Mexican stir-fry kinda reminds me of fajitas. But then fajitas aren't
Mexican either.

Linda

"Wayne Lundberg" > wrote in message
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> "Rich McCormack" > wrote in message
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> > I often find myself with leftover meat from a previous meal that's
> ---- Mexican Stir-fry and other stuff cut for brevity---
>
> I'm not nitpicking, nor complaining, nor being arrogant, nor negative....
> but it seems to me that anybody can claim "Mexican" food if they simply
add
> a chile to whatever concoction they are making.
>
> In the case of leftover beef... which is not used that much in Mexican
> cooking except in Monterrey and lands north... by adding some Poblano
chile
> it suddenly becomes Mexican Stir Fry.
>
> If you go through the many recipes posted here and elsewhere that claim to
> be Mexican food, you will see this trend. To anything in the world, add
some
> chile and it's Mexican food!
>
> Well.... why not go the other direction. Most Italian food from spaghetti
to
> pizza is based on tomatoes - originating in the Americas. German potato
> salads and all the other potato stuff making them fat is of American
origin.
> Swiss chocolates, world famous, is possible because of Mexican cocoa beans
> now cultivated globally; but originally from Mexico. Thanksgiving dinner
of
> turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie - all pre-Columbian Mexican origin!
>
> Fun, isn't it????
>
> Wayne
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