Gen Z and Millennials prefer Mexican food over Italian, study finds
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2023
- A new study shows that Mexican food is quickly becoming the most preferred food among younger generations throughout the U.S. NBC’s Valerie Castro hits New York City hot spots to learn more about the delicious trend.
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As a Mexican it makes me happy that the world likes our food. However it’s a bummer that some people that try Mexican food for the first time go to bad or not authentic restaurants
@@chucholoco-tg4xd or most of Europe.
Don’t ruin our vibe 🤣.
It's mostly due to a change in demographics. So, Mexican Americans like Mexican food, which makes perfect sense.
@chucholoco This is why I love that I live in San Diego 😂
@@rgdssd Yes I understand that, but the fact that non white Hispanics will make up a majority of the population by 2050 is the biggest contributing factor.
I grew up in Southern California, so Mexican food has always been a part of my life. No one in my family is Mexican. My mom is from Germany and my dad is American, but we get tamales every year during the holidays since I was 8. We would buy homemade tamales from my classmate's mom, I eat Mexican food at least once a week
Prost with a Cold 🍺. Danke
Mexican food and culture in general are an important part of Southwest culture and cuisine.
How pretty
Your definitely Mexican bro . Mexican approved
you guys gave us the accordion and so know we are giving back to you lol
As a Jamaican American, I still remember trying Mexican Food for the first time moving out of my Caribbean bubble to Cali. It took me awhile to get use to the unique blend of spices. Now, I can confirm I am now Jamaican-Mexican-American and love it 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 ❤ 😂
That's culture appropriation it doesn't work that way. You're Jamaican American that's it.
@@Refr619 It was just a joke lol 🙏🏾✌🏾
@@danielled23 "we a little trolling, we do a little trolling." In my best trump voice.
❤️
Hi Danielle I'm Mexican. I gift you a 🇲🇽 Mexican card. You're not appropriating anything. Ignore this idiota. ❤😊
Italian food = sleep
Asian food = you feel weak quickly after eating it
Mexican food = ENERGY = MUSCLE BULDER
Never thought about it that way, but it is true.
😂😂💪💪💪
I'm not Mexican, but have been eating Mexican food for the last 30 years. I just love how fresh and tasty it is.
Glad you enjoyed the experience
There's nothing fresh about American 🇺🇸 food
@@miaya3898 American food is generally not fresh
@@joeyelyealva7454 TeX Mex is American 🇺🇸
But Mexico is better lol. Like USA cooking of Mexican food is like crap. I learned from my 100% Mexican Man lol
There’s a reason why UNESCO calls Mexican cuisine part of the world cultural heritage.
Do you mean gastronomy tag ?
@@VARMOT123 YOU- 🤣
The Italians cuisine its UNESCO too😅
@@NicolasMasi Not directly the Italian cuisine, I found that it is the "mediterranean" cuisine
@@Joachim_M._Mart not yet but maybe soon.
In late March 2023, the Italian government officially announced it was nominating Italian food as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage element.
However I like both 🙂
As an Italian-American, I love Italian food because it's what I ate from my nonna growing up. They made their own cold cuts, pasta, red sauce, and had a garden full of vegetables. But I live in an area with many Mexican AND Italian immigrants, so I am blessed that I have some of the best of both around me!
You are lucky!! My ex bf is Italian and I’m Mexican so for a while I had the best of both worlds too jeje
@@EzequielDeniz lucky the best of both!
@@EzequielDeniz Yes - I never tire of either cuisine :)
I'm kind of the opposite, grew up eating Italian food (largely) but I prefer Mexican food almost any day of the week simply because I feel like flavor profiles were very restrictive with Italian food and then when I became an adult and got to choose what to eat myself there were so many different flavors that I never experienced and I feel like I completely missed out as a youth, and no Taco Bell did not scratch that itch for me but probably kind of in the same way that most people don't think of pizza as Italian food.
italian food get too expensive, mexican is more affordable.
I’m Filipino, a millennial, and I just naturally gravitate towards Mexican food. 😅 I just feel like I can make Mexican food more healthier while enjoying the spices.
We mexicans have a lot of things alike like filipinos. Watch joy koy stand up comedian.
Very customizable for any diet whether you want a lot meat and cheese or go heavy on vegetables
I’m not Mexican and only start eating Mexican when I moved to the US and it’s my most favorite food. I love the spices and the freshness of their food. As an East African it reminds me of the food I grow up eating at home.
This study is bogus. I'm a millennial, and I have always preferred Italian food.
Oh no, the entire study is wrong because this one random person disagrees! Makes sense.
@@Zenigundam 😂 you're silly
@@Zenigundam just say you can’t handle the spice bro, trust me I can’t either
I’m also East African. Mexican food is great not gonna lie. Italian cuisine is top tier tho. Definitely beats Mexican cuisine.
I am actually half Italian/Mexican. I prefer Mexican food better. Still love Italian food though. I love food in general lol. I love Sushi. Love Korean BBQ too.
Love Italian food but many Italian Americans are really bad or mediocre cooks.
So, you love food?
