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Originally Posted by epchick
Ummm...I never said that.
Arizona "Mexican" food and New Mexico "Mexican" food are very similar. And I don't like either.
Plus I hate the word "authentic" when used with Mexican food (and I've probably been guilty of using it). Mexican food varies too much to say what is 'authentic' or not. What we in the US know, is pretty much Northern Mexican food, very different than other parts of Mexico.
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I don't call New Mexican Food Mexican...that stuff is terrible unless you really have a hankering for chiles. I've had it and it's a genre all it's own. I'm talking about Mexican food from Mexicans. I know exactly what you are talking about with the authentic, but when you are talking to people in the US about Mexican food, they automatically think fajitas, nachos and burritos. All Mexican food from any part of Mexico is authentic in my book and is so much more interesting that what I call Tex-Mex. I love going to Ranch Market in Phoenix which is the hispanic market. They have a great food counter where you can get everything (including organ meats.) The best foods come from little mom and pop shops, not the big restaurants.