/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.4746003]

Why is Mexican food so good?

[Anonymous No.4746009]

I've never actually had Mexican. What's it like?

[Anonymous No.4746017]

>>4746003

[Anonymous No.4746020]

>>4746017

[Anonymous No.4746022]

>>4746020

[Anonymous No.4746023]

>>4746022

[Anonymous No.4746025]

>>4746003
The put shitload of space to the point you loose the taste of the original ingredients.

And as everyone knows, spice give good taste.

[Anonymous No.4746026]

>>4746023

[Anonymous No.4746029]

>>4746026

[Anonymous No.4746031]

>>4746029

[Anonymous No.4746039]

>>4746025
> And as everyone knows, spice give superficial good taste.

Mexican food all tastes the fucking same.

[Anonymous No.4746043]

>>4746039

>muh tex mex

You've never eaten Mexican Food unless you've gone to Oaxaca, Mexico DF, or Baja

[Anonymous No.4746045]

Daily reminder that this is as Mexican as Tacos

[Anonymous No.4746048]

Eating mexican food only encourages illegal immigration. If you love america then you will refuse to eat mexican food

[Anonymous No.4746070]

>>4746048
What if I eat Mexican food in Canada?

[Anonymous No.4746075]

>>4746048
Fuck it man let them in. White boys can't work a line for shit.

>>4746043
>Oaxaca

I really wan't to go vacation there. I have a lot of cooks from Oaxaca they always make killer crew meals,

[Anonymous No.4746079]

>>4746043
I've eaten mexican food if I've eaten mexican food, it does not matter if I eat it in Oaxaca or France, it is still mexican food.

[Anonymous No.4746082]

I don't think I've ever had a properly-cooked Mexican/tex-mex dish that I've disliked.

[Anonymous No.4746083]

>>4746048
I'm white but I like Japanese girls so I only eat Japanese food so more immigrate here and will be impressed by my knowledge of their food.

[Anonymous No.4746087]

>>4746003
>Why is Mexican food so good?
fat. It's like asking why butter is so good.

[Anonymous No.4746089]

>>4746043
You don't HAVE to go there. Sometimes they come to you. I live in Texas and my best friend's family is from Oaxaca. They brought their food traditions with them.

[Anonymous No.4746091]

>>4746009
It's like an explosion of flavor in your mouth.
Just don't be intimidated by the (sometimes disgusting) looks.

[Anonymous No.4746131]

that's cochinita pibil? man, that's fucking glorious, i love it

[Anonymous No.4746142]

Rick Bayless.

[Anonymous No.4746219]

Mexican food is good to me because I grew up on it. The flavors are familiar.

My question would be: why do so many white people in America feel compelled to mention that Mexican is their favorite kind of food? Do they feel that it will make up for the racist feelings they have towards Mexicans?

[Anonymous No.4746223]

>>4746219

It might just be because Mexican is their favorite type of food.

[Anonymous No.4746226]

Because the Amerindians have spent thousands of years where they are and have refined their cuisine extremely heavily.

[Anonymous No.4746239]

Fatty, salty and sugary. Spicy to hide low quality ingredients

[Anonymous No.4746362]

>>4746239
That's tex mex bro.

[Anonymous No.4746388]

>>4746362
you take that back right now sir

[Anonymous No.4746439]

>>4746388
He's rigth, tho

[Anonymous No.4746446]

>>4746003
because it agrees with your sensibilities

[Anonymous No.4746462]

>>4746043
this statement is so fucking wrong....wait.... I get it, i got trolled.

[Anonymous No.4746471]

[Anonymous No.4746489]

>>4746020
What is that? It looks delicious.

[Anonymous No.4746499]

>>4746471
Have you tried caldo de queso?

[Anonymous No.4746503]

>>4746362
>>4746439

Sometimes. And it's sometimes true about "real" Mexican food too. I've been around in Mexico and Texas plenty.

[Anonymous No.4746522]

>>4746003

I think it's because they're really depressed people. Mexican food is very uplifting.

