/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>6356774
oh and its gringo friendly

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>>6356777

But I have. I much prefer central and southern mexico. Still great food, minus the grime, despair, and concentrated criminal energy.

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>>6356774
fuck i meant to write world class sea food

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>>6356780
When did you go?

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>>6356776
>gringo friendly
>implying that Mexican cartels don't look for tourists/rich white people to hold for ransom

>>6356785

I don't recall the name, it was years ago. Some taco restaurant in centro. I didn't stay more than a few hours, it wasn't an appealing atmosphere.

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>>6356796
nah if you aren't looking for trouble then most likely you'll be ok. pretty sure tijuana is the most visited border town in the world

>>6356796
Cartel violence hasn't been a big issue in TJ for about half a decade.

Cops hitting up tourists for bribes is still an issue but for that same reason they're about to be the first cops in Mexico required to wear bodycams.

Because I want to keep my head

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>>6357830

>getting beheaded by drug cartels just to eat some taco memefood from a literal flyover city

No thanks OP

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>>6357860
>flyover

kek

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>>6357867

bump

>>6356774
I have, and there's not enough vegetarian shit.

>>6359918
what? ?!?

>what is garden palace
>what is veggie smalls
>what is El Lugar Cocina Vegetariana
>what is yogurt place

oh and a favorite of mine is alma verde for the best chilaquiles in town (pipian de nuez). There's many more, but nearly every restaurant will have vegetarian options, and as a matter of fact , tijuana vegetarian friendly compared to the rest of mexico.

>>6356774
Because I don't want to get kidnapped/tortured/raped/killed

those beaners are fucking savages

>>6356774
Nah man I'm pretty keen on keeping my head about me I use it pretty often.

>>6356774
Mexican food is so overrated.

It's probably great if you have constipation.

>>6360079
You've never had real Mexican food if you call it overrated. You're thinking of tex mex

>>6356774
Does McDonald's really qualify as fine dining in Mexico? You guys are going to flip shit when Cinco Hombres gets down there

>>6360271
Down in Mexico, it'll be Cinco Caballos or Cinco Perros.

>>6360081
Yeah. I did, the TeX mex are actually a lot more tastier. the real ones are just bland.

>>6360360
2/10 bad b8 m8

>>6360360
came here to laugh at this. nearly every person who has gone to mexico says the food is different from the mexican in the us. tex mex is just a cumin laden shitfest with cheese and carbs

Give up, compadre, nobody is going to risk getting kidnapped by the cartels. You're literally safer in the Middle East than in Mexico.

>>6356774
tijuana is overrated nonsense
>IM FROM SAN DIEGO AND I CAN GET MUH ANTITHETIC MEXICAN
don't be a faggot, if you are going to mexico, go to real mexico

>>6360360

>taco bell tastier than real mexican food

LOOOOOOOOOOOL

>>6356774
>can't even drink water without becoming violently ill
lol no thanks

Former beaner here, became citizen of burgerland a couple of months ago. (I still consider myself a beaner regardless)

Anyways, a lot of anons are correct here. The fucking cartel has made Mexico real unsafe to visit.

I used to go to my hometown about 20 times a year. But I haven't been able to visit for the past 4 years.

I fucking hate those cunts so much. They think they're the shit just because they are in a group and holding a gun somehow makes them invincible.

On the topic of /ck/, yes. Mexico has some of the best god-tier food out there but all in all it's not worth it if your life is at risk.

>>6360617

> Drinking tap water anywhere

Are you some kind of idiot or something?

>>6360627
so, which poorfagistan are you from?

>>6360635

U.S.

Live in NY and even when they claim is the cleanest tap water I wouldn't dare to drink it because I am not a complete idiot.

>>6360640
You are retarded. Or autistic, I can't tell.
NYC tap water is legit delicious.

>>6360640
I wouldn't want to drink tap water from NY too. Europe (excluding southern europe) is the only place I would dare drink tap water in the world.

>>6360640
>I am not a complete idiot.
yeah, about that

>>6360645

But Anon, all McD's in Mexico have this glorious snack.

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>>6360654

> Drinking the same water you use to wash your dishes.

>>6360652
>implying NY tap water is not the best in the world
top lel

>>6360666
>knowing that you wash your dishes in clean, delicious water

>>6360667

You sound like you have tried all tap water in the world.

Please enlighten us with your knowledge, why is NY's sewer water better than the rest of the world?

>>6360670

Enjoy your kidney stones I guess.

>>6360673
>drinking molten snow from the catskills

>>6360675
enjoy your pseudoscience dr oz

>>6360682
PAULA DEAN SAID NIGGER

>>6360721
and lost 35 lbs!

new diet: say 'nigger' a lot

>>6360592
lol. even Mexicans in central and southern mexico love food in baja. La Guerrerense is probably the most recognized place to eat in Mexico and the tijuanese type restaurants/baja style are booming in Mexico city.