I love sushi more than mexican, sushi is a top favorite for me,
Are you my twin? Im a quarter italian and half mexican and prefer mexican but also like sushi and korean food 👀😦
@@strawberryshortgirl2637 lol that is awesome. Where you from? I am from California.
I'm Brazilian and I love the Mexican food, it's absolutely delicious.
I'm a boomer (64 years old). Have been eating more Mexican than Italian for a couple decades now. Love my Italian, too.
Older Millennial here and I never grew up with Mexican food growing up in the Northeast but then I moved to California in my adult years and totally understood the love for Mexican food.
What state? Have to layeth some Mexican food market.
I grew up in urban NJ. We had no Mexican food in my old hometown until about 5-10 years ago.
Wait until you really go to a Mexican restaurant in México.
Dude it's crazy that there is a place without Mexican food in the US!! Lol I'm from Cali so we are spoiled.
@@jebiusenvy Bro I live in NJ 😂 There is Hispanic food everywhere. You must have lived before the 2000s when it was mostly whites. Or South jersey.
I'll never forget trying street tacos from a taqueria for the first time after eating a lifetime of taco bell and flour shell tortillas. Lifechanging.
Gen X here. I can't make a choice between pizza and tacos, that's like asking me to choose one of my children over the other
😂😂😂👍
I moved to California from India when I was 6 years old. Mexican food was my family's go-to during long road trips since the flavor and spice-level was similar to Indian cuisine.
It’s completely different than indian
I understand what you mean. I feeI the same about Indian cuisine. I like curry, It reminds me of mole. I'm mexican
@@deepthoughts8393 nooooo....really?!?!
i once ate some lamb dish at an indian restaurant and the taste was so similar to birria there's alot of the same spices used in our dishes.
@@deepthoughts8393 not really they both hit similarly we use similar techniques and i would say both cuisines are very simple in essence
I love mexican food. Grew up with my mexican neighbors. I use to help my friend's mom make tamales when I was really young. The food and culture hit home and I'm coreana! Hahah
The beauty about food is that brings people from different backgrounds together, just like music.
Im Mexican and I love Coreanas, they are so tight
Amiga. Hermana. Ya eres Mexicana
I love Coreanas, Im Mexican. Long live Kim Jong Un!
@@gatoslokosforever 😭😭😂
In my humble opinion:
1. Mexican cuisine
2. Middle Eastern cuisine
3. Indian/South Asian cuisine
I'm American and am so grateful I'm able to try any variation or close attempt at Mexican food, it's amazing and couldn't imagine not having it as an option ❤.
I live close to a real Mexican restaurant. Best restaurant ever
I live in an very broadly diverse California area, and am so grateful to have the chance to try food from cultures all around world and my cousin who moved to an ultra white Colorado suburb (due to work) and people he met over there are like Chipotle = Mexican food (ok fine it's a restricted option version of taqueria food but fine), Panda Express = Chinese food, and Subway Sandwiches = A delicatessen ... and part of me feels so sorry for them.
@@Mike__B that is sad- Chipotle isn’t bad but that is not Mexican food. 🤣
I am mexican living in Mexico. I am from a village located in Oaxaca, the South of Mexico. and my 60 years old mom cooks amazing. Guys, you need to try season/food made by an Oaxaca mom, it is delicious. I am thinking creating RUclips videos from my moms recipes and translate it into English for those who love our food and wants to make it at home and try real mexican food
Concuerdo contigo paisano :)
MAKE A RUclips VIDEO NOW!!!
Hazlo
Wait your from Oaxaca right? Do you live in the part where they speak a different dialect? Because my dad is from Oaxaca but the part/village he grew up in didn’t speak dialect only Spanish
De casualidad eres de Tehuantepec? Salina Cruz quizá? Lo digo por tu foto de perfil, y yo también tengo familia allá! 😁
Why wouldn't they? There's a Mexican restaurant in literally every single town in the US.😅The food is DELICIOUS, and it's not expensive. What's not to love about it!
Taco Bell, del taco, and chipotle are not Mexican food.
same in MEXICO, those cheap and lazy burguers, o yeah USA culture.
@@Ap1993 there are actual mexican, or at least tex mex, in every town. And frankly there’s a good reason that there are so many fast food versions of Mexican and very little in the way of fast Italian (I’d go for a crunchwrap before Olive Garden any day of the week)
@@Ap1993 There are very few Mexican restaurants in the US that are actually authentic to the culture. Most of them, even the ones that aren't fast food, have a Tex-Mex style to them.
@@Ap1993 Tell that to the predominantly white masses and where they spend their money, it absolutely is.
I’m African american and white american but I love Mexico and what their cuisine means to me and the rest of the United States
“Pizzas are still easier to deliver than Mexican food.” Umm, you’ve heard of burritos, right? 😂
I grew up in Southern California so I occasionally forget that I, too, am not Mexican. (I’m actually of Filipino descent.) My food cravings consist of Asian food and Mexican food. People thought that I was crazy whenever I told them that I don’t really ever crave pizza or pasta. Glad that I’m not the only one!
