BRITISH FAMILY REACTS | Brits Try Real Tex-Mex For The First Time!

Aidan, Gaynor and Sophie react to Brits trying real Tex-Mex for the first time!
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[@lindakessler8768]

I can't even imagine never having tasted a taco. 🤯

[@alfreddaniel1994]

I have a feeling that if you told a Brit that you've never had beans on toast, they'd be like, "WHAAAT?" I wonder if there are British food restaurants around the US. For example, here in Houston, there are French restaurants, Indian restaurants, Pakistani restaurants, authentic Mexican restaurants, Tex Mex restaurants, Soul Food restaurants, Louisiana restaurants. But I can't think of a single British food restaurant anywhere that I've ever seen or heard of.

[@Alex-ng5uj]

Jesus right Mexican food is the best coming from me in central California

[@krisschobelock4973]

Me either! In fact - had a taco salad for lunch today and having tacos for dinner tomorrow! (Left over meat!) Easy meal!

[@pillowvibes]

⁠@@alfreddaniel1994the closest you’ll get to an actual restaurant in the US that’s specific to some form of British food is a bar and grill. I don’t think British food itself is distinct or popular enough to open a whole restaurant dedicated to it in the US, so most places just have a few things at a standard restaurant + bar.

[@hannahbrown187]

A lot of people seem not to know that tex-mex is its own thing, not just Americanized Mexican food-it's the regional cuisine of the Texas-Mexico border area. Also, mole does have chocolate in it along with chili peppers and lots of spices. We tend to associate chocolate with sweets, but it's important to remember it's a traditional ingredient native to Mexico and the indigenous peoples there have been eating both sweet *and* savory preparations of it for a very long time. So while you can taste the chocolate, it doesn't taste at all dessert-like.

[@Laura-mi3nv]

Mexican hot chocolate is my fav. Such a genius combo. I believe it dates back to the Aztecs.

[@FiresCollide]

Yeah. Or that Mexican and Tex-Mex are not the same things. Not the same things at all.

[@TheDeadStretch]

I bet it would blow their minds to know that both chocolate and coffee are used in some Barbecue sauces and rubs.

[@victoriahernandez625]

Lmao as a Mexican living in a boarder city no one here eats tex mex because we’re Mexican so we know how to make actual Mexican food. Tex mex is definitely more of a central/ north Texas thing.

[@davidcopple8071]

​@@victoriahernandez625. Actually as a Native Texan myself as well as a trained chef and former Chef instructor. I can definitively tell you that Tex Mex is not strictly a Border or south, central, or Northern Texas cuisine. It's a Texas cuisine period and far different from the Mexican Cuisine which it does share many of it's flavors and ingredients with. But Tex Mex is it's own unique cuisine. You can find Tex Mex in every corner of the State. It's never been exclusive to any particular region of Texas.

[@GroovyKy]

I DoorDashed my local Mexican restaurant watching this. Y’all owe me $32.15 😂

[@jamesevans4250]

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[@jamesevans4250]

After I got up to $300k trading with Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg i bought a new House and I'm now able to send my kids to a better school in the states thanks to her. When someone is straight forward with what he or she is doing people will always speak up for them...

[@JimmyHernandez-zo8eg]

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[@jamesevans4250]

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[@JimmyHernandez-zo8eg]

@@jamesevans4250

[@sophiamai7852]

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[@Koyotito20]

Ok im Mexican, and hearing Sofi say she never had a taco had me shook!

[@SophieVictoria.]

😂😂

[@icycold9406]

As an American, hearing Sophie saying she’s never had tacos before is very crazy to me…is that true for most Brits? I guess Sophie don’t get out much…🫢

[@SophieVictoria.]

I don’t get out often 😂😂

[@ohitzwavy7173]

It's weird but then I remembered that latin american culture(if they do have it its only probably in the big cities like London) isn't prevalent over there, they have Spain spanish food, which is night and day compared to the food from Central, south America and the Caribbean spanish countries. Mexico is the only one for tacos and then some spanish countries don't even know what a Papusa is

[@FiresCollide]

I love the Jolly guys. But their reaction to normal American foods is always a little horrifying because it makes me wonder what you guys eat every day in the UK. I once dated a guy from Scotland. At the time I was living in Texas and going to grad school. We visited his friends back in Scotland and he was like, oh, there's a burger place down the way - you'll love it, their burgers are great. Friends...I had to bite my tongue. It was the saddest burger I've ever had. It hurt me deep inside, way down in my soul.