Plus im not from san diego, from aguascalientes though

>>6356774
>why haven't you visited
I don't have a security team.

>>6361419
you dont need a security for the most visited border city in the world

>>6361455
Nice try, Paco. You'll be getting no ransoms from my family.

>>6356774
You forgot to add
>get kidnaped by the local cartel and stuffed in a cement barrel
>get held for random by the local police
Mexicans truly are the spics of the beaner world. I'll stay north of the border thank you very much.

You don't have to travel around the world to eat good, authentic food. Ask anyone that travels and they'll tell you some of the best x they've had is outside of the country it originated from.

>>6361524
PLUS let's not forget in the USA it's regulated and at least they have to pass health inspections

In mexico inspectors can be bought off and can turn a blind eye

No, I don't think I'll be having the salmonella, thank you very much

>>6361537
you wat m8.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2316975/Daughter-Mexican-official-causes-national-controversy-sending-health-inspectors-shut-restaurant-didnt-table-wanted.html

>>6361553
You're only supporting my case m8

See how corrupt and how shit the mexican government is?

It's' pretty easy to pay off an inspector if he's going to fail your restaurant
The health code violations are not as strict in mexico, believe me when I tell you this.

>>6356774
Two words:

Mexican drug cartels

>>6361572
Oh and also, I have a friend that had a successful restaurant in Mexico and opened one up here in the US and believe me, the Mexican government don't give a shit if you're serving cats and dogs you killed off the street as long as they get to wet their beak in your profits

At that point the only person who could stop you would be a whistle-blower, and even then you could pay off a couple of cops and you'll be back in business in no time

>>6361576
>wet their beak
>wet their back
>wet back
>wetback
sheeeeeiit

>>6361572
It didn't workout though and the father of that bitch got fired.

>>6361576
Pretty much impossible especially against some of the best Restaurants in the world are in Mexico and go through rigid restrictions by law.

>>6361583
>Pretty much impossible especially against some of the best Restaurants in the world are in Mexico and go through rigid restrictions by law.
all my lols

>>6361587
http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners/pujol

get with the program

>>6361583
>It didn't workout though and the father of that bitch got fired.

Honestly I'm shocked
I've seen some of the shit all levels of the mexican government get away with and it's hilarious... it would be rage-inducing if I lived in Mexico

quick story
My friend was in Mexico and this happened to him:

>coming out of nightclub, drunk with 3 friends
>call a Taxi
>go a couple of blocks
>cop stops the Taxi and looks in the cab
>asks the guys for "a bite" (bribe)
>They refuse because they did nothing wrong, shit they weren't even driving
>cop just nods his head and walks off
>Taxi driver doesn't go anywhere
>a bunch of thugs open the door and yank them out, beat the shit out of them and steal everything they have including phone wallet etc.
>Taxi driver drives off and they get left on the street, bleeding and hurt
>they go to the authorities
>surprise surprise they don't give a fuck
>they say they'll open an investigation
>kek yeah riight it'll get fixed right up and they'll find those assholes


lol mexico, not even once

>>6361608
thisneverhappened.jpg

>>6361624
>implying

oh but it did, when he came back he was still bruised up and I work at a telephone store so he had to come in and file an insurance claim on his cell phone

>>6361642
just like they not have health inspections in Mexico, right? Sounds like bullshit.

2/10 bait

>>6361650
I never said they didn't have them you idiot

I said the officials can be easily bribed

>>6361650
beaner pls go

>>6361659
You're implying it doesn't happen properly which is false because as I said before the restaurants placed for top 100 need strict inspections before even being nominated...which is also false, same as your other stories.

>>6361677
you are abnormally invested in third world cuisine, m8

>>6361677
frijolero vayase

I learned that bit of spanish so I could wave away the annoying little mexishits that I don't need

And by I don't need I mean the ones I'm not paying next to nothing to do jobs I wouldn't do

>>6361685
I'm invested in good food from all countries, after all this is a cooking and food board

>>6356774
>mcdonald's
welcome to america, mexico

>>6361704
Yeah except I heard that McDonald's charges USA prices for food over there, and with the US Dollar being 15 or so pesos that makes it to where not everyone can eat at McDonald's all the time

So

How do you think it would feel if eating at McDonald's was a special occasion type thing?

>>6356796
Mexico's safe if you're not an idiot. My friend, rich trust fund white girl, just spent the last 3 months backpacking around Mexico. She had a single purse snatcher try to grab her shit but she got away (she was right at her hostel entryway).

>>6361642
That's what he told you happened. He probably got beat up by a pimp after banging a 14 yr old and trying to skip the bill.

