But I can say that at some point in Mexico some families have made ‘fajitas’ as a family recipe for a long time. They just weren’t called fajitas.
What we know today as fajitas, is a Tex-Mex creation.
kawambonga
Depends where they’re born.
Electronic_Hunt_622
Yes but not really… We have almost the same way of preparation at different places with different names, but no fajitas (please notice the “almost” word). Sometimes the name depends on the restaurant, even at the same city. You can take chopped meat (from different animals), and add anything you want and make another type of “fajitas”. Some names could be (but not limited to): parrillada (this one more usual for barbecue meat), alambre, discada (this one made on a specific frying “pan”), etc.
These dishes could differ slightly among them and have very enthusiastic fans, but many times these differences are not really noticeable. However, fajitas dish served in other countries is a not-too-risky recipe with fewer ingredients than the mentioned above. For me, it is a recipe I would prepare when not having enough material (or time) for a more flavored (and enjoyable) dish.
bushido_brown93
Fajitas are a cut of meat in Mexico. In Texas, they call the whole taco with onions and peppers a fajita. It *has* to have the veggies or it’s not a fajita.
As far as Mexicans go, yes, we eat marinated fajita meat at basically every cookout.
soparamens
I’m tired of people in the US telling their skewed version about Mexican cuisine. Fajitas were invented in Texas, using Mexican ingredients.
Those are too bland and unseasoned to be really Mexicans, we don’t eat like that.
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You can tell it’s American by the desire to serve it on a scorching hot piece of cast iron that burns everything before it cools down. I’ve never understood that ridiculousness at restaurants. Mexicans aren’t so stupid and wasteful.
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Didn’t watch the video.
But I can say that at some point in Mexico some families have made ‘fajitas’ as a family recipe for a long time. They just weren’t called fajitas.
What we know today as fajitas, is a Tex-Mex creation.
Depends where they’re born.
Yes but not really… We have almost the same way of preparation at different places with different names, but no fajitas (please notice the “almost” word). Sometimes the name depends on the restaurant, even at the same city. You can take chopped meat (from different animals), and add anything you want and make another type of “fajitas”. Some names could be (but not limited to): parrillada (this one more usual for barbecue meat), alambre, discada (this one made on a specific frying “pan”), etc.
These dishes could differ slightly among them and have very enthusiastic fans, but many times these differences are not really noticeable. However, fajitas dish served in other countries is a not-too-risky recipe with fewer ingredients than the mentioned above. For me, it is a recipe I would prepare when not having enough material (or time) for a more flavored (and enjoyable) dish.
Fajitas are a cut of meat in Mexico. In Texas, they call the whole taco with onions and peppers a fajita. It *has* to have the veggies or it’s not a fajita.
As far as Mexicans go, yes, we eat marinated fajita meat at basically every cookout.
I’m tired of people in the US telling their skewed version about Mexican cuisine. Fajitas were invented in Texas, using Mexican ingredients.
Those are too bland and unseasoned to be really Mexicans, we don’t eat like that.
You can tell it’s American by the desire to serve it on a scorching hot piece of cast iron that burns everything before it cools down. I’ve never understood that ridiculousness at restaurants. Mexicans aren’t so stupid and wasteful.