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Default Dirt Oven skit on Mad TV


"Rechazador de Disparates" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Jul 16, 7:41?am, Layla > wrote:
>
> > It is also quite possible that the American customer is allegic to

cheese /
> > dairy products.

>
> < Sigh. Eye roll >
>
> It was a *comedy* skit. The American customer was an *actor*.
>
> The character of Jorge the Mayan cook satirized the illogical position
> of people who claim that some commercial versions of traditional
> antojitos are not sufficiently "authentic" for their demanding
> requirements.
>
> < /Sigh. Eye roll >
>

Besides that... cheese was not an 'authentic' (pre Columbian) item - it came
when cows got to the continent.
And cheeses are not used on every Mexican dish, in fact, rarely.