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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by clairity on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:50PM (#16651490)
i think it's the crap-ton of processed cheese and beans in many tex-mex dishes that tarnishes it's authenticity. (the long and rambling article mentions this, but i didn't have the patience to figure out what they really thought it was.)

i like a good breakfast taco but i'm not generally a fan of most tex-mex. it hits you over the head with lard, carbs and over-cooked meats with no balance to it at all.

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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by bluedino on Thursday March 22, 2018 @03:40PM (#16651962)
Beans tarnish the authenticity? It's all about beans. My father was a migrant worker, they came from Mexico to Texas and then whatever state they could find work in. All they ate was beans and tortillas, that's all they could afford.
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by clairity on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:02PM (#16652185)
yes, i was referring to the processed, refried beans that come out of a can (from sysco and the like) used in many restaurants.

of course folks eat beans and grains--my fave street taco stand makes their own tortillas and they're great!

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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by DanBC on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:07PM (#16652220)
Some people think you must only have beef, garlic, and chilli pepper in a chilli. Other people are more relaxed.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/ma...

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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by DoreenMichele on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:04PM (#16652198)
processed cheese and beans

Shortened version of processed cheese and processed beans.

The adjective processed applies to both of the nouns, though it is easy to interpret it otherwise. It's like saying "The problem is the junk food versions of these foods."

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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by notriddle on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:14PM (#16652290)
> (processed (cheese and beans))
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by mywittyname on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:39PM (#16661278)
processed cheese & beans.
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by JoeAltmaier on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:06PM (#16652210)
Hey! Don't knock canned refried beans. They are low in saturated fats, have good quality protein. And tasty! Its too easy to use the word 'processed' when it just means 'cooked'.
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by clairity on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:27PM (#16652417)
ok, point taken, but i still like black beans more. =)
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by JoeAltmaier on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:34PM (#16653347)
To be sure. My 'chili' has pork and black beans. My wife tolerates it (from New Mexico)
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by vram22 on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:37PM (#16652474)
There was a good John Steinbeck novel in which beans were often mentioned, probably tortillas too. It might have been Cannery Row or another title. Enjoyed reading it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannery_Row_(novel)

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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by clairity on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:24PM (#16654007)
need to read more steinbeck. i liked both grapes of wrath and travels with charlie, the only books of his i've read.
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by mcguire on Thursday March 22, 2018 @03:09PM (#16651681)
Beans, along with maize ("corn") and squash, are staples in pre-Columbian America.
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Re:The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex by vram22 on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:20PM (#16663843)
Yes, I read somewhere (Wikipedia probably) that they are called the Three Sisters. They are symbiotic to some extent. The beans, being legumes, do nitrogen fixation in the soil, which benefits the other plants, and the beans grow up and twine around the maize stalks (at least for the creeper kinds of beans).
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