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JonB

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Glencoe MN has a long history of Migrant workers coming from South Texas (and possibly Mexico) for agriculture work. Through the years, many have stayed here, giving Glencoe a higher percentage of Hispanics than most any other town in MN. I live in the older section of Glencoe, where the houses are old and cheap, and the mix is about 50/50 Hispanic/Caucasian.
I may have posted about one family in neighborhood before? they started a taco truck several years ago, and then opened a brick&mortar restaurant two years ago, called, "Taqueria Del Buen Pastor "
Their Al Pastor tacos are just awesome.
Taqueria Del Buen Pastor menu.jpg
 

Ian

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Carne Al Pastor is a specialty of one of our local dives whose menu is specific to the Jalisco region. Most excellent stuff you can't get just anywhere, you're lucky to have such a place Jon! I also spotted Huaraches on the menu there, that's something that I've never seen in Texas and must have missed the boat entirely on the Tex-Mex menus. Very common in Mexico City, Huaraches are a true Chilaco specialty, meaning in the festive spirit unique to the capitol.
 

popper

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Real Mexican food is about like 'real' Asian cuisine. Not real. I do remember asking for some Ravioli in France. Nobody knew what it was. Or thinking your getting some good sausage meal in Germany only to find it's veal cutlet. Language problem - went to a french place in Kassel where they spoke english and I could get peppersteak - me & the other guy existed on peppersteak cause we figured out how it was spelled.
Now them real mexican corn tamales I got as kid! Until you find how they made them. Food is food, if it works for your pallet, fine.
Time for my daily PB sandwich.
 
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Ian

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Domino's ain't Italian pizza, who knew. Ask for Ravioli in Italy, they know what it is and make it by hand. I never have figured out what the French eat other than stuff they prepare from basic meats, fruits, veggies, and cheese. I'm a fan of 'Cajun, which is French-influenced but not sure how.
 
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freebullet

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Huh, tamales, enchiladas, or pizza... I'm grillin' steaks. I'm a big fan of well trimmed tenderized seasoned grilled steak.
 

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
In the late 70's Domoinos made some very good pizza. I had one of their pies a couple years back and it was nothing like I remember. For that matter Pizza Hut made decent pizza in the 70's. But, like so many other places, they kept "improving" the product until it was garbage. I've eaten some of that famous and oh so wonderful New York style pizza when down there for 9/11. It sucked. OTOH, while stationed in Chinatown I ate some stuff that was very good, no clue what it was, but it was lots better than the buffet type Chinese we get up here.
 

Tomme boy

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I have a local Asian man and wife that invites me to cook real Chinese food. I bring them fish all the time so they cook for me every now and then. They actually have a restaurant they own. So I can get the American Chinese food or the real stuff. The American is a version of what the real food is. I don't know the names of any of the stuff they cook for me so I can not say.

I will tell you this, once you have the real stuff you will not like the American versions. They don't use the MSG crap or tons of salt or sugar like the Fake stuff.

They came from one of the coastal areas so that is why they like the fish I get them. They do not like any catfish. Said it is because of the fat that is in the meat. I also bring them deer meat and the whole chest cavity for the bones. They break the bones and boil it into a broth for a couple days. It is their form of viagra! The wife's eye about pop out of her head in joy when I bring one over. It is so funny. "Yes, Yes, you bring more!" Is usually her responce! LOL!!!
 

popper

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I was in Nice - I sure thought they would understand. IMHO it was the idea that someone would ask for italian stuff in france - sacrebleu. Pizza wasn't popular in Italy in the 60s. I did get somebody to find me a hamburger in Seoul. Funny, I was talking to a chef in DFW, virtually all the italian places are run by Lebanese. Did find a pizza joint run by a Serbian. Most of coastal Asia lives on fish as it's high in protein and cheap to raise. Land is the second problem, most inland is wheat crop or truck gardens.
 
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Ian

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We had a Serbian here named Valentino who ran a small Italian joint, excellent stuff in a low-rent parlor but unfortunately for us he moved several years ago.
 

Tom

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Funny, I started reading this thread and never thought it would make me crave jalisco style birria with diced serranos and cilantro.
 

fiver

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I expected nothing less, in fact I would be disappointed if it hadn't of went down 2 or 3 separate paths.

there is a secret to Chinese food.
almost all of what Americans think of Chinese food is actually from 3-4 tiny little villages in different parts of the country.

real Chinese food is made from locally sourced fresh ingredients.
for instance around here Chinese food would be trout, meat/beef/elk from the elk ranch/buffalo from the buffalo ranch, wheat products, and taters especially during the fall.
it would include deer and other 'game' during that same time frame, and switch to more vegetables/fruits/berry's, during the back yard garden harvest period.