Food is deeply ingrained in cultural identity, and is one way to learn about a community’s heritage, familial customs and values. In the U.S., Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines, with 1 in 10 restaurants serving Mexican, according to recent findings from the Pew Research Center. This trend reflects an expanding Mexican American population, with 37.2 million people or 11.2% of the U.S. population tracing their ancestry back to Mexico.

  • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    5811 months ago

    Are Mexican food places really about an increasing Mexican population? 10% seems about right for the general interest. Kinda seems like a clickbait article for conservatives. What is the other 90%?

    • Froyn
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      6211 months ago

      Totally clickbait. Japan has a lot of KFC restaurants, but not a lot of people from Kentucky.

    • @dalekcaan@lemm.ee
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      811 months ago

      Yeah, it seems to assume an increase in Mexican food’s popularity must come from Mexicans, when it can easily be explained by how Mexican food’s really fuckin good.

      • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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        111 months ago

        More Mexican food means more Mexicans!!!

        Would you like to ban Mexican food?

        NO It’s my freedom to have whatever food I want!!!

        But, it would make the Mexicans leave.

        FREEEEEDOOMMMMM!!!

  • @doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4911 months ago

    I suspect it’s got as much to do with Mexican/texmex food being fuckin good as it does with an increasing Latin American population.

    • @JonEFive@midwest.social
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      510 months ago

      Yeah, I agree. Their premise is faulty. Places serve tacos and quesadillas because they’re cheap and easy to produce and many Americans like them, not simply because there are more Latinos in the US.

      Now, if they said that there are more independent family-owned Mexican restaurants, I would consider that a bit more compelling.

  • @Snapz@lemmy.world
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    3411 months ago

    Not reflecting expanding population, reflecting that it’s good fucking food regardless of where your stupid grandparents are from. And the fact that it’s typically cheaper fare in a country brutally and constantly raped by capitalism.

    • My grandparents were frim southern California as were their grandparents before them and before that they were somewhere out east causing trouble, except one ancestor who was still in California. What im trying to say is that my ancestors were eating mexican food before all you motherfuckers! Also praise the mighty Bakers for having burgers, burritos, and milkshakes (their thoughly americanizef but ive gotta show my Inland Imperial pride).

  • prole
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    3211 months ago

    About to order some Mexican food right now.

    I can’t imagine how fucking boring food would be if white nationalists had their way. No thanks.

  • Gazumi
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    2511 months ago

    Erm, Mexican families having their own families plus people wanting to eat Mexican food? In the UK, we had people trying to say too many Indians coming into the country, based upon the number of Indian restaurants. Indian food is just more popular than fish & chips.

    • @stoly@lemmy.world
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      410 months ago

      Not only that, you’d surely struggle to find REAL, AUTHENTIC Indian food and not someone’s UK-style curry.

  • @TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world
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    1811 months ago

    In most Midwest towns it is Mexican food or hamburgers. I will take Mexican food 9 times out of 10 and I am not Mexican. The alternatives are just bad.

    • FuglyDuck
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      111 months ago

      Twin cities has a lot of varied ethnic foods.

      Some of it you don’t even have to look to hard to find, if you’re keen to visit. But, I don’t wanna think about what it’s like outside the metro.

  • SuiXi3D
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    1711 months ago

    I’m white AF. I’m currently in line for my second of the same burrito I had for lunch.

    • @JonEFive@midwest.social
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      210 months ago

      We need more Mexicans in Australia, all we have is crappy Taco Bill

      Now you’ve made Taco Bill sad. He may not be Mexican but he loves tacos as much as anyone!

    • @werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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      211 months ago

      I feel your sentiment, but it’s just such a fucking long swing 😂. But no worries, once my fellow Mexican brethren hear about the wonders of Australia and how fresh it’s air is compared to the constant heat of Tierracaliente, we’ll be making submarines, boats or even a tiny tunnel with it’s own motorcycle on rails.

      No worries. We’ll get there.