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

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  • @lindakessler8768
    @lindakessler8768 Рік тому +104

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

    • @alfreddaniel1994
      @alfreddaniel1994 Рік тому +4

      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
      @Alex-ng5uj Рік тому +1

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

    • @krisschobelock4973
      @krisschobelock4973 Рік тому +1

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

    • @pillowvibes
      @pillowvibes Рік тому

      ⁠@@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.

  • @kinjiru731
    @kinjiru731 Рік тому +35

    Tex-Mex places don't usually give you queso or guacamole for free, but you do normally get chips and salsa on your table immediately for free in most cases.

    • @denisehaukkala9742
      @denisehaukkala9742 11 місяців тому

      I'm pretty sure the restaurant realized the marketing potential and gave a ton of dishes free for the video. Clearly the guacamole, queso, atleast one taco, chili, atleast one enchilada, and the donuts were free.
      Texans are generous, but not THAT generous.

  • @hannahbrown187
    @hannahbrown187 Рік тому +120

    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
      @Laura-mi3nv Рік тому +8

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

    • @FiresCollide
      @FiresCollide Рік тому +5

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

    • @TheDeadStretch
      @TheDeadStretch Рік тому +2

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

    • @victoriahernandez625
      @victoriahernandez625 Рік тому +3

      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
      @davidcopple8071 Рік тому +9

      ​@@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
    @GroovyKy Рік тому +55

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

  • @brandonaston301
    @brandonaston301 Рік тому +26

    I love how Brits judge it on looks as if its supposed to have a specific look but also as if British food doesn’t look terrible.

    • @Villy245
      @Villy245 Рік тому +9

      Exactly. They let their eyes decide what's good, when they should be using their tongues

    • @orngpeelr9017
      @orngpeelr9017 Рік тому +8

      "doesn't look that appetizing does it" *proceeds to eat a slop of beans on toast*

    • @FEARNoMore
      @FEARNoMore Рік тому

      Are y joking? Y don't look at ur food before eating it? lol

  • @gregadkins2483
    @gregadkins2483 Рік тому +8

    "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.

  • @Koyotito20
    @Koyotito20 Рік тому +16

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

  • @jariemonah
    @jariemonah Рік тому +8

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

    • @SophieVictoria.
      @SophieVictoria. Рік тому +2

      I apologise 🥲

    • @jariemonah
      @jariemonah Рік тому +1

      @@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. ❤

  • @orngpeelr9017
    @orngpeelr9017 Рік тому +12

    Gaynor must be a great improv partner because she'll always come up with some wild idea instead of just saying she doesn't know 😂

  • @brandonaston301
    @brandonaston301 Рік тому +7

    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.

  • @crbr1432000
    @crbr1432000 Рік тому +29

    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.

  • @Villy245
    @Villy245 Рік тому +17

    "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.

  • @burntchuwawa7976
    @burntchuwawa7976 Рік тому +230

    As a Mexican hearing everyone say everything wrong is so triggering but funny😂😂😂

    • @Alex-kd5xc
      @Alex-kd5xc Рік тому +11

      As long as the food is good I don’t care how they say it lol

    • @malcolmdrake6137
      @malcolmdrake6137 Рік тому +47

      Especially when saying an enchilada is like a "pancake". 😂

    • @btrilly1841
      @btrilly1841 Рік тому +8

      ong bro the audacity

    • @diannecardenas9866
      @diannecardenas9866 Рік тому +29

      I like it when the older lady tries to explain a food and your just shaking your head and rolling your eyes.

    • @BeboRulz
      @BeboRulz Рік тому

      ​@@malcolmdrake6137oh my gosh did they? 😂 I missed that

  • @icycold9406
    @icycold9406 Рік тому +57

    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.
      @SophieVictoria. Рік тому +11

      I don’t get out often 😂😂

    • @ohitzwavy7173
      @ohitzwavy7173 Рік тому +1

      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

  • @BigBilly-io3kf
    @BigBilly-io3kf Рік тому +17

    Mole is made with unsweetened, pure chocolate. It’s nothing like a chocolate bar. It’s actually quite bitter if you bite into it. It’s made into a sauce with different ingredients, and everyone prepares theirs differently, so has different tastes, with a chocolate bar not being one of them. It’s also used to make chocolate milk. You sweeten the drink to your liking. I’ve never seen enchiladas in so much sauce. Salsa can be prepared to be as mild or spicy as you like it.

