The Galloping Gourmand wrote:
> Jack Tyler wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Yes, and I would rather sample the best of many cultures than immerse
> myself
> in any single culture, that limits my culinary adventuring spirit too
> much.

When I was in Mazatlan last month, I was amazed at the heavy German
immigrant history there. Buildings from the middle 1800's have German
names on them. Last steamer stop before San Francisco during the gold
rush and there was/is a lot of gold mining activity in the area, so a
lot of the Germans headed to get rich in California just got off of the
boat and got with it right there in Mexico. There are statues around
of prominent German politicians and philanthropists everywhere. Even
the music is different from the standard mariachi's you see so much of
around Mexico. The typical music there is called "banda" and includes
big brass sections.... much faster... livelier. More oom pah pah. I
didn't run across any food there that seemed to have a German
influence, but I bet if I looked for it... it is there.