Mexicans and Filipinos are technically blood related look at our history ❤
Filipinos are automatically welcomed with Mexicans. My best friend is Filipino but she just became Mexican as soon as she started hanging out with mostly Mexicans. 😂 She even forgot she was Filipino
@@GoatBoat22no we are not
It’s the flexibility that Mexican cuisine has over others. It can be some of the healthiest food to some of the unhealthiest. It’s also EXTREMELY easy to fuse with other cuisines
As much as Mexican and African American communities have lived together. It’s crazy we don’t have any Mexican food/ Soul food blends.
Zhongli lo dice, y yo si le creo a ese buey!
@@WHYOSHO in LA there are Mexican/Soul food blends. There are videos here on RUclips, look for them.
Mexican food is not just fried food and meat. There are a ton of healthy Mexican food dishes like pumpkin flower quesadilla, or potato/mushroom quesadilla, or tacos with those same ingredients plus a delicious tomatillo salsa (it’s so good).
There’s also “Enfrijoladas”, (preparation varies on how healthy you wanna be), it’s basically a corn tortilla lasagna, instead of pasta, you use tortillas to layer and fill each layer with beans with any toppings of your choosing. It’s simple and yet, so good.
Being unhealthy is not something to be proud of
As a Mexican I can recommend differents types of mexican food, there are regions of Mexico with delicious and very particularly style, please try food from Yucatán, Oaxaca, Puebla , Sonora and Sinaloa ! Mexican food is not just tacos and guac!
Bro. Concuerdo contigo, pero debes entender que los tacos es " la comida rápida" ( fast food Mexicana ) es la comida ideal cuando tienes prisa y no tienes ganas de cocinar.
@@gustavoperez5480 my parents are from the Yucatán.
I always was curious about Mexican regional foods and the difference between them. Would love to learn more
Pollo en achiote SO underrated. anyone that opens a restaurant a-la KFC of Achiote it will become big
Everyone needs to try tongue tacos.
I'm not mexican but was born and raised in New Mexico and im very used to the culture, food, and history that ive experienced and learned while I grew up
So, you are not mexican, you are...new mexican?
@@jjpaez5142 Yea
As a Mexican/American and millennial this warms my heart❤
Same here
*This is like political polls, inaccurate & far from reality.* 💯
The real Americans are the brown people of Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.
AYAYAY mui bueno seyorita gracias gracias 😋
@Hispanic American your point /
I prefer Mexican over Italian, too. I grew up in California, so I'm more accustomed to the food.
Im Filipino and i love mexican foods a lot😊
Yeah cuz Mexican food is American mainstream
And I'm Mexican and I love Filipino food. I love all food lol
Mexican guy here. I worked with Filipinos for years in hospital settings, and I ate the food many, many times. Our foods are very similar: chicharron, pork dishes, rice, leche flan, sweet breads.....
@@colinchampollion4420 go cry🥱
And I’m Mexican and I love Philippine women and manny paquiao 😊
I'm Brazilian i looove Mexican food😍🇲🇽🌯
It’s not only Hispanic population that loves Mexican food, go to any Mexican restaurant and is packed with diverse people.
Mexican food is a labor of love..no short cuts with gmo’s or anything just straight up spices and seasonings
EXACTLY!
No gmos 😂😂😂 ok buddy, bro Mexicans buy the cheapest meat they can find there’s definitely gmos but keep lying 😂😂😂
Oh god I bet you know nothing about how they grow corn huh, no gmos 😂😂😂 ignorance
Mexican food es muy DELICIOSO!!! I'm Korean, and I can have it every day! Mexican x Korean food is also bomb, too!
Born and raised in AZ, I’m not Hispanic, but Mexican food is literally apart of our identity out here, nothing like a good burrito or some horchata to remind me I’m home
Also from Arizona. And tamales on Christmas Eve even though im not Hispanic 😂
As a Mexican, it gives me a lot of joy and pride that my compatriots make Mexican food with love in the US and that Mexican food has the place it deserves not only in the US but in the world, a blessing. Seeing foreigners taste it and make them happy is priceless.
mexican seafood needs to be more mainstream, especially because it's as good as any other countries seafood dishes
No that's totally wrong
@@Shel230 explain
Agree, I love my aguachiles and ceviche, or shrimps with Chipotle or coctel de camarón
@@Qghsts I've never liked seafood but I Ceviche is my favorite with avocado and tapatio
On god ceveche is the best
This made me crave some mexican food.
Was looking for a comment like this😂
Mexican food is the best. It’s top tier… now I’m hungry 😂😩
🇲🇽Chicken Mole & Mexican Rice with tortillas. My favorite mexican food. Im half Puerto Rican so i also love Puerto Rican food🇵🇷!
Not only is it more affordable but it just tastes better.
💯
I like how rich mexican food is... It has so many variants and the variety of ingredients is amazing. You can have a pretty nutritious healthy diet with mexican food or very oily but delicious... I have even tried Mexican sushi 👀
El sushi mexicano está a otro nivel
Deep fried Mexican sushi with chicken, avocado & Philadelphia is amazing.
It appears there's more variety in Mexican food and overall, it seems healthier. I love that you can eat a completely plant based dish full of protein and veggies without having to sacrifice flavor. Plus it's very accessible from a price point to the masses.
