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> "A1 WBarfieldsr" > wrote in message
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> I wasn't implying there wasn't a difference in Mexican vs. =
Southwestern. I
> was saying if it taste good, what difference does it make whether it's
> Authentic Mexican or Southwestern, except to fulfill your curiosity. =
If a
> person had just enjoyed half a burrito from Taco Bell and was informed =
it
> was not Authentic Mexican food, would they then immediatly spit it out =
and
> start gagging just because it wasn't Authentic Mexican, or finish =
enjoying
> the burrito no matter what country it was thought up in.
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> Maybe the difference is that this newsgroup is titled
> "mexican-cooking"..............Did I actually read the words "Taco =
Bell"? I
> know several people who swear they can't go a week without eating =
there and
> if they, or anyone else enjoys it, that's great. In my opinion, it has =
no
> place here. We are discussing and sharing Mexican recipes and
> cooking........aren't we??? There are lots of food newsgroups that =
discuss
> food in a more general sense. I check the posts here to find =
"authentic"
> Mexican recipes and the history of the foods of Mexico and the people =
who
> prepare/consume it. By reading appropriately directed dialogues I hope =
to
> enrich my knowledge of the same. Otherwise, I would be wasting my =
time. (and
> sometimes I am).
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> Since this is the ONLY newsgroup that has anything to do with the =
Mexican STYLE of cooking, I suppose there might be some room for food =
that had their origins in Mexico. Since there is no "Authentic" Mexican =
cooking, unless you go back to the first Indians in the jungle. I look =
at this newsgroup as foods that originated in Mexico. Every country that =
conquered the people gave and took parts of each others cultural foods =
to make what is the TRADITIONAL style of cooking known today as Mexican =
cooking. When they cooked the first beef "Authentic" went out the window =
and the food has been changing slowly ever since. You don't have to live =
in Mexico to be one of those that prepare/consume the food. As far as =
the history of Mexican foods, Wayne seems to have a lot of knowledge on =
that subject. Gaining any knowledge is never a waste of time, but you =
would probably gain more knowledge by attending classes on the subject =
than reading newsgroups.
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