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Bro, no one with a clue goes to Texas for tacos. Maybe Cali, but I don't bother for the most part in the US. Am Mexican

eastof 3y ago
Just curious, have you had tacos in El Paso? As a non-expert, strikes me as a place that would have good tacos since half the city is in Mexico.
- piuantiderp 3y ago
  Even the Mexican side lives in a state of sin as it comes to tacos. If you must, go to Tacos Chinampa. An apology for coming off so critical but the pretense that food is just as good in the US rarely pans out without breaking out the $$$. Mind you, there are good places, and good food but its the exception and here we are only talking generalities. Just like having good table service. Unfortunately it is a cultural thing; the food culture that produced, accepts and consumes "I Can't Believe Its Not Butter" cannot have non-"I Can't Believe Its Not Tacos" tacos.
- ferrous69 3y ago
  there are good tacos all over Texas. Def in El Paso. El Cometa is a chain that's on both sides of the border. Idk what that guy is on about.
  - ethbr0 3y ago
    Hell, I'll even put Taco Bueno up against any other pan-US cheap quasi-taco chain. It's bad Tex-Mex, but at least it's recognizable.
pc86 3y ago
Thanks for the input bro.
brookside 3y ago
This mysticism about food only being good or authentic in one place doesn't match up with modern internationalism and global supply chains. There are cooks/chefs from one culture/place in the world living in other spots.
- piuantiderp 3y ago
  Yes, like one of the best contemporary Mexican chefs lives in the UK of all places. But we're not talking about this broadly. You talk about the possibility, that it could exist in Texas, and I'm telling you no, in my experience, not in Texas.
- fatfingerd 3y ago
  Yet regions ruin dishes and then locals from that region complain if anyone makes a good version of them, so it can be extremely hard to find an edible X, especially as a visiting tourist.

Just curious, have you had tacos in El Paso? As a non-expert, strikes me as a place that would have good tacos since half the city is in Mexico.

piuantiderp 3y ago
Even the Mexican side lives in a state of sin as it comes to tacos. If you must, go to Tacos Chinampa. An apology for coming off so critical but the pretense that food is just as good in the US rarely pans out without breaking out the $$$. Mind you, there are good places, and good food but its the exception and here we are only talking generalities. Just like having good table service. Unfortunately it is a cultural thing; the food culture that produced, accepts and consumes "I Can't Believe Its Not Butter" cannot have non-"I Can't Believe Its Not Tacos" tacos.
ferrous69 3y ago
there are good tacos all over Texas. Def in El Paso. El Cometa is a chain that's on both sides of the border. Idk what that guy is on about.
- ethbr0 3y ago
  Hell, I'll even put Taco Bueno up against any other pan-US cheap quasi-taco chain. It's bad Tex-Mex, but at least it's recognizable.

pc86 3y ago

Thanks for the input bro.

brookside 3y ago

This mysticism about food only being good or authentic in one place doesn't match up with modern internationalism and global supply chains. There are cooks/chefs from one culture/place in the world living in other spots.

piuantiderp 3y ago
Yes, like one of the best contemporary Mexican chefs lives in the UK of all places. But we're not talking about this broadly. You talk about the possibility, that it could exist in Texas, and I'm telling you no, in my experience, not in Texas.
fatfingerd 3y ago
Yet regions ruin dishes and then locals from that region complain if anyone makes a good version of them, so it can be extremely hard to find an edible X, especially as a visiting tourist.