Mexico is huge, so you get a range of different regional foods. It's much more than tacos.
I’m from Texas so Mexican food is a stable of my diet. I completely agree with this study
How could you not love Mexican food?
I heard someone say they don’t like tacos. Like no Mexican food at all. I was like how?
@@ermelinda2223 It is called refined taste.
@@Iamonepercent I mean yea that’s fine i just have this certain opinion ( which I could be wrong but it’s yet to be tested) that I can probably like something from every culture. I already tried Salvadorian, Korean, Filipino ,Chilean, Spaniard, Chilean, Argentinian, German, French and so much more of their food. So I feel like there must be something you can like in a different culture even if it’s one dish. Idk. I guess that’s just how I see it. But that person just doesn’t like Mexican food at all but they’ve never even tried the really classic dishes that aren’t served outside like tacos would be.
@@Iamonepercent Mexico has refined food. You obviously haven’t eaten there. 🤣
@@rgdssd hahaha
As a gen x, I used to prefer Italian. Now I prefer Mexican, it's lighter and fresher tasting. Tequila was always a favorite :)
yes thats what I say, I think they grew up with bad Mexican and now good mexican is abundant
I’m Hispanic but 100% prefer Italian food
Mexican food is unhealty, look at the obesity rate of Italy and México
@Michael Warne Not a fan of carb on carb on carb on carb with a little bit of protein. That's essentially what Italian food is.
Authentic Mexican food is awesome, I especially enjoy the mole, tostadas, enchiladas and tostadas. Very nice and hardworking people too.
I'm mexican, my favorite food is mole
Its also convenience. There's no late night Italian spots open at 2am.
This makes me happy as a Mexican. While tacos are the undisputed national dish of Mexico, there other amazing dishes that shouldn't be ignored (pozole, caldo de res, mole, picadillo, tostadas) and so much more!!!!
I thought the national dish was chiles en nogada
Tostadas is more tex mex. I have family in Mexico City and they don't eat Tostadas down there. That must be a norteno thing. Same with burritos. It surprises me Mexicans here don't anything about cuisine in Central Mexico like during Christmas romeritos and sopa de fideo. The tamales down there are so much better and real. They wrap them in banana leaves. The problem with tamales here in the U.S. and Northern Mexico is too much garlic, paprika and cumin. They don't use any of that down in Central and Southern Mexico as the ingredients.
@@tritosac las tostadas no son Tex Mex, las fajitas si son Tex Mex.
@@gustavoperez5480 Entonces puedes explicar por que muchas familias en la Ciudad de Mexico no comen tostadas? Por ejemplo en la navidad la tradicion en la comida es bacalao. Tambien ellos preparan romeritos. Pero bacalao es un tradicion muy importante a ellos. No se si ellos piensan que ellos son mas descendentes de Espana.
@@tritosac por la misma razón que todo México entero a excepción de chilangolandia no comemos tortas de tamal.
Absolutely 💯💯💯💯🙌🏽👏🏽 Mexican food and pastries encompass a million or more flavors!🤤🤤🤤🤤 their whole food culture is OUTSTANDING!
Food yes but Pastries I don’t think they even compete with french or Moroccan.
@@Ed.G French or morrocan don’t encompass a varied of flavors. Especially France, dance is prob one of the most bland and unoriginal when it comes to pastries too.
@@Ed.G you obviously don’t know about Mexican pastries and the amount of variety their is. You would be surprised
@@luciusaureliuscommodus6520 it’s not about quantity it’s about quality! I think mexican sweets are very sugary in general. I live in California we have huge Mexican influence here in food and bakeries.
@@Ed.G Mexicans got their pastry skills from the French actually. Mexican culture actually has a significant amount of French influence that goes unrecognized.
I’ve noticed that many of the Mexican bakeries in CA don’t make good bread anymore- seems like they lost the traditional methods or maybe people don’t have the bread ‘skills’ anymore. It’s sad actually.
French pastries are amazing 😻
if you're ever fortunate enough to travel throughout Mexico, you will learn that every state has their own delicious dishes! it's just a world of amazing food!! so lucky to have Mexico so close!
I am so proud to have Mexican roots. I am first generation American both my parents were born in Mexico and I can't forget where my family came from ❤
You should unlike Trump who's of German decent which obviously there's nothing to be proud of that background
Pozole, Menudo, Birria.. I mean Mexican cuisine is not just Tacos and Churros if you want real Mexican food try them dishes 👌🏻
Facts!!! Bet alot of people haven't tried Mole or Caldo de Res
Churros are Spanish food tho not Mexican
@@PTS-Maid ever heard of colonization? Hence there is Mexican churros
@@PTS-Maid mexican churros are different than, mexican have brown sugar/cinammon....spanish regular sugar
@@etires562 Mexicans always take spanish dishes to perfection. Also music, dances, food etc.
I think one of the main reasons that Mexican food has been naturally imbedded into American society is because of the geography. Mexican ingredients, culture and people will naturally integrate into American society since there is an abundance of it flowing into the country since it is just south of the United States, as opposed to Italian food, since they primarily Immigrated back in the 1920s-1930s and don't have a strong cultural influence like back then.