[@josephbridges7470]

Kind of what Ive always thought. This restaurant looks good, but it dosnt exactly look that different than thousands of others across the US. Who dosnt have a local Mexican restaurant run by an actual Mexican family in their neighborhood? Ive now lived in 4 states and there were a dozen within an hour of each place.

[@BeboRulz]

@@josephbridges7470 i moved to AZ a few years back and have been shockingly appalled with how bad the MAJORITY of Mexican places here are. I'm literally 90mins from the motherland and 80% of the Mexican restaurants are terrible. It makes me so sad.

[@corinaperez226]

@BeboRulz Really? I thought they would have great Mexican food. It's a beautiful state at least.

[@josephbridges7470]

@@BeboRulz I find that hard to believe when I can go to places where they dont even want to speak English and make their obviously underage kids take the orders...in Ohio. The food is amazing though and ive been to Mexico. Not tourist Mexico resorts, the real deal eating off the streets of Guadalajara.

[@BTinSF]

At least he didn't feed you haggis, did he?

[@crbr1432000]

A lot of the comments already posted are on target. Tex-Mex food is actually a combination of Mexican food and Texan. I lived in Texas for a number of years and I'm with Daz. Tex-Mex is one of my favorite foods. Thanks for this.

[@alecstewart8084]

No fuckin shit

[@sathanas420]

Mole doesn’t taste chocolatey it taste more of spices with a tiny hint of chocolate, Atleast the type I’m used to, there’s many different mole types.

[@dynamodan8216]

There are some really bad moles out there. Like basically Hersheys. But you're correct that good ones should taste of roasted peppers.

[@BeeWhistler]

But there is chocolate in it (sometimes anyway) That’s the part they didn’t quite get.

[@brandonaston301]

Thats probably the one I wouldn’t eat as I don’t like chocolate but I also can’t stomach the thought of mixing chocolate with savory foods.

[@notabot3375]

Chocolate is a savory food until you sweeten it.

[@gregadkins2483]

"What is an enchilada" has to be one of the most little England statements ever. Aiden, you lived in Texas FFS! Enchiladas aren't strange. Torilla stuffed with something (whatever you want) covered with melted cheese and a sauce. Delightful.

[@brandonaston301]

An enchilada is not a pancake. Its a large tortilla that filled with any meat and cheese you want, rolled up but with both ends open then grilled. Its covered in either a spicy red sauce or a mild green chili sauce.

[@dropemoff1877]

the british haven’t discovered mexican food yet

[@Alex-kd5xc]

*haven’t discovered flavor

[@devincook1396]

@@Alex-kd5xc You could literally turn the British Empire into a cartoon villain by making it so that the Empire goes for world domination to pillage all the worlds flavors for themselves, and it would be so accurate lol

[@melindanunez9903]

@@devincook1396well they already have the curry from India😂

[@devincook1396]

@@melindanunez9903 tea from china

[@staceyveazey491]

​@@melindanunez9903I'm sure that the Brits and other European countries have had more exposure to all kinds of foods from All over Asia whereas we here in the states have had more exposure to central and South American style food.

[@Alex-kd5xc]

If you’re at a Mexican restaurant that doesn’t have chips and salsa or queso dip then 1) it’s not a Mexican restaurant and 2) you need to leave ASAP and find one that does

[@okienative4785]

People from the Pacific Northwest (until the last few years) and some of the east coast. They aren't used to that being standard. It's a southwest/Tex Mex thing mainly. Been spreading out the last few years.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It depends on the restaurant, what you're describing is sit down take outs.

[@robtintelnot9107]

If the cook isn't Mexican, I'm out the door.

[@petermendez5184]

​@@okienative4785Southwest/ tex mex thing?....ehhh I don't know about that ..I'm a 50yr old from Chicago and Chips and salsa BEEN standard here my whole life.