  • @sathanas420
    @sathanas420 Рік тому +41

    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
      @dynamodan8216 Рік тому +1

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

    • @BeeWhistler
      @BeeWhistler Рік тому +1

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

    • @brandonaston301
      @brandonaston301 Рік тому

      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
      @notabot3375 Рік тому +1

      Chocolate is a savory food until you sweeten it.

  • @FiresCollide
    @FiresCollide Рік тому +129

    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
      @josephbridges7470 Рік тому +19

      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
      @BeboRulz Рік тому +4

      @@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
      @corinaperez226 Рік тому +3

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

    • @josephbridges7470
      @josephbridges7470 Рік тому +3

      @@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
      @BTinSF Рік тому +3

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

  • @ronnierodriguez6247
    @ronnierodriguez6247 Рік тому +11

    he said queso right ladies said it wrong

  • @garygramling5618
    @garygramling5618 Рік тому +6

    I was born, raised and still live in Southern California. All I can say is Brits have NO CLUE what they are missing. When people don't want to leave a US State because they don't want to give up Mexican food, you KNOW it's good. A friend and I went to London a few years ago. His cousin had accepted a job with a financial company over there (they are both from Jerez Zacatecas Mexico but grew up in L.A.). Her first request when she knew we were coming, was to bring chiles from home because you can't buy them there. My extended family is from the Eastern US and whenever they visit, that is one of the first things they request--Mexican food. When I've visited them in Pennsylvania, they want us to bring boxes of burritos from Ramona's Mexicatessen in L.A. Most people list pizza as one of their favorite foods, and I agree. However, a good Mexican burrito or enchilada is right up there for me. Before my dad passed away from Parkinson's a few years ago, the home he was in worried about his ability to swallow, so they started blending all of his food. I'll never forget his frustration when he said "I just want a burrito!" I felt so bad, I had to sneak some in to him. Also, mole is a sauce that I tasted later on in life and fell in love with it; however, many places don't make it because it is incredibly complex. During the pandemic, I started to learn to cook at home. I found a traditional recipe for mole and was BLOWN AWAY by the ingredients and the preparation: chocolate, nuts, sesame seeds, peppers, clove, peppercorns, plantain banana, etc. And it took 2 or 3 days to make it. So many ingredients that do NOT seem like they'd go together, but the results are incredible. I doubt some of the ingredients would be available in Europe. Maybe through Amazon? The irony now is that Taco Bell, which used to be good 40 years ago, has been expanding worldwide and everyone thinks it's Mexican food. It's good but I'd guess the British equivalent would be a roast dinner from a box, heated up in a microwave lol--no comparison. One final story--when we went to Britain, we took the bullet train to France. When we went to Disneyland we HAD to stop in the Mexican restaurant in the park. We LOVED the food in France--no matter what cuisine we tried. It was no different with the food in Disneyland! But what would be normally refried beans and rice was substituted with a bag of Fritos. We both almost died laughing. Think I even took a picture of it. I agree with earlier comments: We have got to get over to Britain and start opening some Mexican restaurants.

    • @kevinprzy4539
      @kevinprzy4539 Рік тому +2

      there's tons of great authentic Mexican food in the east coast due to a lot Mexican immigrants moving to the east.

    • @garygramling5618
      @garygramling5618 Рік тому

      @@kevinprzy4539 I've heard that and things are definitely changing. I know a lot of people who have moved from CA and that's been one of my favorite things to watch. My friend moved to Oak Ridge TN and that was one of the first things she did was to scope out all the Mexican restaurants. She said she found some really good ones (:

  • @BTinSF
    @BTinSF Рік тому +6

    "Steak and onions and peppers" . . . it's called fajitas, Gaynor.
    I didn't see any chiles rellenos which happens to be my favorite Tex-Mex dish. I prefer cheese but they can be filled with meat too. And I like mine "wet", i.e sauced, but they can come dry.

  • @johncox4259
    @johncox4259 Рік тому +10

    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.

  • @w9gb
    @w9gb Рік тому +15

    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
    @Chancho707 Рік тому +52

    Tortilla Chips are given at sit down Mexican restaurants.

    • @lazyblazer
      @lazyblazer Рік тому +7

      yep, similar to bread at italian restaurants.

    • @BeboRulz
      @BeboRulz Рік тому +6

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

    • @malcolmdrake6137
      @malcolmdrake6137 Рік тому +1

      It depends on the Type of Mexican restaurant.