[Anonymous No.4746523]

>>4746499
Based Sonora. Best Carne Asada in Mexico(all norte of Mexico as well). If it isn't cooked in charcoal or mesquite, its not carne asada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_39rNUDC4

[Anonymous No.4746527]

>>4746522
Really? I'm sure Mexico tends to be on the happier scale last time I checked. They will always find an excuse to make a fiesta and shit.

[Anonymous No.4746537]

>>4746527

Probably because they're depressed and lonely. Happy people don't party.

[Anonymous No.4746541]

>>4746219
White Oregonian here, It's my favorite food cause it's fucking delicious. Meat in corn-bread with sour cream and onions... mmm fucking tamales

[Anonymous No.4746819]

>>4746541
Also from Oregon, and must agree.

Also I have a personal connection who makes some really amazing traditional stuff, which is not actually spicy. there is more to Mexican food than jalapenos. Like a crazy amount of limes.

Also Mexican food stores have some really great meats and candies.

And beef jerky. I can not properly describe how much better this stuff is than what you get at a mini mart.

[Anonymous No.4747001]

You have never had mexican food until you get invited over for a family gathering at a mexicans house.

[Anonymous No.4747035]

>>4746003
There's a good reason why Mexico managed to surpass America in obesity rates, OP

[Anonymous No.4747042]

>>4747035

[Anonymous No.4747048]

>>4747042
Lel. Probably mexi-mods. I was banned in a menudo thread back in the day for complaining about how bad it smelled when my hispanic neighbors cook it.

[Anonymous No.4747055]

>>4747042
Seriously? That was all over the news. How exactly is a fact that was all over the news some kind of /pol/ troll/racism? Fucking fat Mexican mods.

[Anonymous No.4747058]

glad I live in based california

We have some of the best mexican food you can probably get in the united states

[Anonymous No.4747274]

>>4746039
>Mexican food all tastes the fucking same.

Not even all Tex-Mex tastes the same. Sure you use similar spices in menudo, carne guisada, and enchilada sauce, but they're nothing like chili verde or caldo con carne or any of the fish or egg or machaca-based dishes.

[Anonymous No.4747277]

>>4746219
>why do so many white people in America feel compelled to mention that Mexican is their favorite kind of food?
Because white people food is all boiled or fried to oblivion.

[Anonymous No.4747278]

>>4746537
>Happy people don't party.

Opposite day is pretty fun.

[Anonymous No.4747285]

>>4746819
>Like a crazy amount of limes.
Mexican food from Chihuahua is often like that. Lime and cilantro and onion and a little salt and chicken legs or thighs on the bone is amazing soup.

[Anonymous No.4747291]

>>4747001
TFW I'm the only white guy in my otherwise all-Mexican neighborhood. I trade homebrew to my neighbor for homemade tamales.

[Anonymous No.4747296]

>>4746219
because its delicious

[Anonymous No.4747303]

>>4746070
then you will be utterly disappointed. seriously. there are few good mexican restaurants here. at least on the west coast...

[Anonymous No.4747326]

>>4746537

Disagree. I have (sort of) family from Mexico and they are very happy people. Very huggy and family oriented and very many alcoholics.
So maybe not very happy, but from the perspective of a white guy who was much better off compared to the Mexican family I am close to, yet had a family that was still miserable and kind of hated each other, they do seem happy.
They are also often poor as fuck and used to feeding large families on tiny budgets. This leads to some imaginative and often wonderful recipes.

>>4747285

Yeah, cilantro and limes in everything.
Have you ever had lime-y salsa?

Surprisingly good. I never liked salsa until I had homemade stuff.

[Anonymous No.4747380]

>>4747326
Lime in salsa is great. Salsa, avocado, and lime are the only ingredients in that region's guacamole and it's the best I've ever had. I make mine that way now.

