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Mexican Food

Learn English meaning of Mexican food

Date: May 01 2020

Themes: Food, Health, Travel

Grammar: Verbs with "-ing"

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If you could only eat one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Could you really eat it every day? Since there are so many different food options in the world, it would not be an easy choice. But many Americans think the best choice is Mexican food.

Mexican food is mainly made of meat, cheese, corn, beans, and rice, but there are many different ways to prepare it. Usually, the ingredients are served in a tortilla. The Americanized version of Mexican food is called Tex-Mex, but most people prefer Mexican food to be authentic.

Brian wants to eat Mexican food with Kellie, but she wants to get Thai food. Find out what they choose to eat in today’s English lesson about a spicy cuisine.

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Kellie

Brian: Kellie, do you want to go get some tacos?

Kellie: Yeah, I was kind of thinking about Thai food.

Brian: Do you not like Mexican Food?

Kellie: No, I love Mexican food. But I spent some time in California last month, and I went to all of these restaurants. And it was so good. The taste was just so different than anything I’ve had here.

Brian: So, you don’t like Americanized Mexican food?

Kellie: Actually, in California, I think they have the best Mexican food. It’s really spicy, which I like. And it’s authentic.

Brian: Yeah, I have been there too, and I think it tastes really good. I feel, though, if you find the right restaurants in any city, there are always immigrants. And sometimes they make (it) also very authentic, and it’s not Americanized in any way. There’s this great food cart, and it’s all authentic. In fact, they don’t even have tacos or burritos. It’s pure Mexican dishes.

Kellie: Well, that sounds good. Let’s try it.

Brian: Alright, let’s try it. If it’s not good, I’ll buy you Thai food afterwards.

Kellie: OK, that sounds good.

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Discussion

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Brian wants to eat Mexican food. He thinks that one can find a good Mexican restaurant in any city, because there are always immigrants who make authentic food. He doesn’t like Americanized Mexican food, and wants to show Kellie his favorite Mexican restaurant.

Kellie would prefer to eat Thai food. She likes Mexican food, but she thinks the best place to find it is in California. She likes it authentic, just like Brian, but she also likes her Mexican food to be spicy. She agrees to go to Brian’s favorite restaurant, but if she doesn’t like it, he will buy her Thai food.

Do you like Mexican food? What is your favorite cuisine?

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Rani77

Germany

I like Mexican food but rather than I would prefer to eat Indian food, Indian cousins are very special and healthy too

Rani77

Germany

I like Mexican food but more than I would prefer to eat Indian food, Indian cousins are very special and healthy too

Rani77

Germany

I like Mexican food but more than I would prefer to eat Indian food, Indian cousins are very special and healthy too

Rani77

Germany

I like Mexican food but more than I would prefer to eat Indian food, Indian cousins are very special and healthy too

Promoocodes

India

Mexican food is love. Nothing can beat the taste of that food. I am Damn sure if anyone who never tasted it once they taste it they forget all the food they taste before and wish to have Mexican food every weekend. I am from New York and went Mexican when I feel that I need Mexican food. It happens normally on weekends. Next time when I go will share the full recipes on my website which food I taste there. If anyone has ever need cheap and best rate hosting service. I suggest you find some coupons or promo codes to take hosting on less rate.

bluesky97

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Yes Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines.

One of the things I love about Mexican foods is that they are spicy but not hot like Indian foods that I cant bear their taste.

I like Turkish and Lebanese foods too👌

Wordsmith

United States

I love tacos! :)

EVAfrommexico

Mexico

A Mexican Recipe :

Chicken in orange dressing:

1. Cook the chicken for 20 minutes.

2. Dunk “chile pasilla” (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_pasilla) in hot water for 5 minutes.

3. Wash the chile, remove the seeds and lines inside and clean it well.

4. Liquefy the chile with a piece of onion, some garlic and the juice of 3 oranges.

5. Put oiled casserole on the stove, and draw the sauce there during 3 minutes.

6. Add salt, pepper and seasoning.

7. Add the chile on the cooked chicken

8. Enjoy your dish.

Shoba

Sri Lanka

Wow, dear Seiyf, what a rich heart you have!

lauradi196

Uruguay

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Oh!!! :-)

Am I invited too?!!

With Turkish foods & drink who wants Mexican foods??? :-P

MESS

Turkey

Seyif,

Baklava! Oh, no! I have just booked an online ticket to Italy. I will be there in about 3 hours. Pick me up from the airport, will you? :D

Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

ohh !!! somebodies are ringing my ears here ..:))) poor Seiyf ???

noooo, ım very rich with my friends, they will come to eat some food spicy”çiğ köfte ”,drink our tradition “ayrans” and ı will afraid for paying bill …ohh no ,you didnt know me well …Come on my friends… ))) happiness is beautiful when we shared it and it increases. also ı will order sweet ” baklava” after them…

note 1 our ayran

note 2 our Baklava

Note 3

ı can order Pizza for other friends who dont like çiğ köfte ,ayran :))))

yess,from Italy..

:)))

note 4 greetings to all friends from Italy ..

Shoba

Sri Lanka

Aw, thanks, ScienceBoy. How sweet and generous you’re to invite this “business ending eater” to taste Turkish food and then pass the bill to poor Seiyf.

I just couldn’t stop laughing when I read your comment, dear Julito. Gee, even in Argentina people know that I’m capable of making a millionaire a beggar by my eating habits!

ScienceBoy

Turkey

Julto, you are right. I guess Seiyf in a dilemma but I didn’t know our dear friend Shoba is a business ending eater ;)

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Yes I have tried Mexican foods few times and I loved that!

I dont know the Mexican resturants here make authentic foods or not but I enjoyed the food so much!

Maybe it was ir-mex food! :D

The ones I tried was spicy but not hot!

Full of meat , cheese , vegetables with corn bread!

I have tried tacos , burrito and nacho macho (this one is my favorite) ! :-P

I love Turkish food too!

My dad is from Azarbaijan of Iran and kufte and Dulma are my favorite Turkish food too!

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

Well, since I’m not open to new things when it comes to food, I haven’t tried Mexican food before the same as any other cuisine.

What is my favourite cuisine? Humm, again, because I never tried non-Egyptian food, I can say it’s my favourite, or rather my usual cuisine.

Anyway, I can’t keep off my eagerness to try Mexican food :)) Am I a foodie after all?!

julito1

Argentina

Mr.Science, don`t put our friend Seiyf in the dilemma if he would be able to foot the bill should Shoba being invited to the feast. I know that she was used to eat in Sri Lanka in such eaterers known as, All-You-Can-Eat . Unfortunately after a few of her visits the owners went out of business . jejejejeje