Also Mexican food carts all over the country are DELICIOUS and Healthy, in line with the recent trend of health conscious eating.
Mexican food is not healthy. There is a reason you feel fat af after eating Italian or Mexican or Chinese food. It’s all unhealthy. Maybe tacos have lettuce but that’s like saying a Big Mac is a salad 🫠.
Californios
Tejanos
Etc
The USA absorbed many US states that were Hispanic and Native American before they became US states. That’s why we have cities called
San José, California and Los Ángeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
Fresno
Etc all Spanish
Malibu (Native American)
Rancho Cucamonga
Just say it. Mexican food is better than Italian food. Mexicans even invented the tomatos that the Italians use. Should call them meximatos lol.
@@MarAntTheOG I don't think this at all.
I'm just saying that exposure to Mexican culture is more apparent than Italian in the millennial generation, hence the popularity.
I don't think "Mexican ingredients, culture ext" can integrate into American culture if it was Mexico land to begin with not even 200 years ago. It was already there. More like American culture integrated into Mexican culture/Native American culture as that was the incoming/new culture
As a Korean, I love love Mexican food, menudo posole especially.
I’m Mexican and love kimchee!
Wow, you like menudo? You are hard core, usually non-Mexicans detest menudo. 🤣
It's more daily food prefers, tacos vs pizza doesn't make sense. They're both very tasty choices.
As a Gen X, I used to eat Italian food growing up in the 80s and 90s. Since I went GF, mexican offers me a better option (corn tortillas) and is most authentic for my liking with little to no modifications required.
I'm Mexican and our cuisine is my favorite. Chinese food comes in 2nd place ❤
Para mí el sushi viene en segundo lugar, de cualquier manera tienes un buen gusto para la comida.
No, Thai comes in second and much more healthier
@@luciusaureliuscommodus6520i like Thai and Vietnamese foods more so than Chinese. I’m actually obsessed with Vietnamese food- I love how they use a lot of fresh herbs in their food 😍
@@rgdssd yes!!!
Your white lol
As an Indian, I adore Mexican food! Mexican and Indian cuisines are brothers from different mothers!
Si!
Tremendous country!. Visitors quickly realize the rich history, culture, art and of course eclectic and delicious gastronomy.
Mexico has the largest number of world heritage sites recognized by UNESCO in the Americas. Its gastronomy is an intangible world heritage.
Many visitors don't get out of that third world country alive!
Makes sense. My father was a toddler when the family immigrated from Italy. The past couple of generations I believe are mostly Mexican or Hispanic immigrants.
I wanna hear you explain why everyone loves sushi
@@brianholloway6205everyone does not love sushi lol?
@Dangerous Discourse if they Dont they haven’t had it at all lol
@@brianholloway6205 Took my aunt to eat the soft crab rolls. It was “juicy”. She said she couldn’t eat anything else all day after that. She hasn’t touched sushi since.
@@brianholloway6205 Not here, won't eat anything that's still not cooked. Even if it's considered safe to eat, better not to risk it.
As a gen zer I think Mexican food is delicious. And it’s more than just Tacos and Burritos.
I'm happily Mexican but you can't go wrong with Italian food either they are both great authentic foods ☺️ we have to learn to appreciate the beauty and culture of other countries as well 🙏 every country has great and amazing food well can all agree right?
Word. But, If I had to choose one cuisine over the other for the rest of my life, I would go mexican...
I'm mixed Mexican and native. Happy ✊🏽
I would say that Mexican food is more popular these days because it’s relatively healthier and cheaper than most other types of cuisine. Plus, it offers a variety of flavors ranging from spicy to sweet, spicy being the more popular of the two. Not to mention that because some of the ingredients are always familiar to Americans, cooking isn’t considered much of a chore compared to making Chinese food, in which you really have to know your brands. This is of course coming from a millennial herself. ;)
Actually not, obesity is a major problem in Mexico, whereas in Italy as far as i know it is not, fast food pizza does not count as italian cuisine.
@@TheZcarekrow obesity is a problem in Mexico due to American style junk foods- chips, cookies, Coca Cola. But for those who eat traditional Mexican food, it’s healthy. Lots of fresh veggies and fruit.
@@rgdssd Fresh veggies and fruit? More like fried trash and high carb dishes and drinks
@@TheZcarekrow that's not Mexican food pal, there's a difference between Mexican food and popular food consumed in Mexico
@@ethirium4389 Yes it is mate, yes it is, i know first hand what mexican food is, i don't know what do you think i am reffering to but popular food consumed in Mexico doesnt have to be excluded from the mexican food label.
You just can’t compare 😂 half of Italian food wouldn’t exist if they have never found tomatoes in Mexico
This is hard because I love BOTH! However, I’m so happy that the hard working people in these restaurants making this delicious food are getting the recognition they DESERVE. Not only did I grow up with the culture (from my Dads side) but also growing up and still living in Texas that has huge Mexican population made it to were there was no shortage of Mexican cuisine for me lol. Very cool!
