La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for February 25, 2024

Well, I do love Tlayudas. And molé.

Shucos de GuateMaya por favor! (Guatemalan Hot Dogs)

I don’t see Americans looking favorably on roast cuy. We still haven’t accepted Asian cat dishes.

25 years ago Anthony Bourdain wrote if you want to work in a restaurant you better learn to speak Spanish. He was correct. All the high end restaurants near me, including sushi and Benihana type restaurants have Latino chefs. I like going to a taco truck, or a greasy spoon carry out Mexican place and ask them to serve me what they would eat at home. Always had a good experience.

I hope they didn’t include Taco Bell as being Mexican Food.

I have noticed very few restaurants serving those excellent Peruvian potato dishes.

There’s a pupusa stand down the street from me on weekends. It doesn’t count as a restaurant for the purposes of this study, I’m guessing

WAIT, I want lengua y chorizo!

Just ate last night at one of many fine Mexican restaurantes available in Madison, Wisconsin. My wife and I have tried them all and know which ones have the best totopos, horchata, and flan — and no, they’re 3 different establishments (not that there’s anything really wrong with the offerings at the other places), which gives us an excuse to keep rotating.

i’ve done extensive research on the role of the margarita in mexican cuisine…

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