    • @BarCritics
      @BarCritics Рік тому +3

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

    • @bradywalton1357
      @bradywalton1357 Рік тому

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

  • @Alex-kd5xc
    @Alex-kd5xc Рік тому +28

    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
      @okienative4785 Рік тому +2

      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
      @malcolmdrake6137 Рік тому

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

    • @robtintelnot9107
      @robtintelnot9107 Рік тому +3

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

    • @petermendez5184
      @petermendez5184 Рік тому +1

      ​@@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
      @petermendez5184 Рік тому +1

      ​@@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 😂

  • @gregcable3250
    @gregcable3250 Рік тому +12

    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.

  • @diannecardenas9866
    @diannecardenas9866 Рік тому +4

    Abuelita hot chocolate is made by heating milk and adding the chocolate disc and just swirl it around till melted. So goooood.

  • @SheaHarris
    @SheaHarris Рік тому +7

    Whoa she's never had a taco!

  • @jartstopsign
    @jartstopsign Рік тому +9

    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!

  • @coyotelong4349
    @coyotelong4349 Рік тому +4

    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

  • @colleenmonfross4283
    @colleenmonfross4283 Рік тому +4

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

  • @Riptionator
    @Riptionator Рік тому +12

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

  • @halicarnassus8235
    @halicarnassus8235 Рік тому +3

    When he said "whats enchillada" I swear I nearly dropped my phone. BTW you can order them also dry and not drenched in sauce like that

  • @yourchannel1186
    @yourchannel1186 Рік тому +7

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

  • @pokz5387
    @pokz5387 Рік тому +48

    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
      @lloydtxw Рік тому +15

      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
      @pokz5387 Рік тому +3

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

    • @DarkWillUser
      @DarkWillUser Рік тому

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

    • @myibook141
      @myibook141 Рік тому +2

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

    • @melindanunez9903
      @melindanunez9903 Рік тому +5

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

  • @ChoiceEnvironments
    @ChoiceEnvironments Рік тому +3

    I live in San Antonio. It’s about an hour and 20 minutes away from Austin. That’s it! I’m going to this place tomorrow. I gotta try their mole. Those donuts looked great, too. Maybe some award winning chili. Can’t wait!

  • @GeorgeDaniels-me7ru
    @GeorgeDaniels-me7ru Рік тому +4

    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
      @BTinSF Рік тому +1

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

  • @MindYourBusiness23282
    @MindYourBusiness23282 Рік тому +24

    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

  • @luminousmoon86
    @luminousmoon86 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi
    @waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi Рік тому +3

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

  • @ModestoTalavera
    @ModestoTalavera Рік тому +5

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

  • @beanscollections2020
    @beanscollections2020 Рік тому +30

    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
      @FiresCollide Рік тому +7

      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
      @rocksjoshua Рік тому +5

      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
      @BTinSF Рік тому

      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.

  • @randallshelp4017
    @randallshelp4017 Рік тому +3

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

  • @LancerX916
    @LancerX916 Рік тому +14

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

    • @cherylflam3250
      @cherylflam3250 Рік тому +1

      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
      @lloydtxw Рік тому +1

      They’re also all over every state that borders Mexico

    • @BTinSF
      @BTinSF Рік тому +1

      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
      @stischer47 Рік тому +2

      @@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
      @BTinSF Рік тому +1

      @@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.

  • @jesusmr2001
    @jesusmr2001 Рік тому +3

    As a Mexican, I just want to inform that not all moles have chocolate. Tex-Mex mole is a Poblano style mole

  • @SilvanaDil
    @SilvanaDil Рік тому +3

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

  • @chrisjarvis2287
    @chrisjarvis2287 Рік тому +2

    Chicken Mole is wonderful.

