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Can anyone explain the difference between Mexican food in Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico? Which one is best?

Also I hear Chicago has a big Mexican food scene, what's it like up there and how does it compare?

>> No.13830969

>>13830900
>Can anyone explain the difference between Mexican food in Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico?
Probably

>Which one is best?
The one you like.

>what's it like up there and how does it compare?
how would I know?

>> No.13831004

>>13830900
I used to live in Chicago, it's no LA re: mexican but the food scene in general is excellent imo

>> No.13831171

>>13830900
I'll wager that op picture is from Texas, because I live there and eat lots of Mexican food and that looks exactly like something that would come from a regular run of the mill Mexican restaurant. I've been to Mexican restaurants in other states and it's never the same, they always do something weird or fuck something up, but I can't quite put my finger on how it's different.

>> No.13831286

>>13830900
O have eat Tex-Amex and is pretty different. They don’t pay attention to Mexican sea food.

>> No.13831316

>not mentioning Colorado
This thread is officially useless

>> No.13831384

>>13830900
You can find mexican restaurants with big plates of food covered in sauce and cheese pretty much anywhere in the states. Quality will generally be better the closer you get to the border.

I can't speak to the other states, but I think in california there's more of an emphesis on highlighting local ingredients. Avocado/guacamole with everything. Lots of seafood- ceviche, fish tacos, etc. if you know where to go.

Every city has specialties as well. San Diego has the California Burrito, SF the Mission Burrito, LA just has a shit-ton of taco trucks.

>> No.13831491

>>13831384
I noticed in California it was more seafood & avocado/ fresh produce. New mexico had a bunch of green sauces, white cheese & hatch chili. In Arizona I noticed more blue corn tortillas, as well as black beans & corn mixed up with stuff. In Texas a lot of plates are totally covered in gravy and yellow cheese just like op's picture, also random stack of lettuce and tomato. We love beef fajitas and chili con queso 2

>> No.13831518

Southern California Mexican overloads everything with guacamole and, logically, has tons of fish involved. Northern California Mexican is like that, but with rice in their burritos. Arizona/Sonoran Mexican is a lot smokier, and involves bacon and dried meats more often. If you're in Arizona, try a Sonoran hot dog.

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13831526

Calfornia has the best Mexican since it's closer to one of the best food regions in Mexico and it has a bit of everything when it comes to Mexican food. Chicago is second best and they might have the least amount of Mexican-American restaurants but they lack the seafood and tacos Los Angeles has. They do have the best upscale Mexican. Texas would be third I guess. They have good authentic Mexican places but the majority is Mexican-American(which is good but lacks variety). The rest are irrelevant. New york is pretty underrated.

>> No.13831533

>>13831316
Colorado just does a shitty version of NM green chile

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13831534

>>13831526
That looks fucking disgusting

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13831559

>>13831534
>seafood
>disgusting
kys

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13831571

>>13831559
No u. That's basically gook sushi without the finesse, just a pile of stinking fish

>> No.13831580

>>13831571
you're an idiot

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13831582

>>13831571
sushi isn't covered in sauces you cuck.

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13831601

>>13830900
Big ol list of Mexican cuisine.

>> No.13831668

>>13831491
yeah, this about sums it up

>> No.13831688

Just give me a burrito de Chilorio, pollo en crema de chipotle con champiñones, birria tatemada or a molcajete de mariscos and i'm fine whichever city makes it

>> No.13831777

>>13831571
Those tortillas look home-made. Not bad. Unsure why there are beans in the salsa??

>> No.13831883

>>13830900
That's not a chimmy

>> No.13831912

>>13831777
Checked. Charro beans, or boracho beans. Sort of a bean soup

>> No.13831933

>>13831518
I actually like arizona/sonoran food better than the baja/socal mexican, best Carne asada I've had was in sonora

>> No.13832192

>>13830900
>Mexican food in Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico

Cali has needles and feces in it
>kiwis and pineapple and shit

New Mexico has meth and crank in it

Texas is the only place to find real mexican and tex mex food.