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Question of the Week: Mexican cuisine

It’s time for Question of the Week, which is intended for enjoyable discussions of interesting topics.

This week’s question: what is your favorite Mexican dish? No wrong answers, including not enjoying Mexican food.

(I’m aware that “Mexican food” is a very broad net, and like all definitions, is prone to a substantial bit of haziness. Mexican cuisine is not the same as Tex-Mex which is not the same as Puerto Rican cuisine which is not the same as Guatemalan cuisine and so on, and the various regions of Mexico itself have their own culinary traditions. But that is true of all cuisines. By “Mexican food”, I mean “Mexican food” as it is generally defined in the United States, which tends to be an assemblage of various foods from the American Southwest, Mexico, and Latin America.)

For myself, I think my favorite would be Arroz con Pollo. Tasty, very filling, and so long as you don’t go too heavy on the cheese, not terribly bad for you. Steak fajitas would be a close second.

The inspiration for this question was that I made homemade nachos for dinner twice this week and I am probably going to make tacos for dinner tomorrow. 🙂

-JM

2 thoughts on “Question of the Week: Mexican cuisine

  • Justin Bischel

    We have taco night here once a week or so, but no actual tacos are used. A pan of seasoned crumbled hamburger meat along with the standard toppings is available for folks to make what they want. That generally becomes beef and cheese burritos and taco salad (regular bowl, corn chips added as desired).

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  • Wayne Grantham

    The Pollo Borracho (sp?) is one of my favorites when looking for a non-cheesy “mex” meal.
    Sub beans and rice for all veggies. It has a tangy and smokey flavor profile.

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