Not to continue the torture... But, Mexican cooking is Spainish filtered through native American. Filter it again though the American cultures you get two flavors, TexMex, and Tijauna. Tijauna has sauces, creams, and a lot of sour cream. You find it on the left coast.
TexMex is a Gulf Coast flavor. More heat, fewer sauces, no stews. Authentic Mexican, is like Irish Stew. A friend came back from Ireland, and made the comment that when he asked for Irish Stew, the owner looked at him steady and slow, and replied "All the stews cooked on the Emerald Isles be Irish Stew. Would you be wanting a particular kind?" Mexico is similar to Louisiana, travel twenty miles and you are in a different culture. Corn flour here, wheat flour there. Meat sauce here, shredded meat there. Cheese here, no cheese there. In Louisiana you can rove between Creole, Cajun, German, Soul Food, Southern American, and so on. There are a few things you can only get here. Boiled crawfish. They make this dish in other places, but they can't get it right. Boiled outside, with friends, fresh corn on the cob, potatoes, and beer. My youngest daughter could peel her own crawfish before she could the top of the table. I'd be standing there, and a little hand would reach up, feel around, and snatch a mudbug. A giggle later, and the little hand was back looking for the big mudbugs. I remember a Crawfish Boil the Horticulture Club at LSU held. She was maybe four. She was happy as a clam, sitting on the department head's lap showing two couples from India how to pull the tails out by pinching the end of the tail. Oh, did I mention the New Orleans Poboy? Oh, man. The New orleans Poboy is one of God's gifts to the world. Roast beef, raised to perfection. http://www.dougriddle.com/recipes/The_New_Orleans_Style_Poboy.html I skipped the muffuletta too. This is a sandwich invented deep in New Orleans. Man, oh man. OK, I am continuing the torture. What are friends for? --- Alan Pine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Come on guys! You're torturing me! Where I am I > can't get this style of > food, and I LOVE it! > > Well. There are a couple of Mexican places around, > but they are nothing > to what I've had in the US. > > And still another hour till lunch time. > > Alan. > > > Doug Riddle wrote: > > >So, where does one find this slice of culinary > heaven? > > > >Doug > >--- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Choppy, > >> > >>On the weekend the Mexicana Grocery also serves > >>tamales, which are really good. Sometimes they > make > >>a > >>killer tortilla soup with big chunks of vegetables > >>too. And get this: the food is cheap. Like $3 for > a > >>big burrito, which makes an entire meal for me. > The > >>tamales are $9/dozen. BTW, it helps if you speak > >>Spanish. I learned just enough so I can order > there. > >>;) > >> > >>If you need a reason to come down to Gonzales, the > >>Tanger Factory Outlet mall and the Lamar-Dixon > Expo > >>Center are just a couple of miles east of the > >>Mexicana > >>Grocery. > >> > >>John Hebert > >> > >>--- Chopin Cusachs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I've been disappointed with La Carreta, but like > >>>George's in Mandeville. It is easier to find > >>>Mexican > >>>food I like in Houston. We do have a Cuban > >>>restaurant here in Covington. Wonder if I can > >>> > >>> > >>find > >> > >> > >>>an excuse to be in Gonzales on a weekend for > >>>menudo. > >>> > >>>Choppy > >>> > >>>At 05:19 PM 4/7/04 -0700, you wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I practically grew up in La Fonda's. Tex Mex, > >>>> > >>>> > >>but > >> > >> > >>>>good. I'll have to go check out the ones I've > >>>> > >>>> > >>read > >> > >> > >>>on > >>> > >>> > >>>>this thread though. > >>>> > >>>>Anyone on the list like soul food? > >>>> > >>>>My wife says there is a place downtown that is > >>>> > >>>> > >>real > >> > >> > >>>>good, the name escapes me, but they use the same > >>>> > >>>> > >>>menu > >>> > >>> > >>>>practice as Momma. Momma is the owner/operator > >>>> > >>>> > >>of > >> > >> > >>>the > >>> > >>> > >>>>Silver Moon Cafe. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>General mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >>__________________________________ > >>Do you Yahoo!? > >>Yahoo! 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