>>6361785
Possible but unlikely

>>6361792
I saw this happen in TJ; didn't even feel bad for the guy.

>>6361608
And going back to this story what's most rage-inducing is that the cops, thugs, and possibly even the Taxi driver were in cahoots to pull this off

(also possible the Taxi driver was threatened and told not to go anywhere and then to drive off and not tell anyone)

Also possible he wasn't a real cop (?) just a guy who wears a uniform for these little schemes, unlikely because he'd probably get caught if he walked around dressed as a cop

My friend and I went around and around in circles with all the possibilities

more pics from the goat food city

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>>6356774
>best food city in the world
>anywhere other than Singapore

And then there's this pleb

>>6364212
m8 tijuana is one of the few places to have hawker centre ,food trucks, carts, food courts, and food stalls all in one.

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>>6357865
do you know where Mexico city is located on a map? it's literally the most flyover shit I've ever seen

mickey d's

>>6361608
Well too bad. Was in whic city? Seeems thar taxi driver cops and pinks were working together

>>6361806
Maybe was a fake cop. Not surreal
If cartels try to pass like soldiers and marines why not try to disguise like a cop. Dudd even some months ago some thugs steal a lot by pretending being guards of a money truck

>>6361659
You have any idea how common heath inspection corruption is even in america?

The whole system is a farce. What keeps these restaurants in line is not the gubmint, it's the fear of losing business because word gets around fast

They know what will make people get sick and it's not how many inches the vent is from the window or whatever bullshit gets places shut down

>best streetfood in the world
I didn't know that DF was in either KL or SG.
Wait: it isn't.
Fun fact: DF ain't got shit on Kuala Lumpur or Singapore when it comes to street food.
But being number three ain't so bad.

shit mang i'm down, shit looks delicious.

there's still lots of paid sex there too, right?

>>6356774
>So why haven't you visited the best food city in the world, /ck/
city is a pile of shit answer is so eazy
allow me to also claim to rather not be baited into being a gastrotourist ever
/me enjoying sushi as usual

>>6365300
Op didn't post DF he posted a shitty border town

>>6365559
Oh. He posted America's barrio, Tijuana?
I bet he thinks that the Club Med has the best food in Thailand, too, roflz.

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>>6364342

>implying Mexico city will ever have food as good as Tijuana

>>6365781
>implying the sick-laden streets of UCLA's biggest frat district can compare to an alpha-rated global city
It is to laugh.

>>6365799
This
>>6365781
We all know you just wanted to see the donkey show, chad

>"I used to think Mexico City had the best tacos, but Tijuana blows it away."


Kek Just give Tijuana a couple of years before it finally gets recognition it deserves as being the gastronomic center in the Americas

>>6365808
m8 im from aguascalientes and ive been both to states (df and baja) and baja blows out DF by a wide margin. The mediocrity outweighs the good in DF, while in Baja, nearly ever taqueria can be considered a gem . nothing wrong being second best though

>>6365814
>I'm a hick from a narco-state and my favorite drug smuggling town is better than the mean, snobby city

Wow, mexico is just like murrica

>>6365814
>we've got tacos, more tacos, some other tacos and also tacos
>did i mention tacos?
Let me know when Frathousetown stops being a one trick pony and globalises, k?

>>6365820
the south is pretty much worse than the north at the moment

>gringo knowledge

>>6365827
>DF is "the south"

This must be the mexico version of "texas isn't flyover land"

>>6365826
Tacos
seafood
craft beer
fine dining
street food
better ingredients
wine country
fresh cheese

Yeah. let me know when you've actually visited baja, tyrone

>>6365833
>child prostitutes
>headless bodies
>getting assaulted by cops for no reason
>but tacos!

Yeah thanks, but I think I'll stick with the good parts of mexico

>>6356774
I grew up in Tijuana. Best tacos are at Tacos El Ruso in Los Altos.

>>6361404
Apparently La Guerrerense only got immensely popular once Bourdain ate there. And I have family in Ensenada, they said it stopped being as good once it got popular.

>>6365836
Actually you could find all of that in df.

>gringo knowledge

Also, it seems weird to say, but I miss Mexican-Chinese food. And I've never heard anyone outside of Spanish-speaking Chinese immigrants call egg rolls "Chun Kun."

>>6365843
mexicalifag?

>>6365848
Tijuana. But I've had Chinese food in Mexicali, and it's the same style. I don't know how Chinese-Mexican food is outside of BC.

>>6365833
Tijuana is categorised as a "sufficiency," meaning that it largely provides itself with its own needs and does very little, if anything at all, for global economy as it neither manufactures things for outside of its area nor does it buy many things manufactured elsewhere. It is isolated.
With isolation from the global marketplace, comes a one-sided perspective on culture and cuisine. I've no doubt it's good, but to say that tacos, tacos, tacos and tacos can compare to the variety found in a global city is just silly.
There's no comparison. What do you do in Tijuana if you feel like having some bratwurst or Thuringer then a crème brûlée after?

