Why is authentic Mexican food more respected than Tex Mex?

Question

I have to have Tex Mex.

Answer 1

Because it is so much better, and doesn't have any unnatural stuff!!

Answer 2

Well, one thing for sure , Tex Mex is nothing compared to Mexico. It can be a Mexican dish but if made in Tex Mex style . it will usually never taste the same due to the ingredients it preserves. Yes , it is singled as Americanized.I love my heritage , but still till this day even if I my self make tacos the Spanish way , it will never taste the same as done and made original way as in Mexico taste .

Answer 3

it's simply a knockoff americanized version

Answer 4

Because Tex Mex is not Authentic Mexican Food.  Its Americanized.

Answer 5

It is way more tasty.  Imagine putting ketchup on sushi.  Gross.  To a lot of Mexicans and people who really enjoy Mexican food, alot of tex mex is the equivalent.  Obviously some of it is good but a lot of it is not that great.

Answer 6

Tex-Mex incorporates more cheese, ground beef, and milder flavors into authentic Mexican foods to better please typical American tastes.  

Authentic Mexican is usually more difficult to prepare, has more complex flavors, and uses meats that are unusual to Americans, like tripe, tongue, and cheek.  Mexican food uses much less cheese than tex-mex.

Taco Bell and most Mexican food chains are tex-mex.  

The best way to tell if the restaurant is Mexican or tex-mex is to look at the people eating there.  Usually there are no white people in authentic Mexican restaurants.  The prices in these little restaurants are usually much lower too.

Answer 7

Its all mental.  When any person hears of something being made homemade then it automatically overrules the idea of anything microwavable.  So some may think that true authentic Mexian food is respected because its authentic, its real.  Unlike your average everyday Tex Mex.  It just sounds like its been tampered with and for people who know the goods don't know anyother.

Answer 8

Well idk about anywhere else, but the Tex-Mex places in Brooklyn, NY are run by Chinese people...so you can see why it gets no respect lol

Answer 9

To each their own- Perhaps it is the way it is made that makes you enjoy the Tex Mex better. Different tastebuds for each individual......

Answer 10

because tex mex sucks

its urbanized mexican food.