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Research paper on the history of mexican cuisine
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Tex-Mex Food VS. Authentic Mexican FoodTex-Mex food and Mexican food have been around for a long time. Tex-Mex has got popular around 1940, but started around the 1500 ́s. During that time, Texas was a part of Mexico, so it influenced a food that is known as Tex-Mex food. It was just a food that was influenced from the Mexicans in Texas, but unlike Tex-Mex, Mexican food is a traditional food which is from Mexico.Tex-Mex is a mixture of Mexican of South-West American food. For example, dishes such as Texas-style chili con carne, nachos, hard tacos and fajitas are all Tex-Mex food. Usually you can find Tex-Mex food around the US and Mexican border. Authentic Mexican food is found in the middle of Mexico. Examples of Authentic Mexican food are Posole,
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Tex-Mex and Mexican food have many similarities. For example, they both use the same technique in cooking tortillas. They might have different ingredients ,but they do have the same technique. The way they both cook the tortillas is that they pan fry them and sear, or make them. Sometimes, Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants use queso, or white cheese, but sometimes Tex-Mex restaurants also use cheddar cheese. Both Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants both serve fajitas. Fajitas are a wholly US creation, but Mexican restaurants do serve them. You can't usual won't find them in México though. Tex-Mex and Mexican food also have many differences. For example, they both make tacos, but the tacos are very different from each other. First, the Tex-Mex taco shells are usually made of flour, but Mexican shells are usually made of corn. Second, Tex-Mex tacos
In the beginning, Burciaga provides a brief history when Taco Bell was established. First starting in Mexico City and then spreading throughout the United States, the chain sold “mild imitations of the real thing” (382). Many Mexican businesses and people protested against Taco Bell because unlike homemade tortillas made from hand, they used “prefabricated hard tortilla shells” (383) that tasted nothing like real Mexican tacos. Additionally, the restaurant also combines food and makes up names so that it appears different. From Enchiroto, a combination of a burrito and enchilada, to Cinnamon Crispas, known as bunuelos, Burciaga points out that “the Taco Menu can be a mystery if one is not familiar with the renamed food items” (383).
There are many fast food places to choose from in the southwest region of the country. Two of the most common fast food restaurants are In-N-Out Burger and Jack in the Box. I have personally been employed at both of these establishments. The difference between the two is quality, price, and working environment.
At the heart of ¡Que Vivan Los Tamales!: Food and the Making of Mexican Identity, Jeffrey Pilcher attempts to find an answer to whether food plays a part in forming national character with a focus on interpreting Mexican national identity. Pilcher begins by stating, “while people have long recognized the connections between cuisine and identity, the aphorism that you are what you eat has seldom been applied to the study of modern nationalism” (2). Mexican cuisine is one of the most popular in the world, and it is made
Form 10-K Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., 2011. 1.2 Product Offering Chipotle’s cuisine is Mexican. Their menu consists of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls, and salads prepared with fresh ingredients employing classic cooking methods. The customer proceeds down an assembly line, choosing the various components of their meal as they proceed. They have recently created a children’s menu offering smaller portion sizes.
I not only had the influences of the Mexican culture, I was able to experience the good old fashioned American family values as well. My mother was the heart of the family. She was the one who cooked, cleaned and cared for her children full time. My father was generally the one in charge and took care of many of the decision making scenarios.
I am familiar with both the Mexican culture and the regular American Culture. Those two cultures aren’t alike. Mexicans celebrate different holidays. In American culture, we celebrate 4th of July because of the declaration of independence. But in Mexican culture, we also celebrate Independence Day but on the 16th of September, because we won the war against the Spaniards. Also, in American culture we celebrate the holiday that all kids love, Halloween on October 31st. Halloween is a day to go trick-or-treating and have fun. In Mexico, we celebrate “El Día De Los Muertos “(Day of The Dead) on November 1st. Day of the dead is a day where we remember all the people that have died and that holiday is in honor of them. Mexicans also celebrate “El Día De Los Reyes Magos” also known as “Day Of The Three Wise Men”. This day is celebrated for the day that the three wise men took each 1 gift to the Virgin Mary’s son. Columbus Day is a holiday that is celebrated in both American and Mexican culture. But besides the holidays, Mexican food is different from the all American food that is seen everyday. From pozole, tacos, quesadillas, and so many other foods, the cultures aren’t the same.
In Mexican families, men are generally “in charge”. In a traditional Mexican family, women take care of the children and maintain the household while the men go to work and put food on the table. This is similar to American culture because in an American family, if a parent stays home, it is usually the woman. In both Mexican and American families, women generally have the nurturing and caring job while men do work outside the house. Men usually get the jobs that take more body power. There are also many differences in gender role between these countries.
