Why are all these Mexicans eating British food?

How did this English food become a local delicacy in a small town in the mountains of Hidalgo Mexico? What is the connection between Mineral del Monte and the British county of Cornwall? Let's find out!
As you may know, I'm from the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico and today I'm going to show you a beautiful mountain town and tell you about it's fascinating and unexpected history.
The mountains surrounding the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo are rich in minerals and mining was central to the local economy for centuries. As a result, small towns like Mineral del Monte flourished and attracted immigration from across the world.
In the 19th century, a British company from Cornwall in England invested in the mines in Hidalgo and a lot of Cornish miners travelled from England to work in Mexico. These miners brought their local food and customs with them and now, the Cornish pastie is a local specialty, made with a Mexican twist!
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[@LaKarencitaMX]

Can you think of any other international foods which Mexicans have adopted as their own? Would you be interested in videos about it?

[@prime8nate]

I have to believe Mexico drinks more Coke per person than any other country. The type of bread Bimbo makes. Snacks you typically buy in Oxxo. Chinese food is big in Mexico, or at least a Mexican version of it.

[@Ferhernando]

I remember when visiting Mexico seeing spins on American foods like pizza, hot dogs, and hamburgers. I think it is interesting since those were American spins on European foods :D food never stops changing

[@Nottyboy50]

You might want to examine the origins of 'tacos al pastor' which were apparently brought to Mexico by immigrants from Lebanon. Similar to 'sharwama'. Mexicans of Lebanese heritage such as Carlos Slim (the richest man?), the actress Salma Hayek, the Chedraui family (big chain of stores). Probably many more examples.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

@@prime8nate ohhh I really like what you're trying to say here. I'll definitely have to make a video about this. Thank you very much

[@LaKarencitaMX]

@@Nottyboy50 yes yes Jim! I like this as well. I'll make it this year

[@onehappykamper]

As a Brit I'm snsxrd6st this fact! I have several reasons to visit the state Hidalgo soon! Muchas gracias Saludos desdé.... San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽🇬🇧🇲🇽🇬🇧🇲🇽

[@brettd3206]

Pastes are available in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They were eaten by miners in the copper mining towns. While in Calumet, MI, I tried a few with potato, pork and beef, including some with chiles. Need to visit Real de Montes to see how they compare. Looks yummy.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Ohhh woow. I learned something new. Thank you very much

[@neilpurvey8625]

Whenever we visit family in Oaxaca from Cdmx, we stop off for pasties in Puebla. I’m from the south west England near Cornwall and I must say the Mexican Cornish pasty scene is pretty good!

[@LaKarencitaMX]

🙌🏽

[@rockyracoon3233]

BriXican food?😄

[@parivashgutierrez2720]

Está genial tu video! Felicidades! Yo también soy de Hidalgo casada con un inglés, pero aún no lo he llevado a conocer Real del Monte. Ojalá pronto. Saludos Karencita, paisana 😊

[@guadalupesamano1748]

Me dio hambre tengo que ir a ese lugar saludos Karencita 👍🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Saludos Guadalupe. El lugar te va a encantar

[@adamcottrell6454]

Beautiful looking town & the pasties look great too 🥟

[@andrewslatford3223]

Such a beautiful town rich in history and so nice to see the adoption of some British food. I now have another place to add to my bucket list, but I also want to try a pastie with chillis. Maybe a little bit of Mexican tradition can be adopted by us British. Love this story

[@malcolmnorton4214]

Love your videos!

[@davidirwin1033]

Wonderful video and as always very informative. Thanks again!!!

[@andrewtorres4032]

Another Awesome Vlog😊

[@ronaldoago-go5907]

Very enjoyable video Karen...nice mix of info and sights. Thanks for taking me along...

[@dwalker6868]

Thank you for sharing another place to visit. Good to see the Patroon family growing

[@HouseDoneLifeOver]

You're crushing it, Karencita! 👍😊

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Sign up for my online conversational Spanish courses! www.lakarencita.com/thrive-in-spanish

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

Fascinating. Looks like a wonderful place to visit. I’m hungry now 😊

[@rachelleczeczko9076]

Loved this video, so well made! 🙃❤

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Thank you very much Rachelle

[@sharoncarrington1474]

Very cool video! Love to see unique things and cultures in Mexico - thank you 🥰

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Thank you very much Sharon for showing appreciation for this video 🤩

[@whitexicano2597]

Funny how nobody in the UK is aware of this then they become so surprised. Hidalgo is breathtaking beautiful

[@almagrijalva6399]

Gracias por este video me encanto. Me gustaria un dia poder ir a este lindo pueblo majico. Se me antojaron los pastes y el elote con pulque.😋

[@Ferhernando]

Loved this video I have added this town to my places to visit when in Mexico :D

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and in sure you'll love the place

[@tonyminutti5277]

