# Why don't Mexican restaurants serve Fideo?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexican-restaurants-serve-fideo/814379>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexican-restaurants-serve-fideo/814379 "2018-05-17T23:08:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexican-restaurants-serve-fideo/814379/21 "2018-05-22T11:12:15Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Actually, I’m thinking of the soup; I realize you may be talking about just the noodles with chicken, as a sort of pasta dish? That I’m not entirely sure I’ve seen.

I meant the soup. Should have stated that in the OP.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-mexican-restaurants-serve-fideo/814379/22 "2018-05-23T11:17:14Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Why would someone from a part of Mexico not know authentic Mexican food? Just because it’s not authentic to the region of Mexico you’re thinking of doesn’t mean it’s not authentic to some other region.

California isn’t a part of Mexico, though, at least not anymore or not yet.

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