On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:44:29 AM UTC-10, axlq wrote:
> In article >,
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> >I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep
> >accusing me of eating it. But in looking up the term, there does
> >not seem to be any one answer.
> > ...
> >Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
> >cheese.
>
> Pretty close.
>
> >My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think
> >he was wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.
>
> There isn't really any one answer, but my view as a former
> Texan.... Tex Mex is Mexican food "adjusted" for American
> expectations. That includes the addition of cheese and sour cream
> into dishes that normally don't have them.
>
> Having lived for many years in Texas, and having visited Mexico
> a number of times, for me the main difference is cheese. I'm
> particularly sensitive to dairy (I don't eat cheese at all), and
> was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican food in Mexico rarely, if
> ever, includes cheese.
>
> >Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't in
> >Texas.
>
> Semantically correct, but not realistically true.
>
> -A

My buddy from Texas sent me a Tex-Mex cheese enchilada recipe that was popular at his family's diner for decades. The cheese used was Velveeta. Shocking, simply shocking!