[Anonymous No.4747440]

>>4747380
>>4747326
You guys should try aguachile

[Anonymous No.4747451]

I like burritos and tacos, but that's about it, everything else is too spicey

[Anonymous No.4747770]

>>4746499
We have caldo de queso often in our house. Panela or queso fresco and potato in simple tomato chicken broth is honest, cheep, good food

[Anonymous No.4747776]

>>4747035
Mainly due to the unbelieveable amount of coca cola and beer consumed here

[Anonymous No.4747781]

it's cooked by hot and spicy mexican women. that's why it's so good. and then after dinner, she will ride your cock and make you ejaculate your white semen into her hot sexy young Latina body and impregnate her with your white babies. She will then ROAR in heavenly orgasmic ECSTASY as the semen blasts straight into her and impregnates her with your white babies.

[Anonymous No.4747785]

>>4747440
That looks fucking delicious.

[Anonymous No.4747798]

>>4747785
sounds delicious too, blasting hot white semen into a very sexy spanish girl.

[Anonymous No.4747805]

>>4747798
oh gawd just stahp already!

[Anonymous No.4747815]

>>4747770
Yeah. Sonoran cuisine is really interesting. Not as sophisticated as Oaxacan, but its simple but good and down to earth cuisine. I would like to drive over there just for the hot sluts alone, but the coyotas, carne asada and those big ass flour tortillas( GOAT tortillas) are a plus.

[Anonymous No.4747824]

>>4747815
you ever travelled into Mexico? What's it like? I assume it's probably a lot more free spirited than America? Also, what are the women like? Very humble and submissive? And, is it easy for an American to live in Mexico?

sorry but the idea of leaving America and moving to Mexico has been floating around in my head lately.

[Anonymous No.4747832]

>>4747824
You have a death wish or something?

[Anonymous No.4747836]

>>4747832
so Mexico is actually dangerous? Cause I heard that on average, more Americans die in America than in Mexico. So it seems like it's just idiotic American chickenshit paranoia.

Either way I heard only the bordertowns are the very dangerous places.

[Anonymous No.4747837]

>>4747058
Only Baja, you pendejo. The rest of cali mex is shite.

[Anonymous No.4747840]

>>4747824
>Also, what are the women like? Very humble and submissive?
I don't understand this obsession with women who are submissive.

[Anonymous No.4747867]

>>4747840
Because you're a woman. Try to understand it this way, you enjoying being submissive. Now perhaps you can understand why a guy would like a submissive girl.

[Anonymous No.4747874]

>>4747836
Not the guy you quoted or formally asked but if you stay away from Northern States ( with the exception of Sonora or Baja), Michoacan, Guerrero, Zacatecas, and some areas of Veracruz youl'll be fine.

My best bet would try giving baja a chance.

Why baja? Its a progressive state. The crime there has dropped steadily. The state is new so there is little to no tradition, and it is very westernized. Ensenada is nice place to visit. Good for fishing, Mediterranean climate, wine country, awesome seafood. You'll see alot of food stalls selling sea urchin/clam/tuna tostadas and upscale dining focusing on local products.

Tijuana is hipster central.
Active nightlife.
Xolos, Xolos everywhere
Close to San Diego
Friendly and diverse people(from other states of Mexico). Most people I've stumbled upon knew some english
cheap meds without prescription.
Decent employment rate
Advanced in stem cell technology (something that interests me.
little to no crime. Worst thing that could happen is have your car parts end up in a near tianguis

And of course the most important : the food.

By far the best food in Mexico. Best tacos and best variety of street food. They also serve great upscale local cuisine. There is a lot of cuisines from other regions of Mexico as well (Sinaloa/Sonora/Oaxaca)

[Anonymous No.4747892]

>>4746043
ALL MEXICAN FOOD IS THE SAME
RICE BEANS CHEESE MEAT TORTILLA.
The only difference is the spice, and how the tortilla is prepared.

[Anonymous No.4748006]

>>4747874
>westernized

not sure that means what you think

[Anonymous No.4748011]

Aren't mexicans a tad too flatbread obssessed?

[Anonymous No.4748084]

>>4747892
In American tex mex this is true, but not at all in old Mexico

[Anonymous No.4748090]

>>4747836
I grew up in Az and now have lived in Guaymas, Sonora for more than 10 years.
Mexico is nothing like you hear in the media. It is not all chainsaw beheadings and kidnappings. I am not saying that it is utopia or anything, but I feel safer here than in most most of Phoenix or Tucson.
It is rare for Americans to be singled out for violent crime here, almost unheard of.
And the women are amazing, not submissive but very approachable.

