Why does it matter what it is called? So it is or isn’t authentic Mexican. That

Jul 1, 2018
2:55:48pm

BYUtka All-American

Doesn’t make it less tasty.

Beyond that... what is it. Italian? French? Chinese?
Mexican seems the closest general classification... not that it really even matters.

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Adrielle Stable Genius

7/1/18 2:38pm

There are certain things for which "authentic" shouldn't really win you many points. Mexican food is one.

kccougar

7/1/18 2:40pm

How come?

mik3

7/1/18 2:44pm

What really matters is whether it's good or not

Gustav

7/1/18 2:45pm

I can eat tortas and tacos al pastor all day. Too bad they're rare in the states

Oranje

7/1/18 2:49pm

Rare?

kccougar

7/1/18 2:52pm

Good Al Pastor is virtually impossible to find.

mik3

7/1/18 2:55pm

Where do you live? I can find authentic Sonoran style al pastor in

kotacoug

7/1/18 3:03pm

Sonora-style Al Pastor is not a thing. Maybe you're thinking about something

mik3

7/1/18 3:16pm

You mean the al pastor that I've had in puerto Pensaco Mexico isn't real

kotacoug

7/1/18 4:09pm

al pastor IIRC is a take off from the shawarma of tacos arabes in Puebla,

Nat Gas Man

7/1/18 4:26pm

I just posted below. It's relatively new and exactly as you stated. Not really

kotacoug

7/1/18 4:28pm

nope but tacos arabes in Puebla are awesome

Nat Gas Man

7/1/18 4:32pm

Culinary apropriation!!

kccougar

7/1/18 4:56pm

Absolutely. Best tacos al pastor are in central Mexico.

mik3

7/1/18 4:53pm

I've made a recipe that's called "Al Pastor", and it's pretty good. Maybe it's more adobada, I don't know.

jdub

7/1/18 3:32pm

That looks delicious. I'll have to give it a try.

mik3

7/1/18 4:27pm

yeah, I think I could have left it in a little longer to get just a touch more char. But, it was excellent.

jdub

7/1/18 5:15pm

Maybe in Alaska? Hawaii? Certainly not rare at the several taco carts

ManicBlue

7/1/18 2:55pm

I think tortas are underdeveloped as a food type in the US

Gustav

7/1/18 2:56pm

perhaps because we are the country of sandwiches. I've never had a Mexican

Nat Gas Man

7/1/18 3:40pm

There are literally dozens of places serving those things in every town in

Pimpin4Paradise

7/1/18 2:54pm

See above. If you've had the real thing, you know all those places are lying.

mik3

7/1/18 2:56pm

RE: See above. If you've had the real thing, you know all those places are

mobius

7/1/18 2:57pm

You can hardly cross a street corner in most towns without stumbling over a taco cart

kccougar

7/1/18 2:59pm

Fair. You *can* find mediocre to terrible Al Pastor all over the place.

mik3

7/1/18 3:04pm

The fun thing is that Al Pastor isn't even native to Mexico. It's from

kotacoug

7/1/18 4:27pm

Well the cooking method is. The spices and seasoning of the meat is Mexican.

mik3

7/1/18 4:51pm

I'm with mik3 on this. I have only found one place in the U.S. where they

Oranje

7/1/18 6:25pm

What's the name of the restaurant in Sedona?

lbmango

7/1/18 6:57pm

Tortas De Fuego. Fair warning, it was a while ago. Hopefully they are still good

Oranje

7/1/18 7:04pm

What restaurants are real Mexican to you?

delux_247

7/1/18 2:43pm

The best hole in the wall place I've found

Adrielle

7/1/18 2:52pm

Taco trucks/buses with a guy named Javier taking orders in English....

jrifkin48

7/1/18 2:53pm

Agreed. Being authentic and being delicious are different things.

mik3

7/1/18 2:44pm

OTOH, what is "real Mexican food"?

CougarVeteran

7/1/18 2:46pm

I'd say it's authentic if it's a traditional recipe from any region in Mexico.

mik3

7/1/18 2:53pm

Chilaquiles *drool*

mulletino

7/1/18 3:02pm

Parasites on the lettuce.

bluesloth

7/1/18 2:54pm

that's funny, in the 70s they used to serve Big Macs with cabbage in

Nat Gas Man

7/1/18 2:58pm

I searched for posts using both Cafe Rio and authentic. There were 100

Pimpin4Paradise

7/1/18 2:49pm

Why does it matter what it is called? So it is or isn’t authentic Mexican. That

BYUtka

7/1/18 2:55pm

Next topic that no one claimed on CB: Pizza Hut is not authentic Italian

CougarVeteran

7/1/18 3:02pm

WHAT?!?,!

BYUtka

7/1/18 3:04pm

Cafe Rio serves food???

Y-Zag

7/1/18 3:44pm

Tired of arguing about 'authentic Mexican food'?

ManicBlue

7/1/18 4:18pm

I've wondered about that place. I just looked them up and the first photo was...

So it goes...

9/2/19 2:26am

It's quite good. A coworker from Hermosillo took us there.

ochobeeguy

1/18/20 5:20pm

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