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I've had great Mexican food in San Diego, Baja, New Mexico, Arizona and Northern California. It's about the ingredients and how fresh they are and
how they are combined. They have all been pretty good to excellent. There's probably good Mexican food to be had in Texas, but I haven't been there
yet. I tried to make Mexican food in Calgary in 1978 for some friends and hit a wall at the grocery store. They seemed to like it, ignorance is
bliss.
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Gypsy Jan
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Yes, burnrope
You are so right.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by burnrope
There's probably good Mexican food to be had in Texas, but I haven't been there yet. |
I think Texas has developed a style of their own...Tex-Mex. It's also said that if Taco Bell has any style what-so-ever, it would be Tex-Mex.
Didja know the Taco Bell in Chula Vista doesn't sell Coffee? Maybe none of them sell coffee. I don't know, but I know they should. What kind of fast
food joint doesn't sell coffee?
Very strange if you ask me. 
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My dream scenario would be to have Anthony Bourdain visit a few of Bayless' places! Let the games begin! |
That! would be interesting to say the least.
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capt. mike
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simple!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by burnrope
There's probably good Mexican food to be had in Texas, but I haven't been there yet. |
I think Texas has developed a style of their own...Tex-Mex. It's also said that if Taco Bell has any style what-so-ever, it would be Tex-Mex.
Didja know the Taco Bell in Chula Vista doesn't sell Coffee? Maybe none of them sell coffee. I don't know, but I know they should. What kind of fast
food joint doesn't sell coffee?
Very strange if you ask me. |
coffee is a diuretic essentially.
when i need to krapp i may drink some.
conversely all fast food are diuretics as well.
when i eat any which is never for the most part i need to krapp usually very soon afterwards.....
ergo - they don't need to sell coffee at fast food joints.
by the way have you seen Denis Leary's take on fast food and the french? frickin hilarious.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Coffee? No longer drink it. Have retired and don't need the caffeine ""kick" to wake me up and keep me going. Fast food? Will pass on that also.
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Some interesting reading for later .....
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmexican.html
From
http://www.foodtimeline.org/index.html
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
coffee is a diuretic essentially.
when i need to krapp i may drink some.
conversely all fast food are diuretics as well.
when i eat any which is never for the most part i need to krapp usually very soon afterwards.....
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Thank you.
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Mexican cuisine consists of a varied array of ingedients and style. People who post on this forum are, for the most part aware of that. The general
populace of the US is probably more enured to either the bean and cheese burritos at Taco Bell and/or for the gourmet splurge, the fare at El Torito.
That said, Mexican cuisine in the US is every bit as varied as it is in Mexico. I noticed this years ago when I stumbled upon sopapillas in New
Mexico, having not encountered them in LA.
But, I suppose that as a culture, we constantly evolve and hopefully improve. After all, I recall when Chinese food fundamentally consisted of Chow
Mein, Chop Suey and Egg Foo Young.
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are those sopapillas the crispy pillows filled with honey?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
are those sopapillas the crispy pillows filled with honey? |
Here ya go, Woody. There are probably other recipes, but this will get you started:
http://www.squidoo.com/mexican-sopapillas-recipe
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There you go!
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Tex-Mex, which is mostly greasy ground meat combined with Velveeta, is to Mexican cuisine as English food is to French food.
Rick Bayless knows that Mexican food goes far beyond tacos, enchiladas, and burritos. I've learned a lot from his books and television shows.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Yep, Tex-Mex pretty much is a disappointment, although I imagine San Antonio has some decent places. Nothing comparable here to a Juanita's
(Encinitas).
That said, Texans flock to these places like Joe T Garcias, Esperanzas, Mercado Juarez Cafe, and these places are HUGE...to their credit they're there
to have a good time, see their friends, and whoop it up...the food is secondary.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
are those sopapillas the crispy pillows filled with honey? |
Here ya go, Woody. There are probably other recipes, but this will get you started:
http://www.squidoo.com/mexican-sopapillas-recipe |
man, my Granny would be rolling over in her grave if i made them. these were a treat for her, from her days in el paso in the 50's-60's. never found
them here. she always raved about them though!
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