>>6365871
You go here

http://www.lifeandfoodblog.com/lescargot-bistrot/

and http://www.yelp.com/biz/humo-charcuter%C3%ADa-tijuana

you're preaching to the wrong choir . Tijuana is far from a one dimensional city

>>6365884
Humo has neither bratwurst nor Thuringer, so far as I can tell.

So I ask again: what do you do when you want bratwurst or Thuringer then a crème brûlée after?

>>6365908
>humo doesn't have bratwurst. pls just call in advance and you'll get it.

maybe you want a menu with it

http://sotanosuizo.com/

ok there you go

Is there anything else you want?

>>6365915
That page isn't loading for me, but I'll take your word for it and concede the point.
Tijuana is more global than I gave it credit for. Still, I don't believe it can compare to DF in variety and options. I'd imagine it's like comparing Boston to New York.

>>6365935
>I don't believe it can compare to DF in variety and options.

probably not, since you're comparing a city to an entire region, but Tijuana has quality over quantity, not saying DF is bad, far from it, but you can find good food anywhere in tijuana

I went when I was younger, I'm still too paranoid to go now because of all the cartel shit, even if it hasn't been really active for years.

I wish I could go with my mexican brethren coworkers so that I wouldn't be constantly worried about being robbed or raped.

>>6361581
underrated post

>>6356774
REMINDER DeFeCTIVOS and TJ citizens are mainly one in the same in the sense that they are the sort of loudmouth shitters no-one likes because they are from the same town, the best thing is that the chilango transplants now in TJ are still loudmouth claiming that this shit is better than the place they really are from
In total just a bunch of marketing money hungry faggots great at baiting overconfident daydreamers with spending cash

Stuff may be good but nothing for me to go out of my way for since its nothing new

Reel them in --- suckers are born every minute

>>6366075
>50 peso tacos
show me

>>6366469
trying to think of a place that sells 50 peso tacos

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>>6366502
this place has everything under 30

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>>6366513
this is the most well known taqueria near otay, nothing 50 pesos

>>6356774
You are a fucking asshole trying to send people to die. That place is a corrupt fucking cesspit. Want proof go ask a cab man where to see a donkey show. Post results bitch oh wait youll be dead

>>6366519
everything under 30 pesos here

>>6366523
>donkey shows

i wish

>>6366527
I'm the guy you responded to I'm a spic and would gladly nuke and kill every child in mexico. That place is fucking horrible. Maybe to stupid rich kids who have mommy and daddy pay for their vacation it is fun. Fuck that place and any retard who defends it. Of course your bitch ass only knows about tourist spots .

>>6366556
>I'm a spic and would gladly nuke and kill every child in mexico.

tell us how you really feel amigo

>>6366556
I love watching spics squabble over who is the worst spic

You all look the same to me, ese. I don't know why you insist on calling your countries different names

>>6366564
I feel like every single Mexican in América needs to do 20 years of military service before ever being trusted and being allowed to vote.

Now go jerk off to white tourist girls and post how mexico is white.

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>>6366492
baited

>>6360652
>I wouldn't want to drink tap water from NY too. Europe (excluding southern europe) is the only place I would dare drink tap water in the world.
Opposite. Ignorant fool. NY has deep water aquifers with delicious glacial water. It's some of the best in the world outside of say Iceland.

>>6367051
>6366506
>>6366075

tips sombrero

>>6360673
>You sound like you have tried all tap water in the world.
>Please enlighten us with your knowledge, why is NY's sewer water better than the rest of the world?
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/drinking_water/index.shtml

Just because it's a city shouldn't lead you to believe the US hasn't mastered safe water and sewer delivery. We're pretty damn serious about safety and modernity. Some regions of the country have fresh pure water sources, others are purified. Lines are flushed on schedules and testing is done daily in every municipality. There's no need to drink bottled water in the US unless you have well water because you are so far from a roadway and city sewer systems (somewhere remote, like a farm).

>>6366574
lol butthurt whitey

>>6367079
Everybody in Flint is drinking bottled water.
But that's because Flint decided they could take water from the Flint river instead of lake Huron, then over-cleaned it leaving too much cleaner in the water for human consumption, then continues to deny any problem with the water despite foul odors and discoloration.

Even if you have well water, that doesn't mean you should be drinking bottled. If there's something wrong with your well, then yeah, but regular testing should point out any hazards.

>>6356774
>So why haven't you visited the best food city in the world, /ck/?

I wouldn't visit Tokyo without learning some Japanese first

>>6367076

I'd sooner vacation in Fallujah or the Korengal Valley.