Que buen video! Hay muchas comunidades de migrantes que han retenido su cultura en Mexico. La gran mayoría de los que llegaron con las olas migratorias en el siglo XIX y XX se integraron a las culturas locales de Mexico y añadieron/aportaron de su cultura mucho a lo local y hasta lo nacional! Pero hay muchos poblados que retienen sus raíces en tierras mexicanas. Chipilo en Puebla retiene su cultura del norte de Italia, de la región del Veneto donde hablan un dialecto llamado el chipileño que viene del Veneto. Tienen excelente comida, su bella iglesia, monasterio, vinos, y arquitectura italiana. Se ha convertido en parada obligatoria cuando vas a puebla para comer y comprar productos lácteos como sus excelentes quesos! En Huatusco y Colonia Manuel González también tienen raíces italianas y hacen un excelente café, tacos de mortadella, quesos y pizzas…estos pueblos fueron fundados por migrantes del Trentino y Veneto! Más al norte están los poblados de San Rafael, Mentidero y Jicaltepec que fueron fundados por migrantes franceses! Preservan su arquitectura, lengua y gastronomía. Acaban de celebrar Saint Vincent con trajes típicos de la Francia alpina. Sus bellas fachadas te transportan a la Francia alpina y su comida es excelente. El Soconusco en Chiapas llegaron miles de familias alemanas y austriacas donde hoy en sus fincas cafeteleras de estilo aleman coronan la jungla y montañas chiapanecas! Cerca está Acacoyagua que fue fundado por migrantes japoneses. Estos acaban de celebrar en grande su legado japonés y hasta el príncipe de Japón a visitado la colonia. Comida fusión también. En el Valle de Gudaluoe en BC, está la colonia rusa que impulsó la viticultura que ahora da renombre al estado y hacen de los mejores vinos de mexico y todo occidente. Muchas familias siguen en esta región y la comida como el borscht le da identidad al Valle de Guadalupe. Los Altos de Jalisco es el legado de la Nueva Galicia. La charrería llegó de España y se quedó en Jalisco, eats región criolla que es el alma de Mexico es famosa por los mariachis y el tequila. La mayoría de los locales son de orígenes españoles y esto se extiende por todo el Bajío pero más notorio en Los Altos de Jalisco. Pero poblados que preserven más la cultura española serían Alto Lucero y Perote, ambos en Veracruz y cerca de Xalapa. Aquí te preparan unos ricos jamones serranos, butifarras, chorizos, morcillas, quesos manchegos, de oveja, sidras, vinos, y tradiciones de Asturias y Galicia! Saludos Karencita…ojalá puedas hacer unos videos de estos lugares! Me encanto Real del Monte. Su legado Cornish es increíble y de los pocos lugares fuera de Cornwall que puedes probar auténticos pastes! Los pubs, el cementerio inglés, y demás te transportan a la península inglesa donde está Cornwall! En Pachuca también hay mucha historia como el reloj, el banco, la iglesia metodista, el palacio de gobierno y mucho más…como el fútbol que ahora es pasión nacional! Chipilo, Soconusco y San Rafael son de mis lugares favoritos! Muy recomendables! Pero todas las sugerencias son muy buenas para videos! La CDMX es muy diversa y tiene varios barrios donde llegaron migrantes de todo el mundo como España, Líbano, China, Japón, Francia, Italia, Corea, Alemania, etc…hay su rincón para todos y nuestra gastronomía se ve esto plasmado! No tendríamos tortas y sopa de pasta y pizzas sin italianos, panes dulces y churros sin españoles, comida China en el Barrio Chino y Viaducto, las berlinesas de los alemanes, los tacos al pastor de los libaneses y griegos de la cdmx, nuestros bagles gracias a los judios que ahora están por Polanco, y mucho más! Saludos!

[@jenb2821]

Hola Karencita! What a video! I would absolutely love love to see more videos like this. Other cultures coming to Mexico and how they have been integrated into Mexico‘s history.

[@guillermosobernesspeare6066]

There is a book about us, our grand grand fathers coming to Mexico to work in the mines. Our families stayed in Mexico and their descendants live like regular Mexicans.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I have a project coming up. I'm super excited to show you guys

[@patrickorourke7859]

Cuando me fui a Guanajuato yo vi La Embajada de Polonia, el pais de mi madre. Yo encontre una familia de Polacos. Ellos no hablaron ingles y yo no hable polaco ( mi madre rehuso de ensenarme ) pero platicamos en espanol de cosas de polacas. Por favor no olvides los San Patricios que lucharon por Mexico contra el E.U.y sus descendientes. Gracias a usted todo que miran a su canal tiene una punta de vista enriquezada de su pais. Nunca pensaste de tener una agencia de viajes a Mexico?

