That doesn't surprise me! Like you can't get fish and chips that are the same as over here in the US - you guys have been doing Mexican food for a while and got good at it.
I find hard tacos stressful because I always manage to get the filling everywhere and I just end up eating a plate of fillings only with some crispy taco bits as evidence of my failure.
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@Liiya if you want to try a taco sometime, Barburrito in Piccadilly Gardens is much much better than Taco Bell, you should go there
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If I had to choose one nationality of food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Tex-Mex. I don't care how many different ways they fold that tortilla, it's delicious.
That doesn't surprise me! Like you can't get fish and chips that are the same as over here in the US - you guys have been doing Mexican food for a while and got good at it.
I'm a pretty big fish a chips fan (actually drove like, an hour out of the way on a road trip just to stop by a coastal fish and chips place that is supposedly one of the best in my state) so this post has made me curious.
What differentiates the fish and chips you get in the UK from the US?
I have so many Mexican food opinions, which is funny due to my dislike of much of what goes into American Mexican food.
Tex mex uses too many peppers. For some reason, even bell peppers bother me, let alone peppers with actual flavor. I am also a huge wimp when it comes to hot and spicy flavors.
Cal mex seems to use cilantro a lot. I can't stand the stuff. I also see a lot of lime on things, and while I love limes in drinks and desserts, I'm not a huge fan of it on other things.
I actually can find a lot of things I like to eat at Mexican places. Usually chicken mole if it's not too spicy. I just have to watch for the cilantro.
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That doesn't surprise me! Like you can't get fish and chips that are the same as over here in the US - you guys have been doing Mexican food for a while and got good at it.
I'm a pretty big fish a chips fan (actually drove like, an hour out of the way on a road trip just to stop by a coastal fish and chips place that is supposedly one of the best in my state) so this post has made me curious.
What differentiates the fish and chips you get in the UK from the US?
That we don't have to drive an hour out of our way to get quality fish and chips.
You can't see it, but imagine me putting on a pair of sunglasses and moonwalking away.
What bothers me the most is I cannot duplicate Taco Bell meat flavors no matter how I try. ("it's not meat buh huh huh burb blub") so my home made tacos are never as good, even with that taco bell brand seasoning they sell in the grocery store
Are you using like 80/20, or even 75/25 meat to brown until it falls apart, then leave warming in the fat/spices for 20 minutes? That'd probably duplicate it pretty well.
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Yes it's true, I've had real Mexican food and I've had Tex-Mex, and they are definitely not the same. But I love Tex-Mex, so it doesn't really matter that much.
But I don't expect to get good Tex-Mex anywhere but Texas, let alone in Europe.
In terms of junkfood Tex-Mex, Taco Bell is lowest teir, Taco Bueno is an improvement, and Taco Cabana is where you get the really good stuff. I wonder if any of those besides Taco Bell exists outside Texas.
Side note: I felt the need to google Taco Bueno because the Taco Bueno restaurant in Abiliene, TX was a staple of my childhood. They used to have a cave at the front of that restaurant, as well as a nifty gameroom and cartoon theater, so the place had an air of mysticism and beauty in my childhood, and I really liked the food back then, too. I didn't know until now that that restaurant was the first established one for that franchise. Also it was sold to Carl's Jr. in 1996, which explains why the menu items don't taste like I remembered from childhood.
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I won't lie I'm a sucker for the burrito chains even though they're nowhere near authentic. Chipotle, freebirds, moe's, mission burrito, whatever. They're all yummy and usually my go-to for takeout Mexican.
There's so many great options for full service restaurants here though, both tex mex and authentic.
Are you using like 80/20, or even 75/25 meat to brown until it falls apart, then leave warming in the fat/spices for 20 minutes? That'd probably duplicate it pretty well.
I tend to use 73/27 for everything because it cooks softer. maybe i'll try slow cooking it next time
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hold the thread
never had taco?!
Wait, so North America is the only place to get decent Mexican food?
There is a taco bell in city centre. But it doesn't look that appealing, and I wonder if thats proper tacos, like SimPerson says.
Taco Bell... isn't great. This post is a little closer to the mark.
As for my earlier post, I will admit that I just have been told anecdotally by other Americans and foreigners alike that Mexican food is better here.
well it is geographically closest to mexico
Not so much at restaurants, but most people I know make taco like once a week
It's up there with pizza as one of the most common make together foods
Now burritos, that's a potentially excellent meal right there.
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Ground beef was on sale so I'm probably making tacos soon though... its almost never on sale so I'm actually really excited.
Real Mexican food (even Fast Food) would be Tamales or Sopas.
Its really popular locally so I was laughing when signs went up next door for some chain burrito place. Someone reeealy didn't do their research.
Indeed, but still delicious
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I'm a pretty big fish a chips fan (actually drove like, an hour out of the way on a road trip just to stop by a coastal fish and chips place that is supposedly one of the best in my state) so this post has made me curious.
What differentiates the fish and chips you get in the UK from the US?
Tex mex uses too many peppers. For some reason, even bell peppers bother me, let alone peppers with actual flavor. I am also a huge wimp when it comes to hot and spicy flavors.
Cal mex seems to use cilantro a lot. I can't stand the stuff. I also see a lot of lime on things, and while I love limes in drinks and desserts, I'm not a huge fan of it on other things.
I actually can find a lot of things I like to eat at Mexican places. Usually chicken mole if it's not too spicy. I just have to watch for the cilantro.
That we don't have to drive an hour out of our way to get quality fish and chips.
You can't see it, but imagine me putting on a pair of sunglasses and moonwalking away.
Wait...you've been to the US.
Whoever you were hanging out with totally failed you if you didn't get Mexican food.
What bothers me the most is I cannot duplicate Taco Bell meat flavors no matter how I try. ("it's not meat buh huh huh burb blub") so my home made tacos are never as good, even with that taco bell brand seasoning they sell in the grocery store
But I don't expect to get good Tex-Mex anywhere but Texas, let alone in Europe.
In terms of junkfood Tex-Mex, Taco Bell is lowest teir, Taco Bueno is an improvement, and Taco Cabana is where you get the really good stuff. I wonder if any of those besides Taco Bell exists outside Texas.
Side note: I felt the need to google Taco Bueno because the Taco Bueno restaurant in Abiliene, TX was a staple of my childhood. They used to have a cave at the front of that restaurant, as well as a nifty gameroom and cartoon theater, so the place had an air of mysticism and beauty in my childhood, and I really liked the food back then, too. I didn't know until now that that restaurant was the first established one for that franchise. Also it was sold to Carl's Jr. in 1996, which explains why the menu items don't taste like I remembered from childhood.
There's so many great options for full service restaurants here though, both tex mex and authentic.
Thanks Texas.
I tend to use 73/27 for everything because it cooks softer. maybe i'll try slow cooking it next time
I forget we have a few Mancurians here, this is an excellent recommendation - thanks!!
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This is incorrect.
sorry you like flavorless filler in your stupid burritos
(I don't actually care how you like your burrito, I just like mine rice-less!)
THere's gotta be a place in Toronto where I can get some decent tamales, right
Holy shit I love tamales
I would bring you nugs.