  • @FEARNoMore
    @FEARNoMore Рік тому +3

    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. 😉

  • @saaamember97
    @saaamember97 Рік тому +2

    I live in San Antonio, Texas ..... Born and raised. So, I've had my fair share of Tex-Mex food over the last 65 years. The best places are the one-off, or two-off, "Mom-and-Pop" restaurants. There are some chains (Three or more restaurants) that can hold a candle, but for myself, I prefer the family run restaurants. "Mole" (MO-lay) sauces can be hit-or-miss, depending on who is doing the cooking on any particular night. Mole indeed contains chocolate, but NOT like the kind that is used in candy bars. I had one mole sauce that was so bad, that it tasted like I had just taken a spoonful of powdered baking cocoa and shoved it down my throat. The sheer bitterness was WAAAAAY overwhelming. However, the best mole I've had, had just a hint of sweet chocolatiness at a medium spicy-heat level. It was so good, it "Knocked my hat into the creek!" The hands-down, VERY best Tex-Mex restaurant I've ever eaten at, was in someone's garage in Comstock, TX, right on the Texas-Mexico border, just north of Eagle Pass, TX. They would open the garage door, and inside were wooden picnic benches, with red checkered tablecloths. Menus were on the table, and the restaurant kitchen also functioned as the family's home kitchen. My buddies and myself, were camping along the Rio Grande River, and doing an astronomy presentation for the guests at the nearby Seminole Canyon State Historic Site. We went to this "home" restaurant, and it was so good, that we placed a second order of food-to-go, so we could eat it all over again that night.
    FWIW, when trying to quell the spicy heat of any pepper that has been ingested, DO NOT drink water. Water will do nothing but spread it around. Drink milk! The calcium in milk will neutralize the capsaicin contained in the pepper.

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      @jamesevans4250 Рік тому

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      @JimmyHernandez-zo8eg Рік тому

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      @JimmyHernandez-zo8eg Рік тому

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      @sophiamai7852 Рік тому

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  • @leroyroger7632
    @leroyroger7632 Рік тому +6

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

    • @bamachine
      @bamachine Рік тому

      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.

  • @judyhuurman1237
    @judyhuurman1237 Рік тому +4

    When you go into any Mexican restaurant the first thing they bring you is chips and salsa. Your choice if you don't want to eat it.

  • @toby43078
    @toby43078 Рік тому +2

    I love mole!!!! And it has chocolate and spices. And it's so good

  • @joelarnold3234
    @joelarnold3234 Рік тому

    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.

  • @anndeecosita3586
    @anndeecosita3586 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @Messywildcat78
    @Messywildcat78 Рік тому +1

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

  • @BTinSF
    @BTinSF Рік тому +2

    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).

  • @scottgraney5275
    @scottgraney5275 Рік тому +2

    It’s enchilada sauce with chocolate in its good

  • @EagleFang74
    @EagleFang74 Рік тому +7

    This made me incredibly hungry. 🤤

  • @MlTCH
    @MlTCH Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @TroySteele17
    @TroySteele17 Рік тому +1

    Happy 4th y’all

  • @mokumboi19
    @mokumboi19 Місяць тому

    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.

  • @ca.lunaaa
    @ca.lunaaa Рік тому +4

    Hearing them pronounce queso Kay-so is triggering lmao

  • @epongeverte
    @epongeverte Рік тому +2

    Mole is a savory chocolate sauce. DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!

  • @jacobj297
    @jacobj297 Рік тому

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

  • @spirituallyyoujustbeenx185
    @spirituallyyoujustbeenx185 Рік тому

    When Ollie guessed Nesty
    It'd be funny if the guy turns around and screams from behind, like,
    "JOEY!
    HE FOUND OUT THE SECRET INGREDIENT!!
    GET THE GUN!
    GET THE MOTHER FCKIN GUN!!"

  • @gwolfstahl
    @gwolfstahl Рік тому

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

  • @colinjames7569
    @colinjames7569 6 місяців тому

    My mother could cook. Chicken mole. Papadums. Cornish hen. Chicken dumpling soup. . Irish shepherds pie. Eggs in a basket. W fried bacon. Swedish meatballs. Chicken cacciatore. Chicken Marsala with mushroom sauce reduction. And a warm fall salad with honey, green onion, drizzled in honey, toasted pistachio nuts. Roasted Red peppers, tomatoes Warmed goat cheese and walnuts. Slices of red onion poured over fresh salad greens and ripened figs.
    Then I matched it with the perfect vinaigrette

  • @williambranch4283
    @williambranch4283 Рік тому +3

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

  • @rocksjoshua
    @rocksjoshua Рік тому +6

    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
      @jesusbarajas8067 Рік тому

      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
      @tvc1848 Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @jesusbarajas8067 Рік тому

      @@tvc1848 yeah by Mexicans

    • @jesusbarajas8067
      @jesusbarajas8067 Рік тому

      @@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
      @tvc1848 Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @theblackbear211
    @theblackbear211 Рік тому +1

    Mole is special... and hard to describe. Chocolate is not naturally sweet, think of straight Cocoa powder - but it mixes amazingly well with other spices to create a unique flavor.

  • @jdanon203
    @jdanon203 Рік тому +26

    How has Sophie never had a taco? Do they not have tex mex in England? It's every where in the US.

