Wayne Lundberg wrote:
> Give it a shot. See if you can bag the prize.
>
> Wayne

As most of the African-Americans who previously inhabated the Lower
Ninth Ward of New Orleans, inside of the levies along the Ponchartrain,
now reside in Houston, a large contengency of Hispanics (mostly Mexican
and Mexican-American) have moved to New Orleans. They arrived to work
in the construction and demolition industries. Now, New Orleans is
finding that there is a new breed of resident. As they grow in numbers
there, there will be combos of cultures and there will evolve La-Mex as
a type of cooking. Gumbo made with cabrito... jambala wrapped in
tortillas and simmered in a chile sauce. Maybe gumbo will be
considered Mexican food some day.

Maybe posters should figure (decide) if this n.g. is about a culture,
or food. Is it about food in Mexico (or Mexican food)? Like the U.S.,
every style and type of food is made and eaten in Mexico. I ate at a
pizza joint on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta in 1973... not only that,
it was not a chain.

Mexico is so varied in its ethnic make-up that sooner or later we have
to accept that this is more of a study of various cultures than a
country or a type of food.

Jack