[Anonymous No.4748119]

>>4747867
I'm not a woman.

[Anonymous No.4748121]

>>4747874
>best food in Mexico
>not Guadalajara

[Anonymous No.4748125]

>>4746079

autist mongrel

[Anonymous No.4748654]

>>4748011
American style mexican is a little flatbread obsessed. Legit mexican food doesn't use so many tortillas in everyting

[Anonymous No.4748677]

>>4746003
mexican food isnt that nice, to be honest.

americanised meheecan food is, however, due to liberal use of cheese, tacos, etc

[Anonymous No.4748699]

>>4747836
>Cause I heard that on average, more Americans die in America than in Mexico.

lol'd

[Anonymous No.4749487]

>>4746219
white people can be awkward and they're just trying to figure something to talk about

>>4747277
also true. I think it's because they're lazy and don't want to actually wait a bit in the kitchen to get the food right. Maybe. I don't know. When my white friends were asking how my whatever comes out so much better it's usually just that I bother to put in onion, peppers, and a bit of cumin and slow cook it or just watch the meat till I see it done. Unlike how they want to just set a timer and walk away or some shit. Or maybe they just weren't taught.

Anywho. I'm home and mom made beans and conchitas so yeah. I'll tell you guys a great simple bean recipe after if I remember.

[Anonymous No.4749724]

>>4747776
yes

[Anonymous No.4749728]

>>4747781
you do know you are actually pink like a pig right, no matter how many times you say it, you are pink, pink babies and probably pink semen because you are a pussy

[Anonymous No.4749747]

>>4746026
Serving shrimp and octopus in that hollowed out coconut with a plastic fork takes some real cojones.

[Anonymous No.4749758]

>>4749728
The only pussy around here is the piece of your mom wrapped around my white cock

yfw

[Anonymous No.4749761]

>yfw you realize that all food is prepared by mexicans and is thus.. mexican

[Anonymous No.4749766]

>>4749761

>mfw watching Pumping Iron and I got to that scene

I couldnt control my lels

[Anonymous No.4749769]

>>4746029
That looks pretty and disgusting

[Anonymous No.4749770]

>>4747440
here again

>succulent crab claws
>full-bodied broth
>divine stone vessel
>plastic fork

[Anonymous No.4749781]

>>4749770
>>4749758
>>4749747
Pink people

[Anonymous No.4749869]

>>4749781
dammit I'm giggling like a loser.

I was so confused meeting white people for the first time. You're all so damn pretty and slightly tanned and such on tv but in reality just pinkish meh-looking fuckers. Sometimes without chins.

So damn pink.

[Anonymous No.4750164]

>>4746020
best looking pic.

[Anonymous No.4750173]

>>4746075
tfw I have to go get a new food handlers card, and I always see 6 or 7 Mexicans taking the test over and over again until they luck out and pass. Once I overheard one woman trying to convince the person at the window via sob story to just give her a pass.

[Anonymous No.4751032]

>>4750173
it's cause a lot can't read english. Sometimes they are slow with reading spanish too. I know my mom is real slow with writing/reading in english and even worse in spanish even though she's fluent in both since she was little. Just poor school education.

In high school in texas the main reason we had a percentage not pass the taks test was because there were a lot of children that just never learned how to read english and just didn't give a shit.

[Anonymous No.4751073]

>>4751032
>it's cause a lot can't read english. Sometimes they are slow with reading spanish too

that means theyre total hicks

[Anonymous No.4751308]

>>4751073
total hicks that cook better than you

[Anonymous No.4752448]

mfw no one in this thread mentions cooking beans with lard.
mfw no one in this thread mentions cheese, salt and flour.
mfw no one in this thread realizes most Mexican food is pre-chopped up so it's easier to eat and Amerifats love that.

[Anonymous No.4752472]

no love for tortas ahogadas?