[@petermendez5184]

​@@robtintelnot9107I lived in Minneapolis for about a year ( born & raised in Chicago)... anyways I walked into a "Mexican" restaurant in Minneapolis...the WHOLE staff looked like the Brady Bunch....I walked out so fast my headlights still didn't turn off from when I parked my car ( " Awww hell nawww!!") 🏃..................... 🌮 🌮 👩‍🦰👱👩‍🦰👱‍♂️ Don't want my Mexican peoples making pierogis either ' to be fair' in my British accent 😂

[@Villy245]

"It doesnt look good does it?" Maybe that's why the boy is so picky about his food. Your eyes shouldnt be the one deciding whether something's delicious or not. Thats your tongues job. Stop letting your eyes lead the way, and taste stuff before making a decision.

[@johncox4259]

There are easily a dozen or more types of mole (red mole, black mole, green mole, etc.). Not all of them have the cocoa base.

[@jariemonah]

Not Sophie ending the video by saying "quiso" instead of "queso." 😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@SophieVictoria.]

I apologise 🥲

[@jariemonah]

@@SophieVictoria.It's ok, huh. Thank you for responding. I'd like to see you guys try some of these dishes in the future. I think you'd like some of them. ❤

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

he said queso right ladies said it wrong

[@heaterparker]

Right wtf is Queeeso

[@w9gb]

Tortilla chips are normally freshly made that day. Largest Avocado exporter? Mexico. Ollie is correct, one ingredient is Mexican chocolate, as well as garlic and chilies. - There are a Large Variety of Peppers in the Americas (Sweet, Hot, Super Hot). - Traditionally, Enchilada is a dish that features a tortilla wrapped around other food such as meat, cheese, or vegetables. In its original form as Mexican street food, it was a simple corn tortilla that street vendors would roll up and dip into a chili sauce.

[@Chancho707]

Tortilla Chips are given at sit down Mexican restaurants.

[@lazyblazer]

yep, similar to bread at italian restaurants.

[@BeboRulz]

And if the fresh chips & salsa aren't good...leave lol

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It depends on the Type of Mexican restaurant.

[@BarCritics]

I go to the bar drink a beer or 3 and they just keep bringing it for free.

[@bradywalton1357]

@@malcolmdrake6137the only thing that depends if I’m you’re in Texas or not

[@gregcable3250]

Mole is truly a Mexican sauce--it is not sweet at all, but has the cocoa flavor in it. Do no think chocolate as in chocolate candy etc. A unique flavor is mole.

[@pokz5387]

Tex mex is it’s own thing. Definitely not Mexican. It’s Mexican influenced. I love you guys learning about foods that aren’t available to you guys over there.

[@lloydtxw]

Yes it is Mexican. It was created by Tejano/Mexican people in what was colonial Spain & Mexico and is now Texas. It’s made by Mexican people. It’s entirely Mexican, not Mexican “influenced”. No white Texans came up with Tex mex 🙄

[@pokz5387]

@@lloydtxw Thanks for the history. I’ve always thought it was white washed Mexican food lol. Good to know for the future.

[@DarkWillUser]

@@pokz5387 What about Tex Mex deliciousness did you think was "White Washed"? LOL

[@myibook141]

@@lloydtxwno it’s Texas food not Mexican.. it’s literally American food inspired by Mexican food

[@melindanunez9903]

It’s Mexican fusion, most Tejano would not cook Mexican food like at home. El fideo, aroz con pollo, tacos, no.

[@coyotelong4349]

I think Mexican Food in America is like what Indian Food is in the UK It’s ubiquitous, spicy, and Americans can’t get enough of it

[@beanscollections2020]

The more I see of Brits eating US food, the more I feel bad. We gotta get over there and open restaurants. It's a gold mine just waiting for someone to mine it. These poor boys thought you are meant to scoop chili with crackers as if they have never seen chili before. I mean you can, but you would need a whole lot of crackers haha.

[@FiresCollide]

Their videos kill me. The one where they had stuff out of the food truck truly hurt my soul, considering I live in L.A. and it's just so normal to get gourmet food from a truck.

[@rocksjoshua]

In the U.K. there has been an explosion of Indian cuisine, also known for its use of spices, its a gold mine in London and other major cities currently, I feel Mexican or even American BBQ would do great in the UK also.

