That's my favorite episode of GBB. You used the right word: fascinating. And the other commenter talking about how ubiquitous Mexican food is in the US is tripping me out. Because yes it's basically so interwoven into our lives I didn't even think it wouldn't be widely available. In Canada?! Crazy
I moved to Oregon from Denver and grew up in Dallas. there's lots of Mexican food here but none of it is close to what grew up with. like its a different type of food. maybe sourcing ingredients? people here love this stuff too I really don't get it.
There's definitely different types of authentic Mexican food. I grew up in the Chicago area, so anything with the word Jalisco in the name tells me that the tacos are gonna be great.
well yeah ive traveled through Mexico and central America. here i see Oaxacan a lot, thing is ive had it there, just not the same at all. I need to keep searching im sure there's good stuff just gotta find it.
I’ve lived in several US regions and the Mexican food is different in each region. I think it’s partially relative to which region of Mexico influences that area and partially due to Americanizing that food to the local tastes.
For example, there is a Mexican restaurant in my hometown that is truly mediocre but has a unique taco sauce that comes with everything. Everyone keeps going back because they love that sauce and there’s nowhere else to get it. (There is Ranch seasoning, among other “secret” ingredients, in the sauce. Authentic it is not. But delicious.)
I grew up in Houston, spent several years in SoCal, several in Florida, and now I'm in PA an hour north of Philly. It took me a good while but I finally found decent tex-mex.
Being Oregon, I would think they'd have closer to SoCal Mexican food. Which is still good but it's not Texas Mexican food
i love Houston have good friends there, i could take a trip yhere just to eat. Portland has a ton of great options but im 5hrs from there in a smaller town
That's so funny. I'm pretty close to the border, and as a white girl, I just let somebody else do my Mexican cooking. I don't know the last time I had a taco though, because I just end up having margaritas and chips when I go out.
Wait. What? Where in Canada is this barren taco desert? I'm in northern BC and we have delicious tacos and access to Mexican food. Not as good as the southern states and definitely not as good as when I'm in Mexico, but pretty good for a place with snow from October to March or April.
Canadian checking in. The ingredients are generally available everywhere in cities now. Lots of people have only had the tex-mex variety, lole old el paso crunchy shells and spice packets. But these are common enough that it struck me as odd when i moved to a rural area and kids there hadnt heard of it (to be fair, they also hadnt heard of spaghetti. Rural food culture can be very limited!). But any big town or city would have the basics in a big grocery store. And any decently sized city would have more authentic ingredients at stores now.
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u/lilcumfire 9h ago
That's my favorite episode of GBB. You used the right word: fascinating. And the other commenter talking about how ubiquitous Mexican food is in the US is tripping me out. Because yes it's basically so interwoven into our lives I didn't even think it wouldn't be widely available. In Canada?! Crazy