Mexican cuisine stands as a true global gastronomic treasure, unrivaled in its rich flavors, diverse ingredients, and centuries-old culinary heritage. Bursting with a vibrant tapestry of tastes, colors, and aromas, Mexican food is an artful fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican traditions and Spanish influences, resulting in a symphony of flavors that captivates the palate like no other. From the fiery salsas to the comforting embrace of a well-made mole, from the delicate intricacies of tacos al pastor to the hearty warmth of pozole, each dish tells a story steeped in history and cultural significance. The ingenious use of spices, fresh herbs, corn, chilies, and an array of meats and vegetables creates an unparalleled array of dishes that tantalize taste buds and ignite a passionate love affair with food. Mexican cuisine isn't just about sustenance; it's a celebration of life, a testament to the country's diverse regions, and an embodiment of the love and pride Mexicans have for their culinary heritage. Its influence has spread globally, captivating hearts and taste buds worldwide, making it unequivocally the best cuisine that delights, surprises, and leaves an indelible mark on those lucky enough to experience its exquisite flavors. Thanks, NBC News!
Living in Cali for 20 years have to say I enjoy the Mexican food a lot. Its fresh and easy to eat. The way Italian food is supposed to be as well. But I just want to point out Italy is a tiny country that's gone toe to toe culinary with cuisines from around the world... They've been punching above their weight for a long time! We're proud of you!
Another reason is that Mexican lends itself better for Street Food! Now a days people wants something quick, flavorful, and unique. Mexican Street Food checks off all 3!
That’s a bit of a duh study. I’m a GenX’er. When I was young we only had mostly Italian, and a few inauthentic Chinese. But as we grew and had more flavorful non-European options, we gravitated to that. Now Millennials and GenZ’ers have access to more authentic, spicier kinds of foods. That also coincides with being more open culturally over the years.
Please be mindful of your use of “inauthentic” and “authentic”. Many times immigrants communities have to adapted their cuisine with what’s available. By saying authentic or inauthentic you are discounting their food. And these changes make a near cuisine like a Chinese American cuisine. It’s just a little negative or invalidating.
Yeah. Everyone loves Taco Bell more than Pizza Hut.
I’m not Mexican I’m European- Australian and love the Mexican food. However we don’t have the best food of Mexican in Australia!
I’ve never been disappointed with Mexican food. I can make it at home or go out to eat and I’ll always be satisfied. Love the flavors.
As a Mexican this makes me so happy! Italian food is definitely one of my favorites!
I love Mexican food. There are two restaurants near me that claim to be authentic, but what do I know, lol... I love the spice and that I have more options that don't include cheese or pork when I want to avoid those.
I could eat authentic Mexican food every day for the rest of my life. I need an Abuelita in my life.
Mexican food has always been my #1 comfort food.
Hispanic households stay cooking. We could have just literally been done eating and someone’s friend comes over and here goes mom or grandma walking over to the kitchen to start making homemade tortillas by hand. And I dare you to tell her you ain’t hungry lol they will just make twice as much more iykyk
Best food ever! Then I like Japanese food.
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What's funny is that although Italian and Mexican cuisines are quite different there is some overlap due to the Spanish bringing foods popular in both Italy and Spain.
So for example things like olive oil/olives, figs, nuts, pomegranates, parsley, basil, grapes (wine to a lesser degree due to competition worries), pasta soups (fideo aka angel hair pasta, etc ), bean soups, garbanzos/chickpeas, lentils, fava beans (habas in Spanish), cheeses (example: Mexico has a thouroughly native Mexican version of ricotta called requesón), bread techniques, etc.
Breaded meats like Italian Chicken parmigiana or Milanese, are consumed in Mexico as "Mexican" fare (although popular throughout Latin America and other European countries), but in Mexico called a milanesa de pollo. Actually in Mexico the most common milanesa is a thin breaded beef steak which is called a "milanesa de filete de res" (which is less common in Europe). It's often used to make a classic Mexican savory sandwich, the Torta (which can have any filling).
Many people are unaware, but Spain ruled both Mexico (as the viceroyalty of New Spain), and large parts of Northern and Southern Italy--at the same time. The southern portion of Italy was also a viceroyalty like the Spanish had in the Americas, and often had Spanish viceroys (akin to governors) ruling southern Italy (in fact the Medicis from northern Italy, married into a Spanish viceroyal family of southern Italy to further secure their elite status--their descendants included most European royals including Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI).
At one point Mexico had an Italian born viceroy Miguel de la Grúa Talamanca de Carini y Branciforte, 1st Marquis of Branciforte. New Spain/Mexico other times had mostly Spanish and even French and Portuguese origin viceroys from time to time. Even the Spanish viceroys in Italy however, were sometimes transferred to oversee Mexico/New Spain or vice versa, after their administration in Mexico was finalized they were transferred to Italy.
When the King of Spain expelled the Jesuits from Mexico (New Spain), he exiled them to Italy--and most of them were born to well off Mexican families and educated in Mexico. They didn't have a choice though.