[@BTinSF]

Well, you know even in the midwest they heap cheese on it so you can hardly taste the chili. So it's not just the Brits.

[@jartstopsign]

Hey Daz, if you see this, the next time you come to the US bring Sophie and treat her to some Tex-Mex and a good steak amongst other things. She's missing out!

[@GeorgeDaniels-me7ru]

Enchiladas con mole is my favorite. And yes it has a little chocolate in it. It also has a lot of toasted items in the sauce. Bread, nuts, seeds, dried chilies, etc. It's a very unique sauce without a comparison.

[@BTinSF]

And there are moles without chocolate--the nuts and seeds are more critical to the recipe than the chocolate. Google "Mole rojo".

[@MindYourBusiness23282]

Damn, how have you NEVER had a taco? That seems in incomprehensible, british folk truly seem so deprived of great food 😖. It really makes me think of how much we take for granted how easily accessible all this amazing food RICH in culture and history is

[@Riptionator]

How do brits insist on saying tomahhto but can't pronounce "taco"?

[@colleenmonfross4283]

Tex-Mex is my favorite food, it's fabulous!

[@waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi]

We also make chili with ground beef a lot of the time here in the US

[@LancerX916]

The best Mexican places are the mom-and-pop restaurants. We have a ton of them here in California.

[@cherylflam3250]

There’s a hole-in-wall place in downtown Mesa Az. Best authentic Mexican food in the U.S. that I’ve ever had. Most of the menu was in Spanish.. I had to ask alot of questions!!😂

[@lloydtxw]

They’re also all over every state that borders Mexico

[@BTinSF]

What we have in California that they don't really have in Texas, New Mexico or Arizona (and I spend time in both AZ and CA), is Mexican regional foods from the more distant parts of Mexico like Yucatan. California is full of Latin immigrants from all over Mexico and Central America whereas in the other border states the nearby Mexican states really predominate (e.g Arizona Mexican food is pretty much Sonoran food). I love Yucatan food as it happens.

[@stischer47]

@@BTinSF Sigh. Even here in San Antonio, the home of Tex-Mex, we have regional Mexican restaurants, including Yucatan, plus Central and South American restaurants. But what would you expect from someone who's never been here?

[@BTinSF]

@@stischer47 San Antonio? I've been there several times including a stint at Brooke Army Medical Center but when there I mostly dined out on BBQ and standard Tex-Mex. I'm not surprised that more recent waves of immigrants from farther south than the border regions of Mexico have diversified the Latin culture of Texas's biggest cities but I know there's not much other than standard Sonoran food still in Tucson (because I live there part time) and I suspect that's also true in smaller Texas communities.

[@yourchannel1186]

my moms mole is my favorite thing on earth and yes there is chocolate among a ton of other spices

[@luminousmoon86]

I was laughing because I knew there was Abuelita in that sauce. It's made by Nestle, but it's nothing like Nesquick. It makes the best hot chocolate.

[@austinlong6965]

Being a Texan, Tex-Mex is great and all. However, nothing beats authentic Mexican food imo.

[@lazyblazer]

very true

[@btrilly1841]

FACTS lmao white washed watered down ass mex food

[@Vendrix86]

do you guys actually like tex-mex honestly? What I've heard is to stick with either straight up mexican or texan southern food but not to mix the two as you get a worse version of both.

[@BeboRulz]

​@@Vendrix86if the person cooking knows what they are doing it's very good

[@SheaHarris]

You're implying Tex-Mex isn't authentic. It's authentic Tex-Mex. Just different from Mexican.

[@MlTCH]

The UK can get real Spanish cuisine in some restaurants. The US can get real Mexican cuisine in some restaurants. Most “Mexican” restaurants in both countries are Tex-Mex aka Americanized Mexican food.

[@williambranch4283]

New Mexico, Arizona and California each has their own regional standard ... not just Texas.

[@BTinSF]

Mole: There are a variety of regional moles and not all have chocolate in them although the most common does (also various ground up seeds and chiles).