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Muchas gracias Patrick por tu historia. Ok voy a investigar de ese tema y veré si puedo hacer el video. Muchas gracias Patrick

[@entlim]

Old style Cornish (miner's) pasties were meat , onion and potato one end , and jam or fruit the other...

[@stevebarlow3154]

Traditional Cornish pasties contain potato, swede (rutabaga), onion and beef in that order, so the meat juice helps to cook the vegetables below it.

[@davidwhumke3406]

This video was awesome. I like this style of video. Have you ever seen the variety of dogs in the Condesa neighborhood of MC? When my wife and I went there for a trip we thought there was a dog show in town, but apparently that neighborhood is wild about dogs.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I've seen it 🤩 bit I didn't think it was strange until you mentioned it

[@cardiff1823]

Great video Karen. Cool looking town. Careful how you pronounce pasties 😃

[@LaKarencitaMX]

I know. I was super confused. Then Dave came and told me the pronunciation in English. I had already recorded some parts 😓

[@cardiff1823]

@@LaKarencitaMX No worries. As they say in France, that's part of your charm. Funny little mistakes are charming.

[@EatBailaTravel]

What a cool story! It’s funny how miners have a typical food they take to work with them.. the British in Hidalgo had pastes, the miners in Zacatecas had tacos envenenados, and in Guanajuato they had enchiladas!

[@madara5817]

Ya me dio hambre😛😛😛

[@ToddHoff]

You make it very hard to intermittent fast until noon!

[@seeker1432]

The Pasty is such a simple food that is very tasty. But i never knew that another country had adopted it also. I think a lot of people over here in the UK like Indian food a lot. Not myself though. There spices just don't agree with me. Looks good and i kept trying, But i gave up. Interesting information.

[@kenheady5946]

Did you hear what happened to Tah that was bad

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Yes I did! It was really bad what happened to her 😓

[@kenheady5946]

Yeah I like her a lot and she travels by herself I hope nothing else happens to her

[@brettd3206]

I think a video of Dolores Hidalgo would be nice to share birth of Mexican independence, but Corralejo Hidalgo is a favorite place of mine. My friend's family lives very close to Hacienda Corralejo which is currently used as part of tequila factory, but was formerly home of Miguel Hidalgo. The only foreign tourists that I've seen there were Japanese. I'm always the only gringo when I go anywhere around there.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Thank you Brett. it's very interesting what you mention. I'll go and by myself 🤩

[@mikeh020011]

The British wemt all over the world constructing railways in America. Argentina. and Brazil . The last 2 we taught. them football and they now beat us at it!

[@imogenequest56]

Very interesting and informative! Not to mention yummy! What did your husband think about the pasty’s?Im sure he’s eaten a few. The Mexican versions looked really good too. And the corn dish looked very good. What was it called? Thankyou for filming this.

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Hola Patti. The corn dish is called esquites. You can find them everywhere around Mexico but these ones had pulque. Do you know what pulque is? My husband wanted to go to that town to see and understand why this town way famous because of its Cornish pasties. He loved them and he thinks it's a great idea to have a variety of pasties with Mexican ingredients

[@imogenequest56]

@@LaKarencitaMX hi yes you did a video about it.! Thankyou

[@TheSkrillaMan]

We call the thick part the "crust".

[@NSResponder]

Well, that's something I wouldn't expect to find in Mexico.

[@dennispatterson6729]

A good translation of would be

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Muchas gracias

[@ginzulu]

The one you had in England wasn't a cornish pasty. The one in Mexico was more original the Cornish existed in Britain thousand year before English.

[@ginzulu]

Kernewek (Cornish) used to be killed for not speaking English but were very good miners so alot migrated to Mexico! 🙄😂🇲🇽😍

[@danparker8254]

A spine?

[@LiloUkulele]

¿Cuál es el precio de tu lección de español?

[@LaKarencitaMX]

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[@rahimimusamuhdzakaria3445]

Britain help Mexico against Spain and United States

[@rahimimusamuhdzakaria3445]

Spain and United States fear to Britain

[@Leonardo-1]

I dont like the tone of your title ...

[@dustyoldhat]

Many donkeys died to bring us this information

[@LaKarencitaMX]

Haha

[@toddz9344]

Thanks for the video. Easy video ranking > P-R-O-M-O-S-M !!

[@Mexicobeanpole]

I don’t get it. My time in the UK was some of the worst food I’ve eaten in my life. Not being critical, but honest. Mexico and Italy were the best food I’ve eaten ever.

[@michw3755]

I know right, the worst food I've had was Florida, they covered everything in cheese or sauce and called it flavour 🤮

[@stevebarlow3154]

You were clearly eating at tourist traps and cheap hotels, more fool you for doing no research. You can get high quality food in even the smallest town now. Proper British food is very tasty and, as in this video, British food dishes have spread around the world. Plus every high street in the country has numerous ethnic restaurants, whether they be Chinese, Indian, Thai, Italian, Spanish, Mexican etc.