Authentic Mexican Food vs Tex-Mex

 Tex-Mex is very good and I love to eat it. Tex-Mex is its own category of food. However, one should never confuse Tex-Mex with authentic Mexican cuisine. Mexican cuisine is so vast that it would be very difficult to cover every aspect of Mexican food. This is just a very small example of authentic Mexican cuisine. I do not actually compare this food to Tex-Mex in the video, as most of my viewers already know what a crunchy taco is. Many may know what a chimichanga is. What they don't know is that this dish doesn't exist in any part of Mexico that I have ever visited. It is mostly an American invention. Again, not a bad invention, just not authentic Mexican cuisine.

El Camotero

 Sweet Potatoes and Plantains, covered in sugar, condensed milk and sprinkled with cinnamon! How could it get any better than that? Allow me to introduce you to the Camotero. When you hear his whistle, you should go running to see where he is.

La Michelada - Beer with "Umph"!

The Michelada is the BEST of the prepared beers, according to me.

This time we are at a restaurant called El Oasis, at the foot of La Peña de Bernal. We just hiked up the trail and back down again, and were thirsty for a good beer. A Michelada is beer with a lot of different sauces and spices added. The end result is what I consider to be the crown jewel of all prepared beers. There are a lot of variations throughout Mexico and Latin America, but this is probably the richest flavor and the best.

Mangos

This episode of Treats From Mexico focuses on the mango. In my opinion (and my daughter Madeline's opinion) the mango is the best fruit ever created. In many areas of the United States, mangos are a delicacy and it is hard to come by sweet, ripe mangos. In Mexico, they sell mangos on the street and they are always ripe, sweet, and juicy. In addition, in Mexico, they add lime and spice to everything, and the mango is no exception.

El Afilador - The Knife Sharpener

I was lucky enough to run into an Afilador while I was in Mexico City. They only show up about once per month so they are pretty hard to come by. I fear that the Afilador will go the way of the milkman some day soon, so I was very excited to catch Porfilio el Afilador.

Afiladores blow a unique whistle that lets everybody inside of their houses or businesses know that he is in the street. When they hear his unique whistle, they come running out to have him sharpen their knives.

The Real Quesadilla

Today I stopped after a jog to have something for breakfast. We stopped at a "fritanga" (free-tahn-gah). A fritanga is a street-side place where they fry various foods for sale. They make gorditas, quesadillas, and more. I ended up eating a quesadilla for breakfast. I thought that this was going to be more of a street breakfast video, but it turned out to be more of a quesadilla video. I can't speak for everybody, but I have NEVER had a quesadilla this good in my life. Enjoy the video.

The Best Mojito in Mexico

We went looking for the best Mojito in all of Mexico. I think that we found it in Tulum. Check it out.