[@johnzubil2875]

I'd love to visit the UK because of the history. But I think I'll pack my own lunch judging by the reactions Britts have to our food. How bad is your food?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinerose]

It is pretty bad. I went there in 2007 and had their staple - the fish and chips. It was horrible, although I did order it at the hotel. I was there for work and when the food truck came along at lunchtime, I got a hotdog from there and it was just nasty. But not all their food was bad. I had my first Cobb Salad there and it was so good, I just kept ordering that the rest of the evenings I was there. Their breakfasts at the hotel were descent enough too. I had the classic with beans but said no to the blood pudding.

[@FEARNoMore]

If they said that about us you'd be trgrd. Lets not be jerks.

[@SophieVictoria.]

Definitely visit for the history, the UK has so many great historical places 😊

[@kevinerose]

@@FEARNoMore Not quite. American currently has the best foods in the world thanks to all the immigrants. And England is readily willing to admit their foods are quire bland. Germans, Asians, Italians, French, Africans, Mexicans, Asians, and indigenous peoples combined cannot be compared with any other culture in the world. And let's not forget Canada's contribution with the Hawaiian Pizza.

[@FEARNoMore]

@@kevinerose It's pretty important in ur life to be praised as #1 huh? Regardless, there's a thing called humility, respect, kindness. smh

[@leroyroger7632]

The spicy salsa was Habanero chilies 😂 best chilies ever 😋 but extremely spicy

[@bamachine]

Also likely 90% pureed green habaneros with some oil and cilantro(coriander for those in UK), whereas the red salsa was likely 90% tomato, 5% onion, 5% red or green jalapeno peppers.

[@mokumboi19]

Aidan, I promise you, the green enchiladas are the best. Chili verde, made with slow and low stewed pork and tomatillos and chiles and cumin and cilantro (what you'd call coriander) and lime. It's just a beautiful thing. One of my favorite dishes from any cuisine in the world.

[@ModestoTalavera]

Aiden, one time I went to a Chinese restaurant and the cooks were Mexican.

[@rocksjoshua]

Mexican food, and Latin food in general has been exploding in the United Sates for years now, it is so good! Tex-Mex is a fusion between classic Mexican and classic Texan food. The Chili for example is Texan, but has been fused with Mexican food to generate something unique. It is some of the best food in the world, the amount of spices used in Mexican food is insane, it takes some time getting used to but its worth it.

[@jesusbarajas8067]

If you look up chilis history it was brought to the US by Mexicans "chile con carne" in the early 1900s they loved it so much it kind of just became a thing in Texas

[@tvc1848]

@@jesusbarajas8067 If you look up history, chili con carne was being served in San Antonio as far back as the 1870s. They colloquially called the street vendors Chili Queens. Mostly from the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, chili con carne was introduced it outside of Texas.

[@jesusbarajas8067]

@@tvc1848 yeah by Mexicans

[@jesusbarajas8067]

@@tvc1848 Chili became commonly prepared in northern Mexico and southern Texas.[4] Unlike some other Texas foods, such as barbecued brisket, chili largely originated with working-class Tejana and Mexican women.[4] The "chili queens" of San Antonio, Texas were particularly famous in previous decades for selling their inexpensive chili-flavored beef stew in their casual "chili joints".[4]

[@tvc1848]

@@jesusbarajas8067 Sure it was by Mexicans. Did someone think Italian or Chinese immigrants came up with it? The idea that chili con carne was introduced into Texas in the early 1900s isn’t accurate. Shortly after the Civil War Mexican ladies were selling chili con carne in San Antonio. God Bless them and their heritage.

[@FEARNoMore]

Gaynor I think maybe u got Tamales confused with Enchiladas. Enchiladas are made with either corn tortillas or flour with cheese, sauce, meat etc. Tamales are made of Masa with meat or cheese filling. 😉

[@SilvanaDil]

Chocolate was used in non-dessert items in Mexico before the European explorers came over.

[@randallshelp4017]

the dark haied dude (Josh) is Harvey Korman and the big ead guy (Olly) is Tim Conway... Hello Carol Burnett fans!!!

