La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for September 17, 2022

nice save, Cuco

(in curiosity, do taco bowls even exist in Mexico?)

Tequila?

Remember Taco Bell is to Mexican food what Chef Boyardee s to italian food.

Not arguing with the basic premise of the strip, but I don’t think not being able to name a lot of Latino foods in and of itself automatically makes him a racist. If you can’t name a lot of Jewish dishes, does that make you an anti-Semite?

According to NPR, the variety of dishes featured was broader than just tacos and tamales. But that’s not the point.

The whole DC covers thing is a PR stunt. Run by the PR department. Who in looking at Latino culture/history etc, decided that food would be the safest, least sh!t stirring aspect to highlight. Which predictably, went over like a lead balloon, as the PR dept still doesn’t realize that stinking of inauthenticity is death.

Calling him a racist is easier than actually engaging in a productive discussion and educating him.

Taco Bell is about the language – not the food. Many years ago, when I worked for them, I found they were putting soy “extenders” in the beef for the “Bell Burger”. I called the D.A. who sent someone out for samples. A few months later, new signage came down from headquarters. While a Bell “Burger”, by law, had to be made with 100% beef, a “Bell Beefer” did not.

I have taco trucks and carryout Mexican joints near me. I like asking them for “$20 worth of food that you would serve your family”. I get all kinds of interesting stuff.