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The Eko posted...

I'm guessing "Mexican Bolognese" is probably just ground beef with taco seasoning?

And ladled over Mexican Spaghetti?

I should point out that I might be mistranslating the bolognese thing. It just says Mexican "Meatsauce" (Kdsauce. Kd = meat).

But in Danish that's what we call bolognese, so I'm assuming that's what's happening here and not that it's an unrelated "meat sauce"

I've certainly never heard anything other than bolognese called that.

I can see it as a bad translation if it were in a vacuum

but fucking falafel and tempura chicken as taco fillings

Hell, 99.9% of the "Mexican" food here in Texas is Tex-Mex crap where they slather everything with nacho cheese and hot dog chili. Go to SoCal/Arizona/New Mexico for authentic Mexican food.

DirkDiggles posted...

Hell, 99.9% of the "Mexican" food here in Texas is Tex-Mex crap where they slather everything with nacho cheese and hot dog chili. Go to SoCal/Arizona/New Mexico for authentic Mexican food.

Cal-Mex is just as in-authentic as Tex-Mex. It's just not vilified like Tex-Mex for some reason. And Arizona/New Mexico also are heavy on the Tex-Mex. If anything they're worse because they go even harder on Tex-Mex stuffs like chili con carne than in Texas.

There is just a monolithic difference between good and bad Mexican regardless of authenticity. One of the better (and I use that term very lightly as the place isn't exactly that great) has a Mexican version of chili oil. Not traditional, but it's definitely very interesting (and definitely not Tex-Mex). Inversely the worst place in the area prides itself on being somewhat authentic but it's also hot trash.

Null_Gain posted...

Sorry to hear that lmao. I even used Washington as an example because I knew someone who moved from Washington to Texas and they mentioned the huge difference in quality of Mexican restaurants between the two states.

Washington was a bad example because it's still prolly in the top 10 of US states for Mexican food. If you leave the i5 corridor you can find great stuff. Anything east of the Rockies has shit tier Mexican afaic. Have not been to the South though, so can't comment.

Do they have chocolate mole?

ellis123 posted...

And Arizona/New Mexico also are heavy on the Tex-Mex. If anything they're worse because they go even harder on Tex-Mex stuffs like chili con carne than in Texas.

Have lived in New Mexico for a good portion of my life and have eaten at Mexican eateries quite a few time, I can tell you that this statement is a totally false. I have never been to a Mexican restaurant in New Mexico/Arizona where they slather chili con carne and queso on everything like they do here in Texas.

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White Boys can't handle the heat!

teep is a true European like myself.

Spice = salt and pepper

DirkDiggles posted...

Have lived in New Mexico for a good portion of my life and have eaten at Mexican eateries quite a few time, I can tell you that this statement is a totally false. I have never been to a Mexican restaurant in New Mexico/Arizona where they slather chili con carne and queso on everything like they do here in Texas.

Then go to Los Mariachis, Nopalito, etc. in Las Cruces. I can only talk about my experiences and whether or not you've experienced the same stuff as me is pretty irrelevant to my statements.

That said, I wasn't talking about just chili con carne as a Tex-Mex thing. Stuff like heavy usage of beef, cumin, and yellow cheeses are just as Tex-Mex as chili con carne and are just as much a point as to what I was talking about regardless.

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They are but it's more the "lol, I only eat the most *authentic* of Mexican..." nonsense rather than something that people actually notice. Like, I could point out plenty of places that do have it as a thing, but I can just as easily point out the number of places that don't. For every place in Texas that does chili con carne on your burrito as a default there are dozens that don't. Both chili con carne and queso (and fajitas) are the cornerstones of Tex-Mex as far as dishes are concerned, but overall they are overdone as far as thinking that that's all there is to Tex-Mex is concerned.

Basically people like to think that they are the bastion of authentic whatever when the reality is that being authentic doesn't matter and they aren't actually any more authentic than the last guy. It's sort of like how burritos are done in a Tex-Mex style most places to the point that most people don't even know what the non-Tex-Mex version even is.

Yeah TC, you really can't go wrong with tacos. Hopefully you enjoy it.

teep_ posted...

if you have the time, stock up on toilet paper beforehand

oh, if you have the choice, get hard shell tacos

Lol, If TC's goal is to eat actual Mexican food, why would you suggest that? Hard shells are as inauthentic as it gets. And I love hard shell tacos.

DeadBankerDream posted...

teep is a true European like myself.

Spice = salt and pepper

Oh no, I eat spicy food all the time

I just know you won't be able to handle it :P

So I had the tacos. They were good. The Beef was very moist an yummy. There was salad, coriander and some sort of mixture of vegetables in a light salsa. Tomatoes and some others, I think onion and such. There were some options for dressing and I thought since I was doing this I should go all the way and got a spicy salsa. It was pretty hot, but enjoyable. There was also lime on the side and I wasn't sure if you were supposed to squeeze it over the tacos or bite into it. I chose the latter. It had a freshness to it after a bite. It was very nice. Helped with the spiciness. The bread was kind of bland. Felt like it could have been in naan or pita or something and not much would be different, though that is obviously not authentic.

Overall, my take away is that it was pretty interesting and I'd like to try some more Mexican cuisine, but I'd probably not go to that place again.

@teep_

kuwab0 posted...

How?

I know of an older Canadian guy that has never had a taco. According to him its easy. Just dont go to Mexican restaurants.

Cant go wrong with any of those options except maybe the salad.

DeadBankerDream posted...

Overall, my take away is that it was pretty interesting and I'd like to try some more Mexican cuisine, but I'd probably not go to that place again.

I would recommend trying to make a simple carnitas recipe

https://www.recipetineats.com/pork-carnitas-mexican-slow-cooker-pulled-pork/

ingredients should be pretty universal afaik and you basically just throw everything in a pot and slow cook

DeadBankerDream posted...

So I had the tacos. They were good. The Beef was very moist an yummy. There was salad, coriander and some sort of mixture of vegetables in a light salsa. Tomatoes and some others, I think onion and such. There were some options for dressing and I thought since I was doing this I should go all the way and got a spicy salsa. It was pretty hot, but enjoyable. There was also lime on the side and I wasn't sure if you were supposed to squeeze it over the tacos or bite into it. I chose the latter. It had a freshness to it after a bite. It was very nice. Helped with the spiciness. The bread was kind of bland. Felt like it could have been in naan or pita or something and not much would be different, though that is obviously not authentic.

Overall, my take away is that it was pretty interesting and I'd like to try some more Mexican cuisine, but I'd probably not go to that place again.

@teep_

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!