[Anonymous No.4752485]

>>4752472
I posted a story about this a while ago but the man that invented those was my uncle

[Anonymous No.4752490]

>>4749869
according to americans this image is monochrome

[Anonymous No.4752493]

>>4752472
This sandwich is the absolute king of sandwiches.
One time i had it at one of rick bayles's restaurants and almost freaked out over how amazing it was

[Anonymous No.4752532]

>>4752448
not mentioning MOLE.

fuck all of you fuck all of you to death now leave mexican food the fuck alone you have no real idea what the fuck you are talking about in this fucking shitty thread

dont even try again you already blew it mexican food starts and ends with mole and I will only say that it will only seem like rocket science if you need to be spoonfed step by step even this video is missing some of the very most important steps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01_B7VofEBM

reminder that it takes over 6 hours to prepare such a exquisite dish from scratch and you will not know the magic that this meal should you not be family because recipes never cover the considerable love and affection needed to pull this meal off as the service to invitees which is essential is taken for granted which is not permissible as this meal is a blessed one otherwise it is a fraud.

I share this only because I had mole today

here is a taco you that is also legit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YMw0xlQ0RQ

[Anonymous No.4752553]

>>4752532
>mole poblano

that is pleb tier mole.

The negro from oaxaca is where its at.

[Anonymous No.4752555]

>>4752493
Xoco?

Probably the only Bayless restaurant worth going to. Otherwise, you're better off making your own Mexican from his books.

[Anonymous No.4752558]

>>4752555
xoco is one of the best restaurants ive ever been too, and his and Diana Kennedy's books are fantastic english language refference points for authentic mexican food...its tremendous how much valualable info they both put in the books reguarding ingrediants and method

[Anonymous No.4752566]

Chile relleno, when done properly, is God tier.

[Anonymous No.4752569]

>>4752553
this is bait

[Anonymous No.4752576]

>>4749769
One of the dishes I look forward the most all year. You should try it.

[Anonymous No.4752582]

Things I want to try out in Mexico:
Cabrito cooked in its blood
Sea Urchin tostadas from el guerrerense
Lamb Barbacoa cook underground.
Oaxacan everything.

What else am I missing?

[Anonymous No.4752599]

>>4747874
Since when is Tijuana not a dangerous place?

[Anonymous No.4752608]

>>4752569
no, poblano is decent but not the best, oaxaca can really do mole. also veracruz for example xico and naolinco

>>4752582
veracruz a whole lot, yucatan most of it, DF tacos

[Anonymous No.4752616]

>>4752599
there are places to go not to go in Tijuana, but you'll be fine if you're in a group. I go there every month and the worst thing is trying to get scammed off counterfeit shit in the trendy zone.

[Anonymous No.4752624]

>>4752608
You can just go to DF and try a bit of everything from other regions of Mexico. Can you tell me a bit of Veracruz? From what I know they have decent seafood and have alot of Caribbean influence, but that's as much as I know

[Anonymous No.4752625]

>>4752608
this fraud already backpedaling

what else did you not live, experience, and enjoy and stand behind

[Anonymous No.4752627]

>>4752624
I would not advise that

eat tropical food in tropical region and temperate in temperate should be obvious why

[Anonymous No.4752630]

>>4752627
That reminds me, Guanabana and Zapote are God tier fruits

[Anonymous No.4752665]

>>4748084
I am the anon you replied to and I am from Mexico. I will tell you right now that what I said is true.

[Anonymous No.4752671]

>>4746541
Another white Oregonian here to tell you guys that Mexican food is the best and none can compete.

[Anonymous No.4752673]

>>4752630
not including pineapples, plantains, mangos really

really really

[Anonymous No.4752766]

>>4746003
>fatty
>often the meat is slow cooked, retains flavor and stops it going too dry
>shit loads of spices

[Anonymous No.4752776]

>>4752671
portland fag here. can confirm.