It was during this period that the tomato (native to Mexico) made its way to Italy--as well as corn (polenta), vanilla, cacao, squash (other foods native to Mexico) and even the central Mexican cacti that grows in the wild (called nopales in Mexico). These cacti now grow in the wild in the Italian peninsula as well. The Italian zucchini/courgette is actually a domesticated version of Mexican squashes similar to the zucchini. In Mexico cheese stuffed squash similar to a zucchini is sometimes cooked in a tomato (Mexican) oregano sauce (in fact Mexicans have our own home grown versions of ratatouille--a French dish). Most sofrito bases in Mexico that are used in Mexican rice or pasta soups are tomato based, and the flavors of the tomato sauces sometimes are quite similar to those used in Italy since garlic and onion are also universally used in Mexico for tomato sauces (sofrito). And squash blossoms are in dishes in both countries--in Mexico often in quesadillas and soups. In Italy stuffed with ricotta or something else.
Also, although the Italians didn't have as big an impact on Mexican baking, as did the French (after Spanish, French is the second most common European descent ancestry among Mexicans) they had some influence on certain types of Mexican breads and pastries. Italian bakers, like the French, formed a significant entrepreneurial migratory group to Mexico during the 300 year colonial period, and even after independence to a lesser degree though.
To be clear, Mexico didn't receive as many Italian immigrants proportionally as Argentina did at the turn of the 19th-20th century. However, Mexico still received a sizeable number, and there are still majority Italian descent villages in some areas of Mexico (like the town of Chipilo, Puebla).
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Chicken Parmigian is not italian...It's an American dish made up by Italian immigrants.
Mexico seems to be the popular country of the world lately. Viva Mexico
Tried eggs that my sister in law made and my good was it fresh and filling. She made some eggs and freshly chopped tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, and some cilantro. Sometimes she had salsa and would just add some green or red salsa on top of it and eat it with a tortilla. Oh and if there were green onions she would put them in her small grill and just put everything together in her tortilla. Best thing ever and her drinks don't get me started. Aguas frescas are bomb.
As an Italian, I also prefer Mexican over Italian food. Both are great, but Mexican food has the spice!
Believe me, I'm Mexican and I don't like avocado.
@@gustavoperez5480 Eso que tiene que ver con lo que él dijo 😂
I think this shift makes sense for several reasons (although my family's from Texas and across the generations, we couldn't care less about Italian food, so I might be a little biased). Younger people aren't big salad fans, for one, but we still want to eat healthy, and it's much easier to get all your food groups in a taco or burrito, which you can carry with you, than it is to carry and eat several different things. There's the spice factor, of course, but also just proximity. The taco truck is trendy, but who's going to a spaghetti truck? I mean, don't get me wrong-- I love pasta. But as someone else said, Mexican food (the simple version, anyway) is just the same ingredients served a bunch of different ways. There's like a million different types of pasta. It's overwhelming.
We still love salad but they want like $12 for romaine and iceberg lettuce!! Like common an expensive burrito is like $7
I think it’s price, availability, and taste, and yes it’s easier to modify mexican food to make it a little healthier. Pasta is expensive for what you get and people can easily make it at home. It’s also inconvenient to eat. I think it’s also a regional thing.
who says young people arent buying $13 sweetgreen salads lol
No, you dont know mexican food, the food of the North of México, food that you believe know, Is very diferente in the Center, in the coasts, in the south, are totally differents,
@@gregoriosalazar1418 I'm fully aware that what we consider "Mexican food" in the U.S. is very different from actual food in Mexico. But having lived abroad in several different places, you'll find that's the case everywhere for every type of cuisine. Even the "American food" I get in Korea isn't exactly the same as the American food I actually get back home. Even the "Southern food" I've eaten in other regions of the US isn't the same as actual Southern cuisine I eat back home.
I ate at this new mexican spot that open a week ago. The food was so good. When the lady asked you like. My mouth was full of food. I could only do a 👍. I went back on Wednesday and Friday. Co-workers asked me, " where did you get that food from. I wished I never told them because now its so busy."
I think it is not a battle between Italian food and Mexican food. Both cuisines are absolutely top-notch. What makes Mexican cuisine special, is that many of the ingredients utilized are endemic to Mexico. Italian cuisine is amazing, but many of its ingredients originated elsewhere. That’s not to say that they don’t deserve a place in the hearts of people of the world. I am Mexican, but I love Chinese, Japanese, and Italian food. I am also glad that my country is now open to cuisines from other parts of the world. In fact, we have many fusion dishes. Has anybody ever tried chile poblano or chipotle Spaghetti?
@Michael Warne if you want to call the origen of the dish ,then pzza has a long history. Flatbreads with toppings were consumed by the ancient Egyptians, and Greeks.
spagetty is chines or noodles -before you guys
Tacos are love, tacos are life.
UNESCO has Mexican and French cuisine in a class of their own, look it up. Hopefully they’ll get around to trying ALL OR MOST of the food the that’s been designated cultural treasures. It pains me to see people get so close to exploring the menu but then revert to tacos/burritos/enchiladas. There’s literally a different food/recipe for each day of the year. I’m lucky that I eat everything and so when I try others’ foods I explore the menus and ask for it “the way it comes”. No altering the recipe. Make sure your not hungry and then RUclips Rick Bayless AND Jauja cocina mexicana just to dip your toes into the vast Mexican menu.
lets play a game. i bet you can name more Mexican dishes in 30 seconds than French dishes.