    • @ninjafirewolf
      @ninjafirewolf Рік тому +2

      Because Mexican food probably just made it way to the UK

    • @jettslappy7028
      @jettslappy7028 Рік тому +1

      Not everyone eats meat.

    • @Riptionator
      @Riptionator Рік тому +5

      You mean do they not have Mexican food. Tex mex is not well known globally.

    • @BeboRulz
      @BeboRulz Рік тому +5

      ​@jettslappy7028 there are plenty of non-meat tacos in the world and fish & shrimp if she eats seafood

    • @malcolmdrake6137
      @malcolmdrake6137 Рік тому +1

      She answered that question, I don't know how people can ask questions that are answered in the video.

  • @heaterparker
    @heaterparker Рік тому +6

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

  • @phineaspepper3530
    @phineaspepper3530 Рік тому +4

    Tex Mex is one of my favorite foods.

  • @johnzubil2875
    @johnzubil2875 Рік тому +8

    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
      @kevinerose Рік тому +5

      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
      @FEARNoMore Рік тому +1

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

    • @SophieVictoria.
      @SophieVictoria. Рік тому +3

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

    • @kevinerose
      @kevinerose Рік тому +2

      @@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
      @FEARNoMore Рік тому

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

  • @janfitzgerald3615
    @janfitzgerald3615 Рік тому +1

    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
      @pattiehernandez769 Рік тому +1

      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

  • @danielquinn4941
    @danielquinn4941 Рік тому +3

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

  • @Hitman-tk6en
    @Hitman-tk6en Рік тому +1

    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

  • @aland6752
    @aland6752 Рік тому +2

    Nothing like a taco from a taco truck.

  • @andyrehajr9511
    @andyrehajr9511 Місяць тому

    Love Tex mex. We have on every corner in my town in south Texas

  • @ChromeOfTheFuture
    @ChromeOfTheFuture Рік тому

    “Cueso” had me shook 😂

  • @kelly51757
    @kelly51757 Рік тому

    The 3 person watching them are drooling 🤤

  • @eschiedler
    @eschiedler Рік тому

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

  • @awelch31
    @awelch31 Рік тому +1

    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 😂😂)

  • @jlpack62
    @jlpack62 Рік тому +2

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

  • @markgruner5812
    @markgruner5812 Рік тому

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

  • @Arthur_Foxache
    @Arthur_Foxache Рік тому +1

    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

  • @williambranch4283
    @williambranch4283 Рік тому +1

    You haven't lived until you have a blue corn fish taco in Dallas ;-)

  • @loganox
    @loganox Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @starman5754
    @starman5754 11 місяців тому

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

  • @waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi
    @waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi Рік тому +5

    LOL "Key-so" how in the world

  • @mokumboi19
    @mokumboi19 11 місяців тому

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

  • @austinlong6965
    @austinlong6965 Рік тому +34

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

    • @lazyblazer
      @lazyblazer Рік тому

      very true

    • @btrilly1841
      @btrilly1841 Рік тому

      FACTS lmao white washed watered down ass mex food

    • @Vendrix86
      @Vendrix86 Рік тому

      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
      @BeboRulz Рік тому +5

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

    • @SheaHarris
      @SheaHarris Рік тому +10

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

  • @EagleFang74
    @EagleFang74 Рік тому +4

    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
      @FiresCollide Рік тому +4

      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.

    • @EagleFang74
      @EagleFang74 Рік тому

      @@FiresCollide 😂 💯

  • @jomardel
    @jomardel Рік тому +3

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

  • @bmoak
    @bmoak Рік тому +1

    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

  • @sarahdee374
    @sarahdee374 Рік тому

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

  • @steeljawX
    @steeljawX Рік тому +6

    The UK wonders why Americans think their food is so bland and boring. . . . . . . . Meanwhile in the South and Southwestern part of the states, a bunch of Brits have their minds blown from flavors existing. I'm kidding, but really, The UK really did stop and ask why when it came to expanding cuisine. The US welcomed everything and asked why not. A little ironic for an old colonial empire to have a strict set of cuisine and flavors in comparison to the rebel nation that spawned from their endeavors having some of the most bizarre and diverse flavors ever to be conceived.

  • @tamiw.166
    @tamiw.166 Місяць тому

    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? 🤣

  • @vro7181
    @vro7181 Рік тому

    Mole sauce is made with chocolate coco bean and spices

  • @briansjohnson17
    @briansjohnson17 Рік тому +2

    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