Mexican Food or Italian Food?

[kristalie]

Definitely Italian! Mmmm, chicken parm, fettucini alfredo, tortellini.... * drool*

[2getherwewin]

I LOVE BOTH ITALIAN AND MEXICAN FOOD.

[africanclaudie]

I prefer Italian. I have not been in this country long enough to try out all the Mexican dishes yet. I might still change my mind later on   :-

[alaric99x]

This may be news for some of you, but you can't find any authentic Italian food in the US, like they have all over Italy.  It's very hard to find a carpaccio here, although it's possible.  I've never seen spaghetti aglio e olio on any menu, neither a spaghetti puttanesca, spaghetti al tonno or spaghetti frutti di mari.  On the other hand, you have spaghetti with meatballs.  People in Italy don't know what that is, they eat a great variety of spaghetti and they do eat meatballs, but they never combine the two.  Spaghetti carbonara is offered on some menus, but it's completely different from what you routinely get anywhere in Italia.  Don't even ask me about pizza, people in Italia would be absolutely offended if you offered them a Domino's pizza, or most other varieties of so called "pizza" that you produce here in the US.  They also don't know what a Stromboli is, it's another American invention.  For the Italians, Stromboli is one of the islands in the group of volcanic Aeolian islands just north of Sicilia (Sicily), a beautiful group of islands to visit, I highly recommend a visit to Lipari, if you ever happen to be in that area, and they serve some of the best food you can find anywhere in Italia, they have buffets at a variety of restaurants all over the island, get the antipasto frutti di mari, the buffet will be enough for a meal, I never needed the primi piatti or the secondo piatti.  Just like anywhere else in Italia, the house wines are always excellent, you don't have to spend extra money on a bottle, the local vintners deliver excellent house wines to restaurants in barrels, I've never been disappointed by any house wine, red or white, anywhere in Italia.

Are there any native Italians, or others who have spent enough time in Italia, who might have any views on this subject?  

[laine39]

Italian food has never been a favorite of mine, so I'd have to go with mexican.

[alaric99x]

It goes the same for Mexican food.  There is real Mexican food that real Mexicans eat and, and then there is your imagination of Mexican food, like what might be sold at your local Taco Bell.  When I was stationed at Ft. Hood, TX, I crossed the border from Brownsville, TX to Matomoros, Mexico, from Laredo, TX to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and from El Paso, TX to Cuidad Juarez on numerous occasions.  That was years ago, it's not a good idea to do that anymore because of the drug gangs.  I stopped in some fast-food type hole-in-the-wall places and ended up with some really terrible meals.  Meat that had a lot of gristle, you take two bites out of a taco and throw the rest away because you just can't eat it.  On the other hand, I also stayed at the hotel El Presidente Chapultapec in Mexico City and the buffet there was among the best I've had anywhere on the planet.  (The best buffet I've ever experienced was the breakfast buffet at the Radisson in Warsaw, Poland.)  I also had some excellent meals in hotels in Merida, Mexico, on the Yucatan peninsula, but those hotels all did most of their business by catering to the norteamericanos.  So, once again, the Mexican food served here in the US is also not an accurate representation of Mexican food as it's served in Mexico.

Are there any native Mexicanos who have any opinions about this?

You assume you're comparing "Italian food" with "Mexican food," but what you're actually doing is comparing the US interpretation of Italian food to the US interpretation of Mexican food, in many, or even most cases it's purely invented food.  How many of you have spent enough time in Italy and Mexico to actually make any kind of realistic comparison?  The US is the number one fast-food capital on the planet, but any comparison of Sbarro's and Taco Bell, which is similar to what you're actually doing, is no realistic comparison of national foods and makes no sense in discussing any national cuisine.

  

[almarebelde72]

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[tortiz1]

I find it a bit difficult to choose between Italian food or Mexican Food.  All types of food are delicious to me, so why would I want to limit myself and have a favorite.  Honestly, if I could, I would enjoy eating a different dish every single day which would prevent me from getting tired of eating any particular type of food. 


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[bungholiotgn]

I really like both so I can't make the decision. I do know I want to get me some Chicken Parmasean and spaghetti for lunch   Been craving that for days!

[velvet53]

That is a tough one beings that I like both. They are both great and I love the different meals that one can get or make. But I guess Mexican food would be my first choice.

[junis57601]

I love both Mexican and Italians foods, but Mexican has to be my favorite. I love the chicken enchiladas and the sopaipillas with honey at Casa Bonita. It's such a fun place to eat, too, I try to stop there whenever I'm in the Denver area.

[ljrjess69]

i love them both but if  i had to oick one i would say mexican 

[black1304]

That's a pretty tough choice.  It depends on what I'm in the mood for most of the time.  I usually get Chicken Fajitas.  Love the refried beans, guacamole, salsa and Margaritas!

Also huge fan of pasta. Lasagna, Chicken Marsala, Veal Parm... Man, I'm hungry!

[laurindat]

I like them both. Before, I used to prefer Italian over Mexican, but now that I've tasted a LOT more Mexican places around my area (in southern California), I've come to appreciate Mexican food much more.

[mmoore12002]

I love italian is great, but I have to say mexican food is definately my favorite!  I love fajitas and some spinach queso dip