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CortezBlue
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Lime and Beer ?
Ok, I know that many of you know it alls are not going to like this post, but this is from field detective work!!
I have traveled all parts of Mexico, except Mexico City, and when ever I drink beer, preferable Tecate, and I squeeze by lime into the can or beer, I
always ask the same question?
Is putting lime in beer a Mexico thing?
I just got back from a 10 day trip to the Mexico Mainland and I have asked every Mexican walk of life and every bar tender or waiter this question and
I get the same answer! "That is the way gringos drink Mexican beer!"
With the exception of a few folks that I have talked with, most Mexicanos will wipe the end of the bottle or edge of the can with the lime, and then
they slowly chew the lime and then drink the beer. My young workers that I have that help me around my house tell me that squeezing the lime into the
beer changes the tase of the beer.
They also do not do the lime and salt thing with Tequila according to our guide at a small tequila distilleria in Jalisco.
So let the flames begin, but it is what it is, and oh by the way, I will continue to squeeze my lime into my beer when ever possible, because I am a
gringo!! 
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well, that of course is a matter of taste.
The Britts like warm beer, the Mexicans like lime in their beer.
Americanos like beer which is made from rice (Budwiser)
The Germans have a purity law from 1516 and still in effect, saying no other ingrediant should be in beer as: hops, yeast, barley and water.
No chemicals at all.
What the heck!
Can we discuss taste?
Either you got ot or not. But what's the best one, that's the question.
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Bajahowodd
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Deju vu all over again.
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | , the Mexicans like lime in their beer.
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You didnt read my article, The mexicans dont put beer in their beer, from what I have found. They eat the lime.
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"T" Many Martunies
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
"T" Many Martunies |
Yea and that to!!
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Limes are for Sapphire/tonics and margaritas
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Fred
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Mexicans don't put lime in their own beer because they drink "Bud Light"
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A popular c-cktail I see only Mexicans drink is the Michelada or Chelada.
It consists of salt, lime and beer served on ice.
Have never seen a gringo drink one.
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This topic has come up over and over again.
A slice of lime on top of a beer bottle is there to repel the flies! It works! Try it.
Flies will NOT land on lime juice!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjBill
A popular c-cktail I see only Mexicans drink is the Michelada or Chelada.
It consists of salt, lime and beer served on ice.
Have never seen a gringo drink one. |
They have Clamato in them too.
I drink them ALL the time on both sides of the border when camping and at home. I have had them in Baja Sur where they actually had clams in them.
They taste good and they are good for you. The Michelada is a litmus test for me at Mexican restaurants on this side of the border, if they serve them
I know the food will be authentic.
MAGA
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Slice a lime
One explanation goes that the lime will kill any bacteria on the bottle opening.
In Mexico and Central America wedges of lime or lemon come with the salad. A person take it and squeezes it over the salad and maybe they avoid or
lessen stomach problems.
?Quien sabe?
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My brother squeezes the limes over everything and chants quietly under his breath "puro, puro, puro". It seems to work. He is still alive.
Iflyfish
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Limes N beer
Somewhere (possibly on this board) I heard that the lime in a beer was a marketing ploy by Corona Beer......just like the hype over Cinco de
Mayo........another way to sell more beer.
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Mexicans put lime on everything... and it is good!
Try Cup of Noodles/ Top Ramen with lime... as it was served to us at Rancho Laguna Chapala, as the soup before dinner.
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 Lime kills the skunky taste of corona and instantly kills the taste of bad
tequila like cuervo gold. Personally it's not for me in my beer or after a shot of quality tequila.
Live Indubiously!
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I squeeze a little lime juice and sprinkle a bit of salt only on the rim of a Tecate can. I don't put lime juice directly into beer and I really
don't like to see a wedge shoved into the neck of my Pacifico. Especially after an experience. As you know, most beer bottles in Mexico are
returnable. Yep, once I started chugging on a bottle of Pacifico and discovered the remains of a fuzzy green well-molded strip of lime peel inside.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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i love REAL micheladas that are made with beer, ice, tequila and clamato.
i'm going to have some this Sunday while the Cardinals dismantel the Giants:
tall glass, ice, juice 1/2 key lime, jigger of Sausa blanco tequila, tecate beer to 2" of rim, cap with clamato. salt to taste.
in about 1969 we went to Chihuahua on a family vaca. My parents ordered beers at an outdoor cafe. the waiter brought beers in bottles with glass mugs
and lime and salt on the side. they commented to their friends that this is how beer is consumed in Mexico and they loved it that way.
i sneaked away and bought cigarettes.....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
1/2 key lime, |
OK..Maybe I should know this but, I don't. Is a Key Lime the same as these little green sweet lemons we have all over Mexico? Are these things we
have here what they use for Key Lime Pie? I know they arn't limes as we know them stateside.
Anybody know for sure?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
1/2 key lime, |
OK..Maybe I should know this but, I don't. Is a Key Lime the same as these little green sweet lemons we have all over Mexico? Are these things we
have here what they use for Key Lime Pie? I know they arn't limes as we know them stateside.
Anybody know for sure? |
That is correct. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mexican_lime.html
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