Why is Mexican food so dang good?

being a cali you just can't beat Mexican food.

after that comes regular American.
steaks fries etc.

Right on!

Mexican food is awesome because it hits the perfect blend of carbs and fat to protein to make you gain weight, so your body loves it. Also, they use the best fucking spices.

Greek food.. Polish food.. Much better.

But yes, I am a sucker for Mexican.

Mexican food sucks

For Taco Tuesday last night I made homemade pulled pork in salsa verde for dinner. I make homemade mexican food at least four times a month (not always tacos).

Now, I just had the um-um-good leftovers for lunch...






Last Edited by cosmicgypsy on 05/15/2013 02:04 PM

grease, meat, cheese....all staples of a delicious menu.

Funny two weeks ago I made pulled pork tacos, last week and yesterday I made pulled pork chimichangas! Yup i made it twice cause they were so dang good with the salsa de rojo ontop of it! Oley!

I love taco Tuesday! I made enchiladas last week. Yum! With mole sauce, which h I never used before - super tasty!

Mexican food os amazingly varied...if ur inthe states uve only tried like 10

percent of all the different kinds of food in mexico

And u definately have to go to mexico to get real mexican.

Trust me I know because I live in san diego right nxt to the border and its hard to find the real taste here....

Cumin, cilantro and red chillies that's way..mmmmmmm!!!!

nothing beats a sauerbraten mit knödeln und rotkraut

NOT AS GOOD AS PUERTO RICAN FOOD!

Do you ever make tamales?

If so, let me share a lil secret with you: The fat rendered off a cooked ham used in the masa will make the singularly best tasting tamale you'll ever have...like knock your socks off fabulous!

Gotta get the real Mexican food not just the American version. Either go to Mexico or make friends with some people who were born there. Same with Chinese food and several other cuisines, we don't get the real thing here in the US.

MSG

it kills brain cells within 2 hours of eating it

No, but if you have a recipe I'll give it a go!.

This thread made me hungry LOL

Fun Fact: In America we make Mexican food in "our" vision. If you eat authentic Mexican food, it is actually quite bland. We add all the spices that make it so good.

Homemade from fresh mexican food doesn't have MSG in it...AND it doesn't need it because all the vegies, herbs, and spices provide all the flavor needed, and more.

Wtf lmfao ur crazy man im mexican and americans make the food bland its the other way around.....mexico has waaaay more spices and chiles grown there

Lovey, lol, I was a restaurant industry and private (personal) chef for nearly 20 years when I was younger...I don't write recipes, nor do I ever follow just one recipe (unless I'm baking).

If you've never made tamales then you should know they're timely to make. Not hard, but timely. Even so, the homemade ones are so worth the trouble every once in awhile, especially if you get friends to help and make a party of it.

I suggest if you want to try making them you get the masa flour and look at the recipe on the back, and then also look at cooking websites that offer user reviews (allrecipes.com is one I like) and compare them. I think it's a fairly standard recipe for the masa part, except I'm suggesting that ham fat is used instead of the called for lard/shortening.

You can fill them with anything (as you'll see in varying recipes), but I usually fill them with seasoned shrimp.

They are good made the regular way, they're just remarkable while using the ham fat.

Good luck! Have fun with it!

because anything that is served in a warm corn flour tortilla is great

These are some real tacos. theyre called "Al Pastor" the meat is pork yuuummm

Anything with meat sucks.

this video explains why Mexican food is soo bomb....

Thanks! I will hive them a shot for sure! I'm the same way with recipes! I just usually glean the basics then do my own thing.

I kinda wish pasta wasn't on the menu tonight, but I don't have stuff in the house to make anything too interesting. Or the energy today. That will be a weekend project!

e coli.

For sure. Most 'ethnic' food must be had from an authentic style place. The westernized versions just don't cut it.

I'm not big on Mexican food but REAL Chinese food (Japanese and Thai as well) ranks top of my list. Greek and German are up there too.

Yes, I'm from Texas and have a lot of Mexican friends. Mexicans use a lot of dried/smoked chilis and that's where the flavor really explodes in sauces and when roasting meats and meat marinades. Restaurants don't do that, it's too labor intensive so the food is more bland and not as authentic.

i like taco bell the most.I know it really isn't mexican but God damn it's good