If one were to visit different countries and societies throughout the world, they may notice the many differences and similarities each region shares. This makes the world a very unique place because there is constant change and diversity everywhere we look, no matter the distance traveled. A prime example of this would be the similarities and differences between the United States of America and Mexico. Although the two are neighboring countries, there is a great deal of diversity amongst them that deserve a thorough examination.
Overall, Texans partake in similar food culture, but they also differ in small ways. Texas culture is highlighted by its traditional food groups and food style. All traditional Texas foods are cooked in Mexican inspired cooking styles. Mexican cooking styles influence traditional Texas foods, because Texas was originally apart of Mexico. Before the state of Texas was established, the original settlers technically lived in Mexico. The settlers and natives combined their knowledge of food and created a new food style. This new traditional food is call “Tex-Mex.” The ingredients of Tex-Mex change with the different landscapes. For instance, in the western region of Texas, food is composed of wild game and crop from the area. Western Texas wild life is made up of buffalo, cow, and javelina. This food group is often paired with native crops such as, corn, beans, and squash. “Traditional foods reveal the strong cultural tied between Mexican Americans and Texans” (Tex-Mex foods 2016, pg. 4). In the coastal region, foods differ greatly from the western region. On the coast, traditional foods consist of fish, birds, and variations sea organisms. It is a part of coastal culture to cook foods with these components. Though western and coastal food cultures are very different, they share the same Mexican inspired cooking styles. In the eastern region of Texas, wildlife thrives. In east Texas, you can find
Firstly, one aspect that is both Mexican and American is the cuisine. The original food for Mexico is very spicy and most of the time very colorful as well. Mexicans use spices, peppers, tomatoes, and cheese in many of the native dishes. They use an assortment of meat: pork, beef, lamb, and chicken. When Mexican restaurants spring up in the United States the food is toned down to appeal to Americans. The Mexican Americans use less spices to make the dishes milder rather than the hot, spicy native food. The food, still Mexican, takes on the likeness of American food. This is shown in the United States by all of the Mexican American restaurants such as Taco Bell. Therefore Mexicans have Americanized their food. “For Hispanics live on this side of the border, where Kraft manufactures Mexican-style Velveeta, and where Jack in the Box serves Fajita Pita.” (Rodriguez 131). Americans complement the Mexican style and the inverse.
Mexican food is influenced by the ancient civilization. For examples the Mayans ate corn tortilla with a bean paste that covered the tortilla. The Aztec found out that mixing and squishing different types of vegetables makes a savory appetizer they call salsa. They also learned how to make what are now called tamales. When the Spaniards came they brought over milk, rice and other products that were new to Mexico. But have now remained in the cuisine.
Jeffrey Pilcher declares that Mexicans are a people of corn, that “despite centuries of efforts to change them, Mexicans remain a people of corn” (Pilcher, 6). The native and indigenous people of corn formed identity as a society. They made tortillas with corn, and gradually began to add different kinds of meats, vegetables, and spices. Every society creates for themselves a unique set of cuisine to feed and please others. But people’s needs constantly change and the diet that is established for each society is divided through class. Besides this being a harsh reality, this is problematic because of the disparity between the rich and the poor. But even though this was the case, Mexico’s food culture was able to preserve and refine a lot of its cuisine despite evolution and struggles to maintain original forms. Thus, it can be said that the history of food in Mexico is one that is profoundly and intimately tied to the country’s developing national
Family is is one of the most important aspects of Mexican American culture. This is like most cultures, but above all a Mexican American family has strong ties and support each member no matter what. Also, old Mexican traditions are celebrated in new ways. The celebrations are different from culture to culture, but each one has new ways to celebrate old traditions (Garcia). One unique thing about Mexican family culture is that there is more multigenerational families in Mexican culture than any other culture. Another one is that crossing the fork and knife across the plate means that someone is done eating. In short Mexican American culture is unique yet it has similarities to other
To begin, the Mexican culture is very conservative. The American culture is the complete opposite. When you are an American born Mexican it is very hard to decide which side is correct. I was so close to my Mexican culture that when I was actually exposed to the American culture it was like I was from a foreign place. When I
Burritos are more popular in states like in Sonora or Sinaloa, however something really popular in Mexico City are tacos. And not talking like the ones from Taco Bell, but actual tacos. When walking around the city, something easily found are street food vendors. There, you can find a big variety of tacos such as pork, steak, chicken,fish, and the most popular, al pastor (pork and