Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.I am curious. do many of you actually think "Fajitas" are authentic Me-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(I am curious. do many of you actually think "Fajitas" are authentic Me),it will help you,my kids.
they are not lol. theres nothing more ridiculous then fajitas as an excuse for Mexican cuisine. fajitas are more American that Mexican. i am Mexican and where my family is from there is no such thing as "Fajitas". every region of mexico has different types of dishes. in my house, we only cook AUTHENTIC Mexican food, we never go to restaurants. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COOK YOU SOME REAL, AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE, i love to cook for people and then see the look on their faces lol. people have tried our cuisine(when they go to my house for dinner) and they always cant wait for more.
Answer:
no...and you have a point...alot of stupid people think that and food they find at taco bell is real mexican food...its not
I always theought this type of food was called Tex-Mex?
I hope thats not a phrase that infuriates you!
Ok.
I know! My History teacher brought that up in a conversation we had about traditions and culture. I'm more a taco/ burrito kind of girl...lol
I really don't care if fajita's are real mexican food or not; they are good. I'm not saying that real mexican food isn't good also, but so is fried chicken and pizza and lots of other things that are not mexican. When I'm in the mood for real mexican food I have it.when i'm in the mood for fajita's I have them.
Why did you just waste 5 pts on this rant?
While authentic Mexican food is delicious, there's nothing wrong with a fajita, either.
i'll be there quicker than speedy gonzalez
When am I invited? I live in Las Vegas. Give me a call!! I hate Taco Bell and Del Taco!! What junk, right? It reminds me about pizza. Did you know pizza was originated in America?! How do these myths get started?!! Anyway, Bon
Appetit and enjoy!
si senor
Don't sweat the small stuff. They still taste good.
Nope I didnt know that and i never really gave it much thought to be fair, now I know I will spread the word though. Thanks for that.
Well, Does it matter? You wanna try my Chicken Tikka masala?
what is a fijita then? but MEXICAN-american!
When people say Mexican here in America they are refering to Mexican inspired, a use of spices, to southwest, etc. I've had authentic Mexican food and it ranks right up there amongst my favorites. If you come up with a better word for Mexican inspired American food let us know. It's just terminology afterall.
You can come to my house anytime and cook for me, I live in Ireland BTW. Look forward to tasting, some lovely mexican food.
Cheers!
Like people who think that garlic goes in EVERY italian dish.which is not true at all!.You see is the same everywhere
ill know next time,thank you.
What do you consider authentic?all dishes change from area to area country to country. In the UK Chicken Tikka Marsala, the favourite Indian food but never heard of in India. It was just an old recipe adapted to our taste,the same with food anywhere.
Well I hadn't really given it much thought. But thanks for letting me know, I'll file it away in my brain for future use.
I am curious, do many of you actually think "Curry" is authentic Indian food (read on)??
I am curious, do many of you actually think "Chicken Chow Mein" et al! is authentic Chinese food(read on)??
I am curious, how many more of these do you actually want my Mexican sister?
I would love some REAL Mexican recipes.
I also get fed up with supermarkets trying to sell 'authentic' cuisine, when it is clearly not.
No wonder we are confused
very true. fajitas are actually a tex-mex dish. authentic mexican is the best. frijoles de la hoya, mojarra frita, tamales; theres nothing like good ol mexican cookin.
Fajita's are lovely, but I always thought they were Mexican. That can only be my own ignorance! I suppose it is a bit like pizza we have here in the UK, the Italians have never heard of deep pan or thick base!
According to wikipedia, the fajita is a texas food, made popular by tex-mex restaurants...Thankfully we can appreciate our differences and sometimes enjoy a mix of culture and cuisine.
"In Spanish, fajita is the diminutive form of the word faja which translates to "belt" or "girdle" in English. Butchers along the Texas border with Mexico used the word to refer to the diaphragm muscle of a steer. Researchers found references to Hispanic ranch hands eating this cut of beef in a tortilla with condiments as early as the 1930s but the word fajita is not known to have appeared in print until 1975."
Yes u are right and authentic mexican food is great.
No, I don't think they are authentic. Though yes, many people do.
Oh No! I thought they were..How about making me some
Chimi..Changa's then instead??!! Or how about them
Chalupa's they have at Taco Bell..they are great..
Ummm Love Mexican Food!!!!
The cabelleros and cowboys in early Texas always shared cooking duties and learned from each other. That is why a lot of less then authentic mexican recipes are really just Tex-Mex.