Well that list is clearly not reliable because who puts French food over Italian or Chinese food😂😂
@@MarAntTheOG Couldn't even name one french dish only thing ik from france is pan frances
@@calidawg510 french cuisine at a proper restaraunt is absolutely the best.
@@xijinping6738 Better than Chinese??
Truth. My young one also loves mexican food and keeps asking for it instead of school lunch! Tacos for the win❤ ETA: Indian and European family here. We love Mexican spices!
There’s a Korean/Mexican fusion restaurant called Seoul Taco in my city. As well as a Hawaiian-Japanese/Mexican fusion restaurant called Poke Burrito.
Also, the moment I learned that tomatoes and chiles are native to Mexico (mesoamerica). It kind of puts Mexican food on a higher level than Italian food.
It’s truly amazing how many food we take for granted today are native to the America’s. Such as cassave and corn.
Also corn and vanilla are Mexican. Gum and popcorn too 😊, and it is said that cacao was domesticated in Mexico.
And pasta doesn’t even originate from Italy either.
It is rumored that Italians did not eat anything, until, Columbus got home.
Imagine their surprise both boomer and young people when they find out that most of them have never even fathomed real Mexican and Italian food
Born in '89, family is half Mexican, half Italian. I love both.
As a Mexican I agree but most of us prefer sushi or different types of food because we always eat Mexican food at home lol
True 😂 I love Asian food, especially Southeast and South Asian dishes
The most authentic Mexican restaurants is a Oaxacan Mexican restaurant it’s just on another level then just a regular Mexican restaurant
It's real easy/cheap to make Mexican 🇲🇽 food, and the best thing about it is that it's delicious too. I as a Mexican always make tacos out of everything, meat, chicken, rice, beans, eggs, shrimp, etc...
I mean, Italian food is easy/cheap to make as well. Pasta is dirt cheap. Throw in your meats and some marinara sauce and it’s around the same cost of Mexican food and just as easy to prepare.
@@wesdaaawg Pasta is dirt cheap? You can get great tacos at a TRUCK for cheap price.
You ain’t getting GREAT pasta at a truck for a cheap price.
it's cheap if you use cheap meat. all mexican dishes (authentic) use good, fresh meat. so no, it's not cheap if you consider other overpriced options. the key is the other food is overpriced.
@@gatoslokosforever I eat authentic Mexican food bro, and it's not expensive at all, or at least for me and my family it's not.
@@wesdaaawg most Italian restaurants charge a lot for dirt cheap pasta with no hot sauce 😂
I'm 24 now. Even as a small white kid my parents had us eat more Mexican food then anything else. It feels more of my home food than anything else. I'm of half Scottish/ half German descent.
Im 26 and Mexican American and German food is up there for me. Hamburgers and bratwurst often get paired with our tacos lol
There are millions of mexican white kids. What does the color has anything to do with trying the food?
@@SirMontov lol I'm not Mexican tho. Here in the upper Midwest a lot of white folks I know are scared to try anything they didn't grow up eating.
@@Spongebrain97 Hamburgers are Americans and I'm not really a fan of German culture and people considering what they tried to do in WW2 not to mention Trump is also of German decent
@@danboyisdopex9864 uh ok. I'm talking about food.... not wars
Out of all the countries I’ve lived, Mexico was my favorite off the food alone. There was this little stand close to my house in Merida that delivered the best tacos I’ve ever had hot & fresh every time. I ordered every day. I now live in Guadeloupe where sadly there are no Mexican restaurants…. If you are Mexican & you see this, PLEASE COME TO GUADELOUPE. There is a void that needs to be filled 😅
Where is Guadeloupe situated? US or México?
@@vic-torino8264 it’s in the Caribbean. (French West Indies) Not far from the Dominican Republic (1 1/2 hr plane ride)
@@KpTheG Ok thanks for the info 👍
don't ask for mexicans , they will send you ''el mencho , jajaja [[joke
Its just more fun and varied. I love Italian food but it gets so tiring. flavors are rich and delicious but its more of a "Ill eat it when I crave it again" cuisine. Mexican food, you cant get tired of it.
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Mexican food has more flavors just saying. The seasonings be hitting so hard and Birria tacos are on another level!
Mexican food is amazing 😋
I'm ecuadorian American married to an Italian American and i prefer Mexican food over Italian food any day 😂
Latinos have better food in general this European and blacks tend to compete with us 😂😂
@@GoatBoat22 Mexican and central American foods a lot better than south American food
@@Quitumbe954 facts but IEcuadorian food is bomb too bro I ated
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I couldn’t care less for Italian, probably eat it twice a year and never make it at home. I’ve been to some of the best Italian restaurants in the US, and some fantastic ones in Italy.
They say the flavors are subtle, simple ect… which are just nice words for bland lol. Mexican food is top tier, living in San Diego.
White Americans are typically the only people I see who really love Italian food. Culturally, it’s a very simple and lightly seasoned food which aligns to their palette. Not a negative thing at all, it’s ok to like what you like and have cultural preferences. Indians have 100x spiced foods, Filipinos have sweet food, ect.
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