks in Mexico think of this recent change.
I feel like tacos used to be ground beef and cheese here in Texas growing up, but now it's soft corn tortillas, grilled beef or pork, and just onions + cilantro.
Obviously that's just one example but I've always been curious as to how folks in Mexico think of this recent change.
Build a wall around your washing machine. Walls are a mexican's weakness, according to a certain president.
The more authentic mexican food, the better. Not offensive at all, in fact it's best for us whenever we visit the US!
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I have seen a lot of these comments here in the thread asking if something is offensive. But most Mexicans don't get "offended" by trivial things like that.
Like the Super Mario Odyssey and the sombrero situation... here in México we embraced it. We liked it. But someone complained about how offensive it was (an American journalist), and Mariochi was removed from the cover. Now, that's was offensive.
If anything, that sounds a lot more closer to actual tacos than the "ground beef and cheese" you're talking about here. :P So I'm not sure why it would be offensive, unless I'm reading this the wrong way.
I can second that. Unless you go "beaner", "wetback" or "saltamuros" as we get called by some lovely people in South America, I don't see how you can offend Mexicans by saying you like their food or culture.
I wish I could find a post in GAF in which some american poster was absolutely horrified at how Día de los Muertos was another victim of cultural appropriation, something that definitely exists but in this case most mexicans were like "oh, you like one of our most traditional holidays without changing it? That's pretty cool".
Then I remember saying something like that and I got a lecture of mexican traditions by a guy who never even traveled to Mexico before in his life. So yeah, if you like our culture, food, music or whatever without adding bullshit like that Spectre parade (which isn't really offensive but more like "this is not fucking Thanksgiving, que pedo?") then I think it's really cool.
Is it true that in some areas (states?) People eat their tacos with a fork and knife? Not a joke, real question
I have never, EVER seen or known of anyone that does that. Holy shit, I would freak out.
And that person would never live it down. He would be a buffoon for the rest of their lives.
It's ok. I'm 100% born and raised in Mexico, but my mom would sometimes make Tex-Mex cuisine dishes like fajitas, burritos, nachos, tacos dorados so I don't have a hateboner for the cuisine.
Having said that, since there are taco stands on every corner in Mexico, there is really no reason to go to Taco Bell. And thus, there is no Taco Bell anywhere in Mexico.
My grandma loves Taco Bell and wanted to have it everyday when she was on vacation in the US. Can you believe that?
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Ha! Not that I'm aware... but, for example, here in mi city there is a place selling extremely giant burritos, and sometimes is easier to just grab a knife and fork and cut it smaller pieces, but it only works because the burrito is a roll.
Now, tacos with a knife and fork? Never seen that.
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Enjoyable if you think about Taco Bell as TexMex food and not Mexican food. Here in my city we love nachos, frito-pay, and stuff like that.
I wouldn't believe it. In any case, I definitely use a fork if I don't have another tortilla to pick up the filling that leaks from the taco. :P
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I went out to eat with a coworker long ago, he swore left and right that people had forgotten how to eat them properly and bad habits had spread so now it was common for people to use their hands. It was weird, but I was just listening the whole time since I didn't know what to say to him.
no, taco bell is taco bell.
It's more of a brand rather than a regional cuisine. It's like calling tissues "kleenex".
No mexican ever felt insulted or like a slap in the face, we (most) mexicans actually like it.
Solo si eres de provincia, valedor! /chilango
Seriously, it's fucked up, why call it quesadilla if it doesn't have queso? This shit is gonna lead us for a civil war one of these days.
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I forgot to mention he was from Michoacan (sorry if misspelled) , if that's relevant.
I forgot to mention he was from Michoacan (sorry if misspelled) , if that's relevant.
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I always feel cringe when an American eat a taco .
I know they don't know the technique but it looks weird when they do their way. :p
Hopefully with this picture ERA can eat their tacos the right way :v
I know they don't know the technique but it looks weird when they do their way. :p
Hopefully with this picture ERA can eat their tacos the right way :v
Those are some funny ways to write Sinaloa.
Btw, Baja California factually sucks. The cities are dirty, full of really badly made streets, hotdogs are shit, nachos are shit, tamales are shit, not even is seafood is that good. Of everything I have tasted in the 4 years I have lived in this state the only good food is chinese (in mexicali, and isn't that much better than in sinaloa) and pizza, lol.
Well, there's always degenerates who eat tacos the wrong way.
Like not putting salsa on them? The hell is wrong with this people. Qué nos pasa?, as Héctor Suárez would say.
Your friend is lying or he was trolling you. What he described is 100% impossible.
Indeed. That's pure blasphemy.
Mexicali chinese food is a national treasure you take that back
I don't see the offense in it, i'm actually happy that you guys are eating something closer to a real taco.
It's like sharing a recipe you really like, you want people EVERYWHERE to try it.
Also, just to know, cuz, i really don't get it, why would it be offensive?
I guess because some people would consider it "cultural appropriation"?
Those people wouldn't be mexicans, though.
it wasn't really that much better than the one in tijuana or mazatlan ...
It's better but not by much.
It's miles better than other parts in Mexico that is for sure, heck, it's miles better than chinese food in Ensenada in the same state, lol.
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Oh, that could be it. For enchiladas/entomatadas, you definitely need to use a fork.Maybe you are referring to enchiladas:
ooooh the ensenada one was really awful, salty and tasteless, you know what i really liked? the tostadas at the entrance and the tacos in front of the calimax in calle 5ta, i'd eat that daily but i'd probably be fatter and poorer if i did lol
Mexican here and i often visit Taco Bell. $5 craving box hits the spot. I do like their nacho fries. But i only go there if the fish taco fast food place is crowded or late nights
Oh damn, why I didn't think of that?Maybe you are referring to enchiladas:
Mexicali Chinese is on another level, but it also depends on the restaurant you go, there is a lot of difference going to a traditional place like Dragón or going to something mixed with Mexican food like El Rincón de Panchito.
Also, sinaloans are partially responsible for the state of Tijuana q:
You make like half the population.
Also, sinaloans are partially responsible for the state of Tijuana q:
You make like half the population.
i concur about the sinaloans, they are everything their stereotype describes.
So long as you don't say something like Taco Bell = Mexican food. Then we don't really care. It's important you only know that mexican food is in no way like taco bell.
Yes, you can buy single cigarretes in many parts. Usually in small stores, like the one that is family owned.
Only a fool would eat a taco with fork and knife.
Yeah there are some good tostadas, I still think "La Guerrerense" is still overrated. I like more the tostadas that are like 50 meters away, going to Blvd Costero. The best part about tostadas is that they're cheap. Now I usually go to one where the tostada is $12 each (0.65 USD)
Currently living in Ensenada.
You should come to the Beerfest (March 16,17) and we fight it over some good beer.
Oh, I also should have said beer is better here, I will give you that.
Carne Asada, Pollo, Pork
Fish Burrito (Fish and Shrimp) i use the Tapatio