On Nov 5, 4:57*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
I equate this to the lack of good Mexican food outside of Southern
California. *TexMex is NOT Mexican food. *I do have a connection that
will score me a couple of dozen home made tamales around Christmas.
Could make them myself, but it would take two days of cooking. *That's
the only way I know how to make them.
Frank Reid
(who thinks the tamale is the worlds most perfect food)

There is little good Mexican food outside of Mexico. Most of what
passes for such stateside is crap for gringo palates that think hot
means quality.

And "Mexican" food is as amorphous a concept as "American" food.

American food: Minnesota, Alabama, Oregon, Texas,
Maryland.................what the hell is American food ?

Mexican food has the same variety. Just takes more time to figure it
out.

cheers

oz, whose local Mex (in the Ozarks, no less) restaurant is owned and
staffed by a family from Oaxaca........YUM