Most were from what ever food source was common in the area. Skirt steak is commonly used for beef fajitas and was an inferior cut of meat that the cowboys could have. It needed a lot of tenderization and seasonings. Cooked fast over an open flame out on the land was the preferred cooking method for most any meat or game. Tortillas were these guys white bread.
You just answered yourself. Stereotypes. Unfortunately we have misconceptions to deal with when it comes to Mexican food, or anything Mexican. Many people think that anything remotely Spanish is connected to Mexico, along with Spanish guitar, flamenco, bullfights, se?oritas, ole, castanets and other ridiculous labels. And no the term fajitas is not Mexican. What I can tell you is that back in the 90's in Mexico we started importing a cut of meat from USA and Canada, which both nations considered as waste meat. That cut is from band of meat that girdles the stomach. We call it arrachera. When imports reached an all time high, USA and Canada began wondering why in the world we would want to eat that? So they investigated and found out it was not waste meat at all. So of course they hiked the price and started this fajita thing. Now of course fajita is any meat cut into strips because you have chicken fajitas and beef fajitas.
If you live in the States you will have to live with the fact that many untraveled Americans judge others by offensive stereotypes. Many times people have told me that burritos is Bona Fide Mexican food, when it is actually an Americanized term, or that Taco Bell is Mexican, when it is Americanized Southwestern or Tex Mex quasi Mexican stuff, but definitely NOT Mexican at all. Some time ago some jerk actually had the gall to say that he attended a Mexican restaurant and that everyone asked for burritos or tacos, this was during Oaxaca cuisine week which featured mole, and that he preferred to go to another restaurant that served what he considered to be Mexican fare. That is how things are.
Keep up the good cooking and education of uninformed Americans who sometimes refuse to look beyond their borders or their culture.
Well... actually Im from the North of Mexico, and we dont call it actually Fajitas, we call it ARRACHERA. And its what we cook in BBQs. We have Arrachera, with tortillas, guacamole and salsa, quesadillas, sausages etc.
Please refer me to a site with REAL mexican recipes. Better yet make your own website with real mexican recipes.
Will be posting my question after this, please answer too.
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Kitty said: Yes.I am curious. do many of you actually think "Fajitas" are authentic Me-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(I am curious. do many of you actually think "Fajitas" are authentic Me),it will help you,my kids.
they are not lol. theres nothing more ridiculous then fajitas as an excuse for Mexican cuisine. fajitas are more American that Mexican. i am Mexican and where my family is from there is no such thing as "Fajitas". every region of mexico has different types of dishes. in my house, we only cook AUTHENTIC Mexican food, we never go to restaurants. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COOK YOU SOME REAL, AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE, i love to cook for people and then see the look on their faces lol. people have tried our cuisine(when they go to my house for dinner) and they always cant wait for more.
Answer:
no...and you have a point...alot of stupid people think that and food they find at taco bell is real mexican food...its not
I always theought this type of food was called Tex-Mex?
I hope thats not a phrase that infuriates you!
Ok.
I know! My History teacher brought that up in a conversation we had about traditions and culture. I'm more a taco/ burrito kind of girl...lol
I really don't care if fajita's are real mexican food or not; they are good. I'm not saying that real mexican food isn't good also, but so is fried chicken and pizza and lots of other things that are not mexican. When I'm in the mood for real mexican food I have it.when i'm in the mood for fajita's I have them.
Why did you just waste 5 pts on this rant?
While authentic Mexican food is delicious, there's nothing wrong with a fajita, either.
i'll be there quicker than speedy gonzalez
When am I invited? I live in Las Vegas. Give me a call!! I hate Taco Bell and Del Taco!! What junk, right? It reminds me about pizza. Did you know pizza was originated in America?! How do these myths get started?!! Anyway, Bon
Appetit and enjoy!
si senor
Don't sweat the small stuff. They still taste good.
Nope I didnt know that and i never really gave it much thought to be fair, now I know I will spread the word though. Thanks for that.
Well, Does it matter? You wanna try my Chicken Tikka masala?
what is a fijita then? but MEXICAN-american!
When people say Mexican here in America they are refering to Mexican inspired, a use of spices, to southwest, etc. I've had authentic Mexican food and it ranks right up there amongst my favorites. If you come up with a better word for Mexican inspired American food let us know. It's just terminology afterall.
