ITT we keep track of the trolls

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Do they have Taco Bells at Puerta Vallarta? I have a friend who has lived in central Mexico for about 10 years now and he was telling me that burritos are non existent south of Monterrey, as are flour tortillas.

My parents never found one in PV.

It's true about the flour tortillas, however most Americans wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a flour tortilla and a handmade corn one (at least the way my sisters-in-law make them).

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

My parents never found one in PV.

It's true about the flour tortillas, however most Americans wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a flour tortilla and a handmade corn one (at least the way my sisters-in-law make them).

The fresh corn tortillas are so much better anyway. I'm loving mexican food in Arizona!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It is awesome when people use GC to practice their career expertise.

Screw that. I hate Freud. Psychoanalysis is pretty much the direct opposite of the theoretical orientation that I identify as.

But it's sure good for the pscyhobabble.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

burritos are non existent south of Monterrey

That is because burritos (along with many other such "mexican" foods) are an American invention. There is no such thing as a burrito in Mexico, unless you are at an area close to the border.

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

mexican food in Arizona!

*cue k_s's vomit emoticon*

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by epchick

That is because burritos (along with many other such "mexican" foods) are an American invention. There is no such thing as a burrito in Mexico, unless you are at an area close to the border.



*cue k_s's vomit emoticon*

What? You think there isn't any authentic Mexican food outside of Texas? You'd be surprised. And yes, I know that Tex-Mex is not Mexican food.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

What? You think there isn't any authentic Mexican food outside of Texas? You'd be surprised. And yes, I know that Tex-Mex is not Mexican food.

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.

[AOII Angel]

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.

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.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The fresh corn tortillas are so much better anyway. I'm loving mexican food in Arizona!

Jealous. Although we get our fair share of Auténtico in Carolina del Norte.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Jealous. Although we get our fair share of Auténtico in Carolina del Norte.

Cringe @ the bolded. I think the proper name of places or people shouldn't be translated. I'll never call El Paso the pass or Las Vegas the meadows or the state of Montana the mountain

Might seem anal of me, but it's always been a pet peeve of mine.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Cringe @ the bolded. I think the proper name of places or people shouldn't be translated. I'll never call El Paso the pass or Las Vegas the meadows or the state of Montana the mountain

Might seem anal of me, but it's always been a pet peeve of mine.

So you call Japan Nippon and France Francia and Germany Deutscheland, right? Because it's not right to translate.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

So you call Japan Nippon and France Francia and Germany Deutscheland, right? Because it's not right to translate.

Bwah ha ha ha!

Anyway, I really missed my Mexican food in Baltimore. We had some surprisingly good, REAL mexican food in Shreveport, LA, along with the usual Tex-Mex that you'd expect in a city that's practically in Texas.

BTW, we Baton Rouge natives call it Red Stick all the time, and there are stores, ie. Red Stick Sports named after the city. But I do cringe when people say Baton Rouge with a French accent.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Shreveport, LA....a city that's practically in Texas.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

So you call . . . France Francia . . . , right?

Francia? You mean La France?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Francia? You mean La France?

Sorry...too much Copa Mundial Futbol on Univision.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

So you call Japan Nippon and France Francia and Germany Deutscheland, right? Because it's not right to translate.

Actually I do with Deutscheland, Francia, and Espana