BoboBonobo wrote:
> Alfred J. wrote:
>
>>The subject of Mexican cooking is much wider than just talking about
>>tacos all the time. Why limit the subject to just what peasants eat
>>along the border? I want to know what Mexicans, rich or poor, cook all
>>over the country.
>
>
> I like peasant Mexican food better than any other cuisine, but I agree
> that this NG shouldn't be devoted just to that. It's not called
> a.f.m-c.peasant-cuisine.
>
> --Bryan
>
Our part of Mexico (Sonora) is mostly peasant cuisine and that is what I
like to talk about it because I grew up with it and love it. My main
gripe about Old Magic 1 was that for months all you would find here was
cut and paste from Master Cook's 8,000+ recipies, many of which were not
even Mexican items.

This part of Mexico and Arizona (Sonora) was comprised almost entirely
of peasants and Native Indians. In high school our Spanish teacher, who
was from Mexico City looked down her nose and barely recognized Sonora
as a state of Mexico so I am aware of the deep seated predjudice of the
social classes. I agree that we need to celebrate all regions but please
don't call it border food. The original border engulfs all of Tucson and
extends a few miles south of Phoenix on the Gila River.

What is cooked here in Tucson is authentic and the recipes have been
handed down for generations. PS, Im not a troll been here for years my
friend.

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