Here in the northwest we like Tecate Beer and Corona the most. In Mexico City they like Modelo more.
However, the most popular drink in Mexico is coke, Mexico is one of the world’s biggest consumer of coca cola in the world (cite).
Jamaica is very popular, along with Horchata. I’m surprised they haven’t showed up in the US. Doritos Incognitas are called Black Pepper Doritos in the US.
I understand that the formula for Coke in Mexico uses real sugar, as opposed to high fructose corn syrup (US version). I have seen a few US restaurants sell Mexican Coke as a bit of a delicacy for that reason.
Both are offered at my local taqueria, but then I’m in LA county.
Tres Equis.
The current President of Mexico was the president of Coca Coca Latin America. Mere coincidence?
Many of the cinemas serve Pepsi. But what can you expect when first run feature films are only three bucks during prime time?
Negra Modelo is truly the cream of beers. Nothing better on the mass market. However… after spending a year in the Sonora Desert, I can conclusively say that it’s not appropriate for all occassions. That’s when Model Especial is the perfect beer (although in Sonora their loyalty to Tecate was annoying as hell – they have exclusive agreements, so where you find Tecate you don’t find Modelo).
I had to get my wife some cranberry juice, and I tried it for the very first time. It tastes a lot like agua de jamaica, although I like the jamaica better (and it’s vastly more inexpensive than cranberry juice).
Oh, back to the Coca – it’s definitely better than our stuff. Sugar’s dirt cheap there compared to even corn syrup.
And finally, the first time I went to Sonora (in the northwest) I learned the hard way how they refer to refrescos. I was at a taco stand asking what they had to drink, and I couldn’t understand one of the words she kept repeating – “soda.” I don’t know if I just didn’t understand it, or just wasn’t expecting it. Finally it occurred to me that she was saying “soda” after asking her to repeat it the sixth time and she said “refresco.”
Okay, finally-finally the local Sonoran distilled cactus* is “bacanora” – not too bad.
*Yes, I know that weber agave isn’t a cactus.
I didn’t realize they had a Tres Equis, I know they have a Dos Equis, (Two “X”) because I have seen it here in Kansas.
I see a variety of aguas frescas in the traditional looking containers for sale somewhat routinely in West Texas / SE NM. I’ve never paid enough attention to what all flavors that they offer. Traditional Mexican food restraunts in the same area often have limonada and horchata on the menu. Limonada and horchata made by Kerns is available at many grocery stores. You can usually find more than one maker of Limonada; I don’t know the name brands though.
While we’re on this topic, just what the hell is “cebada”? That’s the word when talking about homebrewing in Spanish, in reference to hops. I’ve never seen it used as a beverage anywhere but in Sonora, and either I didn’t give it enough of a chance, or it’s one of the most horrible things I’ve ever had.
Agua de tamarindo is also really, really good.
Margaritas are like chili: no two people make them the same way. In fact, I don’t even make margaritas the same way all the time. When my brothers and their families are visiting, I make frozen margaritas which include the sweet-and-sour mix you despise so much. When I’m making one for myself, it’s tequila, with a splash of triple sec (or cointreau, depending on what I have at hand), and one squeeze of one slice of lime.
There’s no one single “proper” way to make a margarita.
Oh for gawd’s sake. There are dozens of brands of beer made - and consumed by natives - in Mexico. In addition, harder liquors not already mentioned in this thread include: Kaluha, Ixtabentun, and there’s a bitter orange liqueur called Damiana (similar to triple sec or Cointreau).
Mebbe. But there is a single original recipe:
3 parts 100% Agave Tequila
2 parts Damiana Orange Liqueur
2 parts fresh squeezed lime juice
Shake all with crushed ice in cocktail shaker; strain and serve in chilled martini glass rimmed with salt; garnish with lime wedge.
Corona was a cheap working class beer. $2 a case. Then a bunch of Californians decided that is was “cool” to drink Corona. Export to the US became big business. The brewer wasn’t stupid. Produce cheap beer, send it to the US at inflated prices, make big money, laugh all the way to the bank a the gullible gringos.
It’s still bad, but drinkable, beer. A lime definitely makes it more palatable. Anybody that mistakes Corona for high quality beer is clueless.
Not arguing. IMO, Corona is swill. But I was asking about Pacifico, which is, also IMO, pretty decent if you’re in the mood for a light beer.
Corona isn’t my style (I go more for porters, stouts, Scottish ales, and pale ales), but you have to realize the Corona isn’t actually “bad” in Mexico. It’s a pretty consistent product, produced to reasonably high standards.
The big problem with it is that they ship it in clear glass bottles. By the time you spot it in the liquor store, it’s old and probably skunked. Purchased fresh in Mexico, it’s not the kind of beer I like, but it’s no worse than any other lightweight lager (e.g., Moosehead, Sapporo, or Foster’s).
Trust me, that’s still a problem in Mexico. For the longest time, I thought “skunk” was its intended flavor (like Heineken). If you can manage to somehow get a non-skunked Corona, it’s comparable to Budweiser (for what that’s worth to you).
Moosehead is even extra lightweight, but it’s the cheapest beer you can get at Soriana! I think a six of Modelo always cost mx$50, versus mx$35 for the Moosehead.
yabob, I’ve seen Pacifo advertised virtually along the entire Sea of Cortez coast to non-tourists, and it’s popular where Tecate hasn’t gotten a foothold. In fact there’s a huge Pacifico plant in Mazatlan (yeah, tourist town, but right smack dab in the middle of the region I’m talking about) along the north-south route. You’ll almost never find Pacifco where Tecate/DosX is served because Grupo Modelo and Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma (the two big, national breweries) operate like Coke and Pepsi, but the exclusitivity agreements affect not just restaurants but all but the biggest grocery stores. I’m not sure if it’s national or regional, but all throughout Sinaloa and Sonora the advertising for Pacifo was “I was born here.” I definitely don’t see as strong a Pacifo presense toward the interior of the country.