[Anonymous No.4752958]

>>4752665
I am the anon that replied and I am IN Mexico.
Tamales,
chiles rellenos
ceviche
mole
gran variedad de sopas secas
gran varidad de caldos
milanesa
ensaladas de atun y marlin
salpicon
puntas albañil
camarones al ajillo, ranchero, cocido, frito, estilo boston ect. ect.
nopales
bacalao
tortas
coctel de elotes
cocos con almejas
The list could go on and on, there are many, many common dishes here in Mexco that are not a combo of rice, beans, meat, cheese and tortilla.

[Anonymous No.4752960]

>>4752958
You made up that entire list.

[Anonymous No.4752963]

bla/ck/ from SoCal here. I heartily agree! I think it's got a lot to do with spiciness, favor combos, and the simplicity of it all. Nothing like Food Truck tacos after a long day at work ohmygodijustgotmyselfreallyhungry

[Anonymous No.4752968]

>>4752960
just google them or something goddamn

[Anonymous No.4752971]

>>4752968
Why bother I already know what I will see.
Rice cheese beans meat and tortillas. Just get out already.

[Anonymous No.4753059]

>>4752627
we do have refrigerators you know, just don't ask for tilapia since most of it is chinese, there is fresh shrimp and oysters, pámpanos, lisas, sierras, huachinangos, cazon, caracol, pulpo, jaiba,lobina, huevina, mojarra, pargo, etc. and that is just in the gulf coast, you have to add the pacific coast too.

>>4752624
Veracruz has lots of food, as you drop from the north you can get estrujadas, light seafood cocktails, and light chile sauces, all the huastec cousine, with vanilla, light flavored liquors, in the middle regions you can get food from the highlands which is mostly nahuatl so it's mainly corn, beans, tomato, pork, chicken, fresh salsas, big nixtamal tortillas, in the midlands you have lots of liquors, moles, cooked salsas with meat, tamales of a whole bunch of styles flavors and consistencies, good refried beans, ham and sausages, jamón serrano, fresh rich cheeses, simple fried fish, "antojitos" like picadas, tostadas, garnachas, which have different tastes and textures from other regions, in the lowlands you have a more pronounced africanized culture with toritos, ollas podridas, caldo de todo, ropa vieja, fried plantains, mandioca, yuca, fish and shrimp soups "caldos", arroz a la tumbada, pescado a la veracruzana, filete de pescado relleno de marisco, in the south there is still more africanized cooking but with more caribbean flavors, caldo verde, zarandeado, lots of meats cooked with habaneros and pepper, still more liquors, mixed cocktails, lots of longaniza chorizo and more fresh cheeses (although these have a more pronounced flavor because of the heat), lots and lots of good (you could call them free range grass fed) beef, barbacoa de olla and in "tamales", iguana, fresh water fish, turtle for soups, armadillo is eaten in all the state and different regions prepare it differently, you can get white tailed deer and crocodile too, we have a couple of ostrich farms if that's your cup of tea.
if you'd like some more precision just tell me

[Anonymous No.4753221]

>>4746523
>tfw sonorense
Th-thanks

[Anonymous No.4753258]

>>4752582
Escamoles
Chiles En nogada in season
Tortas ahogadas in Guadalajara

There is also good food crawls in places like Chiapas, Veracruz and Tlaxcala but people always focus on Baja, Oaxaca, Michoacan , Puebla etc etc

[Anonymous No.4753333]

>>4751032
The test is available in Spanish. In fact, they probably print out more tests in Spanish than English now.

[Anonymous No.4755873]

Want some legit stuff here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdQ8r_SVatU
as for a drink


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xn5tNmGasA

pulque the healthiest drink that will even get you tipsy so hearty that most wont have a second third or fourth cup of this true "agua miel" if you can actually find a cup of the true brew it is severed breakfast, lunch, and dinner and no it is absolutely not sold in stores

[Anonymous No.4755903]

>>4753333

Even in flyover country with all the "learn american or go home" types? I've noticed people in the heartland would rather go with the most self-destructive solution as long as it supports their rigid, fear-based value system.

[Anonymous No.4755920]

>>4755903
Learn English or get out.

[Anonymous No.4755921]

>>4755920

[Anonymous No.4755923]

>>4755921
Now you understand. Spread the message brother.