[@anndeecosita3586]

Tex-Mex is its own genre of food. It’s a fusion and not exactly the same as traditional/authentic Mexican food although some people might colloquially call it Mexican. In fact queso dip, fajitas, nachos, chimichangas, and hardshell tacos aren’t considered traditional Mexican food. In the USA we have a people/culture called Tejano. They are the people who descend from ancestors who were in Texas long before it became part of the USA. Similarly we have people who are ethnically considered Creoles either Spanish or French whose ancestors were in Colonial Louisiana before it became part of the USA.

[@scottgraney5275]

It’s enchilada sauce with chocolate in its good

[@heaterparker]

I love Gayna but she has at least 1 alternative fact every episode 😂

[@chrisjarvis2287]

Chicken Mole is wonderful.

[@phineaspepper3530]

Tex Mex is one of my favorite foods.

[@robtintelnot9107]

Sorry to hear that.

[@Messywildcat78]

And now I know what I’m having for supper.

[@jacobj297]

“I’ve never eaten a taco “ Excuse me, WHAT? Lol

[@joelarnold3234]

I love how it always looks like Ollie’s eyes flutter to the back of his head when he takes a bite of something good.

[@gwolfstahl]

The bar is set so low that they enjoy virtually everything...

[@eschiedler]

This restaurant, El Dorado Cafe, is in Austin, TX, by the way, for those who will follow Jolly anywhere.

[@josephbridges7470]

"I was right about the ingredient" No you were not. Its that simple. Abuelita has different ingredients than Nesquick. Abuelita is an older brand that Nestle simply now owns and is made in Mexico.

[@janfitzgerald3615]

Some, but not all mole recipes, contain chocolate, but it’s a specific type called “Mexican chocolate” that contains semi sweet chocolate, cinnamon and ground nuts. Ibarra is a popular brand and you don’t really taste the chocolate at all since only a very small amount is used along with so many other spices. The two most common moles used in TexMex cuisine are Mole Poblano, which is red in color and contains lots of dried chile flavor. It is often served on dishes like braised meat like pork or beef. And Mole Negro that you see served in many Mexican restaurants in the United States. With its dark, bitter and sweet flavor, it contains a little more chocolate than the other types of mole sauces.

[@pattiehernandez769]

Ibarra is my favorite , do not like the one shown on this post. my mom family and our neighbor added peanut butter and sugar also . delicious , now I am craving it. used Ibarra for hot chocolate with cinnamon, whip cream and a candy cane to stir

[@markgruner5812]

We use ground beef over here as well, as long as it tastes good you can use anything honestly for protein

[@jefferoni1984]

This made me incredibly hungry. 🤤

[@mokumboi19]

Yes, dark mole has Mexican chocolate melted in the sauce. There are several different types of mole, most do not contain chocolate.

[@starman5754]

Baker's chocolate is commonly used as a spice in some chilis and Mexican sauces as is cumin, clove and ginger.

[@AuthurFoxache]

The reason they're going mental on the guacamole is because the avocados actually have taste. The ones we get here (UK) just taste of green, no avocado flavour at all. Source: Me - born/raised in Texas -> last 20 yrs in UK/Italy

[@jefferoni1984]

The hottest pepper I’ve ever had was bright yellow. It was a guyanese pepper sauce and almost burned my whole face off. Hot isn’t always red. The yellow and orange peppers can get quite hot.

[@FiresCollide]

I'm convinced it's not about the color, but the size. The tinier a pepper is, the more evil it is. Spicy Satan comes in a tiny package.

[@jefferoni1984]

@@FiresCollide 😂 💯

[@tamiw.166]

Well, to be fair, the restaurants they go to know who they are and that they're coming. They want them to taste the best offerings they have - plus, awesome publicity for their establishments! Rough job, right? 🤣

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

“Cueso” had me shook 😂

[@awelch31]

Lol!! Good Tex/Mex is like a Tuesday for us. Y’all are seriously missing out. They speak about it like it’s some crazy exotic food concept. Hopefully it becomes more common over there. It’s really good. (Like a pancake 😂😂)

[@jsamuelsen]

Championship chili usually use tri tip beef

[@danielquinn4941]

I love u all so very much but ur wrong with so many assumptions about American foods.hahaha

[@Hitman-tk6en]

their is so many types of moles and they taste very different from one another but in usa you fine this kind the most but if you ever got to Mexico got to visit Oaxaca has so many unique flavors in that one state of Mexico I mean all of Mexico has just flavors you will not fine anywhere else people forget Mexico is one of the oldest civilizations and its importance to what we eat in this modern world can be trace back to Mexico so many fruit,veggies,cooking methods,cooking tools, farming ,cultivation ,crop rotation the list goes on and on and you add to the fact Mexico is one of the mountains countries creating a environment where for 100s of years you have pockets of indegious people to create unique flavors jaja just crazy

[@bryanobrien2726]

Green chili sauce is not necessarily milder than red sauce . In New Mexico the green chili is hotter than red .

