"barbie gee" > wrote in message
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> 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"
>>> > wrote:
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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.
>>
>> 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.
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> 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/
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> 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.
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> 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.

The panuchos that I got were more like a gordita.

They put lettuce on the nachos on Cape Cod which I thought was weird. Here,
they vary. Might be just plain melted cheese, usually cheddar. Could have
various meats, onion, tomato, olives, beans, sour cream and gauc. The ones
with the cheese dip are not available in most restaurants. They're more of a
snack bar items.