Louisiana might agree with you, but the rest of North America would probably fight you on that. Nachos are a staple of every single sporting stadium here.
Maybe, I’m neither north American or a sports fan. But I’d rather have fried alligator or blackened catfish as far as fast food goes. And you genuinely can’t beat a bowl of seafood ocra gumbo over heavily buttered cornbread. Nom nom nom.
Sounds a lot like Canada, where most people’s exposure to “Mexican food” is Taco Bell. Welcome to the club.
My distaste for Tacos comes down to the fact I don’t like crunchy foods that shatter, and especially so when they run the risk of being messy. I mean, I can handle a gooey messy burger just fine, but that’s because it doesn’t shatter when I bite into it. Tacos hit both those pain points. Give me Arroz con Pollo any day, I absolutely love it. And yes, the only place I can get this is from Rancho Chico south of the border in Washington state.
Which means it’s a no-go until America overthrows the current authoritarian ChristoFascist administration. Because they won’t allow themselves to be legitimately voted out of power. Soooo… possibly a decade or more until I can eat there again, assuming America doesn’t invade Canada in the meantime.
Kind of depends on where you are in Canada. If you’re in the middle or out east, shit is pretty bleak. Being closer to California (aka, former Mexican territory) helps a lot.
Further you get from Mexico, the harder it is to find the right ingredients and people who know what decent Mexican food tastes like.
The funny thing is, hard shells aren’t authentic. That’s an American thing. Soft tortillas are authentic, maybe cooked just a little on the stove.
I agree, hard tacos are a mess. I don’t understand why they exist. The texture is fine, but it’d be better as something in the taco, not as the container.
You can make tacos at home too by the way. They’re a very simple food, and you just use whatever protein you want and whatever additions you feel like. It’s like a sandwich. You can’t go wrong. You just use what you have/want.
Sadly that seems to describe most of Europe. I would love to try some proper Mexican food. But according to people who had it they haven’t found a place here that makes good stuff.
I don’t think that anyone can just not like tacos at all, because they aren’t just one thing. It’s like a sandwich with bread, then whatever you want to put in it; beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, or whatever protein you want and spices/vegitables/toppings. Maybe you don’t like Taco Bell, but there’s tacos out there you’d love.
For sure. I explained in another comment that I have very little exposure to Mexican. I don’t dislike it I just don’t love it, because I barely know it.
That’s fair. It’s pretty easy to do at home if you want to try it. You may need to mix your spices yourself if you can’t find a spice mix, but I’m sure all the spices are available that you’d need. Just get some tortillas (soft, not hard), ground beef or chicken (or whatever else), tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and you’ll be good to go. Maybe look it up online to find inspiration for what to add/what spices you need.
Not a fan of tacos at all, but I’ll save them for someone who is.
I’ll probably give them to an immigrant or homeless person just to make it that little sweeter.
Do you live in a place with terrible Mexican food?
I live in a place with basically NO Mexican food.
ETA: I’m pretty much not familiar with Mexican cuisine.
If you can call that living.
The only food you really need is Indian food.
Now this I can agree with.
I think saying this in America’s west / south west is a felony.
Maybe, but if even if you only take food from north America into consideration mexican food is still second place to Cajun/creole food…
Louisiana might agree with you, but the rest of North America would probably fight you on that. Nachos are a staple of every single sporting stadium here.
Maybe, I’m neither north American or a sports fan. But I’d rather have fried alligator or blackened catfish as far as fast food goes. And you genuinely can’t beat a bowl of seafood ocra gumbo over heavily buttered cornbread. Nom nom nom.
Sounds a lot like Canada, where most people’s exposure to “Mexican food” is Taco Bell. Welcome to the club.
My distaste for Tacos comes down to the fact I don’t like crunchy foods that shatter, and especially so when they run the risk of being messy. I mean, I can handle a gooey messy burger just fine, but that’s because it doesn’t shatter when I bite into it. Tacos hit both those pain points. Give me Arroz con Pollo any day, I absolutely love it. And yes, the only place I can get this is from Rancho Chico south of the border in Washington state.
Which means it’s a no-go until America overthrows the current authoritarian ChristoFascist administration. Because they won’t allow themselves to be legitimately voted out of power. Soooo… possibly a decade or more until I can eat there again, assuming America doesn’t invade Canada in the meantime.
Kind of depends on where you are in Canada. If you’re in the middle or out east, shit is pretty bleak. Being closer to California (aka, former Mexican territory) helps a lot.
Further you get from Mexico, the harder it is to find the right ingredients and people who know what decent Mexican food tastes like.
The funny thing is, hard shells aren’t authentic. That’s an American thing. Soft tortillas are authentic, maybe cooked just a little on the stove.
I agree, hard tacos are a mess. I don’t understand why they exist. The texture is fine, but it’d be better as something in the taco, not as the container.
You can make tacos at home too by the way. They’re a very simple food, and you just use whatever protein you want and whatever additions you feel like. It’s like a sandwich. You can’t go wrong. You just use what you have/want.
Which country? You need some good Mexican food ASAP
I’m not comfortable sharing that info, but I’ve tried some Mexican food in my travels. Wasn’t bad, but I doubt it was authentic.
Sadly that seems to describe most of Europe. I would love to try some proper Mexican food. But according to people who had it they haven’t found a place here that makes good stuff.
I went to a Mexican restaurant in Terra Haute once.
They used Ragu as enchilada sauce.
This has killed my spirit a little.
Oh. Your. God.
I’m not sure if it’s just a food crime or elevated all the way to a hate crime against your tongue.
London, UK. Been to a taco place, and a Burrito place or two. Underwhelmed.
Any fellow Londoners care to recommend a decent Mexican place? There must be some here.
Wahaca?
I don’t think that anyone can just not like tacos at all, because they aren’t just one thing. It’s like a sandwich with bread, then whatever you want to put in it; beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, or whatever protein you want and spices/vegitables/toppings. Maybe you don’t like Taco Bell, but there’s tacos out there you’d love.
For sure. I explained in another comment that I have very little exposure to Mexican. I don’t dislike it I just don’t love it, because I barely know it.
That’s fair. It’s pretty easy to do at home if you want to try it. You may need to mix your spices yourself if you can’t find a spice mix, but I’m sure all the spices are available that you’d need. Just get some tortillas (soft, not hard), ground beef or chicken (or whatever else), tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and you’ll be good to go. Maybe look it up online to find inspiration for what to add/what spices you need.
I’ll have a look sometime, thanks.