I voted Mexican. If I went a week without a taco, I’d be grinding corn by hand to make tortillas.
I hope so, because it’s really just the Mexican food from this region of (formerly) Mexico.
My mother loved to tell the story of living in Ohio in the 1960’s, and trying to explain to a grocer what a tortilla even was. “Unleavened corn bread” did not get a look of recognition from them.
Not entirely, and I’m hoping it doesn’t count so I can still have chili (which is totally American.)
Without a second thought, Mexican. Any region, I don’t care. I like Italian, but it’s not in my top five favorite cuisines of the world. Mexican is. Probably top three. I find it more varied than Italian (although both are VERY varied cuisines, unlike the popular ideas of what both constitute), but also because I like what I perceive to be the wider range of flavors and influences in Mexican cuisine. Then again, I’d miss the Italian cured meats and cheeses, which are among the best in the world. It’s tough, but I’ll stick with Mexican.
I also thought about when the last time I was that I went to an Italian restaurant. I can’t remember. Probably two years ago. Mexican? Last week. How often do I cook Italian vs Mexican at home? It’s probably fairly even, with an edge to Mexican.
Mexican. So much easier to eat given my inability to handle gluten, and I just prefer the cuisine.
Italian for me, although I wish they’d added Spanish.
Mexican, no question. I’m just not that into Italian.
There was a wonderful little Mexican place about an hour and a half away run by a Mexican using his grandmother’s recipes. The building was run down, the plates and cutlery were mismatched but it was the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. The owner had to go back to Mexico and the place became a Mexicali Rose’s.
Damn I miss that place.
Yeah, why?
Both. I’ve eaten at real Mexican restaurants, owned and operated by real Mexicans (we went to one for our anniversary a few weeks ago), and I’ve been to Italy several times. I’m much more likely to fix Italian at home, though (unless you count the frozen chimichangas I nuke for breakfast :)).
Italian all the way. Risotto, pizza, fresh pasta, pesto, chicken marsala, gnocchi, prosciutto, ricotta, hazelnuts, a light tomato sauce, good bread, earthy mushrooms – my mouth waters just thinking about half that stuff. We were in Italy for two weeks. We ate like kings.
I could probably eat Italian food every day of the week, while Mexican, I’d top out at three or four days before I got tired of it. I’m rather fond of both, though, and there are some nice fusion options between them as well (try putting some salsa in your spaghetti sauce, for instance).
I don’t like either as much as I do Indian, though.
also Italian desserts, pastries, bread, etc vs Mexican? No contest
Mexican, without even thinking about it. Not even close.
Rather than typing out why, I’ll agree with every word of puly’s post.
I want to see a cage match: Pizza vs. Burrito.
I love Mexican, but have to go with Italian. I’m not happy that I was forced to choose.
I recently had a shrimp and tomato-shallot confit risotto at Las Pizarras in Buenos Aires that blew my damned mind - it’s tough to beat a good risotto.
OT: Joseph Wambaugh seemed to side with Montezuma Montez in his feud with Bullets Bambarella.
I put down Mexican food, but in DC I would have to put down Italian. The Mexican food in DC is mediocre at best. But the food in Tucson: Goddamn.
Italian, and it wasn’t too tough a choice. Done right, Mexican is incredibly good; but done right, Italian is life-changing.
Plus, once you factor in desserts, Mexican doesn’t stand a chance.
You guys are forgetting the wines. Mexicali begs for beer and ginebra. If I’m a millionaire, I can see myself perfectly satisfied with nibbling salad, sparse servings of pasta, and sipping dry red.
Singing, “I like Chinese…”