You can come to my house anytime and cook for me, I live in Ireland BTW. Look forward to tasting, some lovely mexican food.
Cheers!
Like people who think that garlic goes in EVERY italian dish.which is not true at all!.You see is the same everywhere
ill know next time,thank you.
What do you consider authentic?all dishes change from area to area country to country. In the UK Chicken Tikka Marsala, the favourite Indian food but never heard of in India. It was just an old recipe adapted to our taste,the same with food anywhere.
Well I hadn't really given it much thought. But thanks for letting me know, I'll file it away in my brain for future use.
I am curious, do many of you actually think "Curry" is authentic Indian food (read on)??
I am curious, do many of you actually think "Chicken Chow Mein" et al! is authentic Chinese food(read on)??
I am curious, how many more of these do you actually want my Mexican sister?
I would love some REAL Mexican recipes.
I also get fed up with supermarkets trying to sell 'authentic' cuisine, when it is clearly not.
No wonder we are confused
very true. fajitas are actually a tex-mex dish. authentic mexican is the best. frijoles de la hoya, mojarra frita, tamales; theres nothing like good ol mexican cookin.
Fajita's are lovely, but I always thought they were Mexican. That can only be my own ignorance! I suppose it is a bit like pizza we have here in the UK, the Italians have never heard of deep pan or thick base!
According to wikipedia, the fajita is a texas food, made popular by tex-mex restaurants...Thankfully we can appreciate our differences and sometimes enjoy a mix of culture and cuisine.
"In Spanish, fajita is the diminutive form of the word faja which translates to "belt" or "girdle" in English. Butchers along the Texas border with Mexico used the word to refer to the diaphragm muscle of a steer. Researchers found references to Hispanic ranch hands eating this cut of beef in a tortilla with condiments as early as the 1930s but the word fajita is not known to have appeared in print until 1975."
Yes u are right and authentic mexican food is great.
No, I don't think they are authentic. Though yes, many people do.
Oh No! I thought they were..How about making me some
Chimi..Changa's then instead??!! Or how about them
Chalupa's they have at Taco Bell..they are great..
Ummm Love Mexican Food!!!!
The cabelleros and cowboys in early Texas always shared cooking duties and learned from each other. That is why a lot of less then authentic mexican recipes are really just Tex-Mex.
Most were from what ever food source was common in the area. Skirt steak is commonly used for beef fajitas and was an inferior cut of meat that the cowboys could have. It needed a lot of tenderization and seasonings. Cooked fast over an open flame out on the land was the preferred cooking method for most any meat or game. Tortillas were these guys white bread.
You just answered yourself. Stereotypes. Unfortunately we have misconceptions to deal with when it comes to Mexican food, or anything Mexican. Many people think that anything remotely Spanish is connected to Mexico, along with Spanish guitar, flamenco, bullfights, se?oritas, ole, castanets and other ridiculous labels. And no the term fajitas is not Mexican. What I can tell you is that back in the 90's in Mexico we started importing a cut of meat from USA and Canada, which both nations considered as waste meat. That cut is from band of meat that girdles the stomach. We call it arrachera. When imports reached an all time high, USA and Canada began wondering why in the world we would want to eat that? So they investigated and found out it was not waste meat at all. So of course they hiked the price and started this fajita thing. Now of course fajita is any meat cut into strips because you have chicken fajitas and beef fajitas.
If you live in the States you will have to live with the fact that many untraveled Americans judge others by offensive stereotypes. Many times people have told me that burritos is Bona Fide Mexican food, when it is actually an Americanized term, or that Taco Bell is Mexican, when it is Americanized Southwestern or Tex Mex quasi Mexican stuff, but definitely NOT Mexican at all. Some time ago some jerk actually had the gall to say that he attended a Mexican restaurant and that everyone asked for burritos or tacos, this was during Oaxaca cuisine week which featured mole, and that he preferred to go to another restaurant that served what he considered to be Mexican fare. That is how things are.
Keep up the good cooking and education of uninformed Americans who sometimes refuse to look beyond their borders or their culture.
Well... actually Im from the North of Mexico, and we dont call it actually Fajitas, we call it ARRACHERA. And its what we cook in BBQs. We have Arrachera, with tortillas, guacamole and salsa, quesadillas, sausages etc.
Please refer me to a site with REAL mexican recipes. Better yet make your own website with real mexican recipes.
Will be posting my question after this, please answer too.
correctness,It's Non-profit and only for informational purposes.
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