Is Old-Fashioned Tex-Mex in Trouble?
In 4,200 words, Robb Walsh valiantly searches the Lone Star State for old-school Tex Mex. We're talking chili con carne before Velveeta was ever a thing, third-generation tamale carts, and what tacos used to be: tortillas dipped in oil, filled with smoked brisket, and then griddled. If anyone can build a Tex-Mex time machine, Walsh can.
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Being a Texan who knows the difference between Tex-Mex and Real-Mex, I can say old-fashioned Tex-Mex is NOT in trouble.
However, old-school mexican cuisine (REAL mexican) IS in trouble. Draw a line from Laredo, TX to Corpus Christi, and the area of Texas to the south of that line is the last remaining have for authentic Mexican Cuisine in the state. There are a few holdouts north of that line, but the farther north you get the more Mexican gets pushed aside for Velveeta Cheese and crappy tortillas.
sean_mcgee at 6:21PM on 07/06/08