On Sun, 24 Jul 2016, Julie Bove wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:14:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>>> I want to know what these people mean when they say Tex Mex food.
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>> http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/8...ex-dishes.html
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> Interesting. Only place I ever ate puffy tacos was at the Yucatan restaurant
> which sadly is no longer there. I usually got the panuchos when I was there.
> That's the only place I know of that made them and they were super good.
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> I do eat a lot of refried beans at times but lately I've been eating other
> things. The owner of the Mexican place where we normally eat is from Oaxaca.
> Apparently this cuisine is the type we are fond of. When I mentioned to him
> that our favorite former place was Pio Pios, he said that Ramone (the owner)
> was his uncle. Also from Oaxaca. He did open a new place but somewhere south
> in the state. Can't remember where but no place we would have a need to go
> to. Anyway... He told me that they do eat refried beans in Mexico but that
> whole beans are more common as fat in any form is expensive and Mexico is a
> poor country. Black beans are more popular than pinto in Oaxaca. My favorite
> thing that he serves is the black bean soup.
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> I can't say that I really eat any of those other things. I have had cheese
> enchiladas. I have had nachos. And fajitas but I am not fond of those.

I had to look up "panucho", which is unknown here in Chicago. Kinda like
what we call a tostada, or maybe a sope, but this thread on reddit says
it's like a "salbute";
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/com...ucho_salbutes/

Panuchos apparently come from the Yucatan, while Oaxaca is in a different
area of Mexico altogether. So, not sure if you go to a Oaxacan place that
serves these Yucatecan panuchos, or if they're more widespread and popular
in the Pacific Northwest than we see up in the Midwest.

Nachos and Fajitas are considered to be Tex Mex dishes, not
purely authentic Mexican, as well.

For what it's worth, "Nachos" here at Mexican restaurants are tortilla
chips, spread with refried beans and chihuahua cheese, broiled or heated
til the cheese melts, and then accompanied by sides of sourcream,
guacamole, and some shredded lettuce and tomato. You then can top with
one of their house salsas, or with the fresh
tomato/onion/jalapeno/cilantro salsa.
"Nachos" at movie theaters and ballparks are tortilla chips and a cup of
"nacho cheese" dipping sauce. A completely different beast than Mexican
style nachos.