Who thinks Taco Bell is really mexican food ?

Question

Im mexican and i know that Taco Bell is not authentic mexican food.

Heck, its not even Tex-Mex food.(Food from Texas and Mexico)

Why do alot of people think Taco Bell is real mexican food ?

Have you ever had authentic mexican food (Below)

Chicken w/ Mole
Posole
Menudo
Enchiladas


But dont get me wrong, I still love Taco Bell its just that some people think its authentic mexican food ! As i said , its not even Tex-Mex, let alone authentic mexican food !

Do you think Taco Bell is mexican food?

Answer 1

Of course Taco Bell isn't authentic!
It's the fast food industry & pretty much "Americanized."
It's just like chinese food. If we went to China we probably wouldn't eat anything! lol That's how different it is.
If you want real mexican food then you have to go to a real mexican restaurant. (Mexican owned)
I love real Mexican food and it's actually so much better then Taco Bell.

Answer 2

Glen Bell, the owner of taco bell, was an avid Mexican food take-out customer. Aware of the hang-ups in ordering tacos to go from a full-service restaurant, he wanted to change the method of preparation. He began by selling various hot dogs, including a chili dog in a Mexican neighborhood. Taco bell specializes in Mexican-style food and quick service.

Answer 3

Taco Balls is industrial fast food that is supposed to taste like Mexican food. You'd do better buying tamales from the old lady selling them on the sly in front of the Safeway.
Fast food is in part responsible for the break down of American culture and it's values.

Answer 4

I totally agree with you and have had those foods. They are actually very good when I get the chance to actually try them. About 6 years ago I was in Morelos and my host mother (I was an exchange student) made my friends and I quesadillas almost once a day. They were probably the best mexican food I will ever have.

Answer 5

What? It's not? That's outrageous!
I worked with a woman who was born in NY, but her parents were born in China. She said the way her family ate at home did not resemble food in most Chinese restaurants in any way, shape or form. Restaurants serve Americanized versions of Chinese dishes. There is no such thing as chop suey in China. So it's not just Taco Bell- many ethnic cuisines are watered down versions of their original form.

Answer 6

NO!! Taco Bell is NOT Mexican Food. I am from South Texas and I am married to a Mexican man, so I know mexican food and Taco Bell ain't it!!

Answer 7

I agree. It is not mexican food. I too am Mexican and it amazes me to see how many American's think WE eat Taco Bell in Mexico. Taco Bell is the americanized version of mexican food.

I had a friend that invited me to dinner and said she was making enchilada casserole. I said "what's that". She said enchiladas in pieces in a cassarole dish. I told her you won't find that in Mexico.

I made pollo con chile colorado last night, warm flour tortillas, arroz, frijolitos enteros estilo charro. That's mexican food!

Answer 8

Americans

Answer 9

Faint undertones of Mexican food. People go there for price and convenience. Here in Mexico we eat all types of ethnic food, French and Italian, Chinese is very popular now. An upscale Japanese restaurant opened recently in Rosarito BC. Food preferences emigrate too, if it hadn't been for the immigration of tastes, the US would have no cuisine at all. Of your list, have had them all... no on menudo and mole

Answer 10

heck, even most mexican restaurants are not real mexican food. (Although, many of these are tex-mex). At least according to my mexican friends. Who cares. As long as it tastes good.