'How close?' Recipes and Food

DianaR from USA (Contact Member) -

People pass recipes around all the time, so they get changed in the process. I am sure this also happens when fast food corporations create ethnically based dishes for public consumption.

Are there huge differences between what places like Taco Bell pass off as Mexican food, and what the food is like in Mexico?

Comment #1 EugenS from Europe (Contact Member) -

Definitely. That happens everywhere, not just Mexico. You can't really stop it, it comes with globalization

Comment #2 Simplyme from Simply-Where-I-Am (Contact Member) -

I see it a lot. You really should try an authentic restaurant and then your Taco Bell and look at the differences it may amaze you.

Comment #3 DianaR from USA (Contact Member) -

What are the most obvious differences between the food served in restaurants or fast food places in the USA and home cooked and/or native preparation?

Comment #4 Lee (1) from Montevideo, Uruguay (Contact Member) -

I think putting "Fast food" places in a comparison would be a joke. A nice comparison would be the difference between independent Mexican restaurants in the USA and traditional Mexican cooking.

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