[@jackyray6088]

Mole is something that every ody ages different. I've never tried 2 moles that tasted the same. Chocalate is the base though. Yall should really try the abuelitas hot chocalate though, it's so good.

[@danielquinn4941]

From the people that gave us mushy peas just "go with the flow"

[@davidcopple8071]

As a Born and raised Texan myself. As well as a trained chef and former chef instructor. Please allow me to explain. Tex Mex is a cuisine of it's own. Not to be confused with Mexican cuisine and for god's sake never to be confused or even mentioned in the same breath as with Taco Bell. Taco Bell is neither Mexican nor Tex Mex. It's a watered down, mutant fast food nightmare not even worth of the title of a cuisine. It's imitation garbage. The green enchiladas you saw are very tangy ,slightly tart and delicious . Usually the green sauce goes on top of chicken enchiladas. The sauce is made using tomatillos. ( They look like small green tomatoes in a papery green or brown husk. ) There are a few different recipes but all use the tomatillos as the base of the sauce. The Mole sauce, chocolate sauce is usually a complicated mixture of chocolate, peanuts, several types of Chili peppers and other ingredients that very from recipe to recipe. One of my all time favorite sauces and it's one of those very few that are shared by both Tex Mex and Mexican cuisines. But it's definitely originally from Mexican cuisine. There are even some fairly decent canned or Jared moles that you should be able to order off Amazon or eBay. They are no where near as good as scratch made but they are a decent representation if you just have no way to try one made from scratch. Same with the green sauce made with Tomatillos. The canned versions are not as good but will give you a rudimentary idea of what the sauce is supposed to taste like. The crunchy taco is definitely Tex Mex all the way. The soft corn tacos are definitely originally from the Mexican cuisine although we use them frequently in Tex Mex cooking. Even flour tortillas can be found in certain parts of Mexico but it's the corn tortillas that rule Mexican cuisine. It used to be that a good way to distinguish if a dish was Tex Mex or Mexican was by simply looking at the cheese on the dish. White cheese almost guaranteed that it was Mexican and a yellow cheese that it was Tex Mex. But Tex Mex in recent years has been using more and more white cheeses in their dishes so it's not so much of a guarantee now. Except that you can be assured that if the cheese is yellow. That you're more than likely looking at a Tex Mex dish and not a Mexican one. All in all both cuisines are expansive. Especially Mexican cuisine. Because Mexico is such a large country you might be having squash blossom enchiladas in Mexico city and then fly down to the coast and spend your day eating almost nothing but seafood related dishes. And maybe in northern Mexico you might be trying some chopolinas tacos from a street vendor. ( Grass hopper taco's) . The cuisine is very diverse and Rich.

[@LilGamez21]

Growing up in a Mexican household I got use to there being a bowl of salsa or how my mother calls it chile not salsa on the dinner table so I assumed everybody does the same or has a tolerance to spicy food until my white friend told me that he never ate salsa or had spicy foods and that came to me as a shock and later on I found out that a lot of people don't eat spicy foods or have a tolerance to it. I said to my white friend, Oh you haven't lived then until to had that head high from a real hot salsa.

[@jlpack62]

God I love a good Mexican Mole! ...yes, it is made with chocolate but it's not what you think it would be.

[@janetmoreno8909]

authentic chili is not made with ground beef but cut up chuck roast. Not all Mole has chocolate in it but some varieties do

[@texasczech63]

The secret to the green sauce is fresh tomatillos.

[@sarahdee374]

Never had tacos, OMG!! Mole is peppers, other spices and raw chocolate. Makes it really rich, ups the flavor.

