# Taco Bell vs authentic Mexican food - What are the real differences? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516 "2008-09-21T05:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516/121 "2015-01-22T02:37:41Z")
I’m stunned that nobody on this board in this thread has mentioned huitlacoche. Shit is the bomb-diggity, and really good for you too. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516/122 "2015-01-22T02:49:53Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > My in laws in LA live a few miles from Tito’s tacos in Culver City. So every few months I will get a Tito’s meat burrito and a taco. They are good but not as good as any of a 100 restaurants in Albuquerque , a least to me. I loved Tito’s Tacos. To be sure, they’re not the _best_ tacos in the city, but they were tasty and cheap. My routine would be to rent a helicopter on a weekend morning and fly around a bit, then go to Tito’s for two tacos, a cup of beans, and chips, and take it home to consume with a beer. Good times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516.md?page=6)