[@briansjohnson17]

If you're at an authentic Mexican place you'll get 2 corn tortilla for the taco and it's the best. I prefer carnitas with onions and cilantro with some hot sauce. Also try chicken tortilla soup, it's so good

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

Soft taco with nachos in it is the way to go.

[@aland6752]

Nothing like a taco from a taco truck.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

I feel sorry for you Brits. You miss out on TeMex,Mexican,BBQ,Seafood as well as Cajun/Creole food.

[@armandocornejo7476]

Really enjoyed y’all’s reaction to this. Mole Poblano is my favorite Mexican dish. My mom used to make it at home. This mole does have some chocolate in it but it’s not chocolatey. It’s moe of a spicy ( not hot ) sauce. Always accompanied by a side of rice and beans.

[@bmoak]

Chocolate is only sweet because sugar as added to it. Without that, it's savory and is used in savory dishes in Mexico, often in combination with other spices and chiles

[@daniellongo7611]

The mole does indeed have chocolate, and often 45+ other ingredients; it's from the Oaxaca region and is considered about the most complex of Mexican recipes.

[@Donut.79]

El Paso has some of the best Mexican food in Texas the further you get the more smothered food gets. Those who know know.

[@jomardel]

Mole doesn’t taste like chocolate. At least not to me. It’s good when it has a bit of spiciness to it.

[@TroySteele17]

Happy 4th y’all

[@loganox]

From Louisiana and had plenty of chili from all over the south. I've never had chili with steak. Sorry... Usually always based around ground beef (mince) with or without beans.

[@tapashe9239]

The best part of texmex is that you can just use the chips and sauces to make the perfect bite you like. I love some enchilada dipped in hot sauce guac and queso

[@bbqujeh]

British author Diane Kennedy came to Texas in the 1970s to try Mexican cuisine, she was outrage that Texas tried to pass off this as she called it, a Tex-Mess as Mexican cuisine. So after reading this, the name TexMex was born, leave it to the British to help name our food.

[@alfreddaniel1994]

I'm glad that my great grandfather and his family moved to Texas back in the 1920's. His bitch sisters killed him because he had 5 sons with his Creole wife and would have passed down his wealth that he made in Texas as an architect to his Black sons. But that's a whole other story. Being born and raised in Houston, Texas, I'm glad that I have the pleasure of enjoying all of the food that's around me. Had my great grandfather stayed in the UK, I'd probably have a taste for beans on toast instead of biscuits and sausage gravy. And I wouldn't know what a taco tastes like.😢

[@julieangelltaylor]

What a fun reaction. Love you guys! We live in my home town, Austin Tx. If you guys ever plan to visit, please let us know. We'd love to take you guys to try some of our favorite places. We absolutely love Tex-Mex and we make tacos at least once a week.

[@CanadaDan]

Tex mex would ve the Americanized version of Mexican food mostly. Some of the dishes they tried tho like the Mole is made with a lot of ingredients, lot of chillies, spices, etc so def hard to understand how it'd taste just by looking at it, maybe it's not even appetizing to look at but it's sooo good

[@FlipDevastator]

Fun fact ' Wendy's uses old hamburger meat they don't sell for ther chilli, well in 1998 they did

[@FlipDevastator]

The move here in ny is to wrap a taco shell wit a tortilla for both flavors , ' Dam mom looking like a snack plus dinner

[@bradywalton1357]

I’m assuming the drink was a ranch water, a cocktail that’s topo Chico, lime juice, tequila and some sugar

[@Eryc001]

God I'm hungry now lol

[@Mercury6_]

Yes!!! Tex Mex is a Texas original made by Texans for Texans. I’d suggest San Antonio or Austin for proper Tex Max

[@Tacodude001]

San Antonio then Austin, those Jolly guys should of tried San Antonio's TexMex is waaaay tastier. Nothing against Austin, but San Antonio's is better

[@Mercury6_]

@@Tacodude001 yeah I live in austin and I’d agree San Antonio got better Tex Mex but Austin got better specialty tacos

[@cosmicthespider7974]

Our chili in my family has always been made with ground beef. But I suppose it could be made with chopped steak

[@TheDeuces222]

Not all mole has chocolate.