Tex-Mex?

It's amazing how America has come to me since I've been back. Me and my friend Bryan were walking down the main street of my town and came across a billboard advertising Tex-Mex food at KFC! OK, so KFC is an American fast food chain, what's so amazing about that? Well, for me it was the fact that they were specifically doing Tex-Mex. So that means, fried chicken and Tex-Mex - only the two fundamental foods in any 'Southern' American diet! When I say 'south' I really mean everywhere from the Carolinas right the way through to Texas until you hit the borders of Mexico. Southern cuisine is really delicious and all I've ever eaten in the States.



Recently McDonald's have also seemed to be bringing in new menus with more authentic tasting American fast food. Each week there would be a different burger recipe from a different state of America! Pretty cool stuff!





Having tried the real meal deal in the States, it's almost like my eyes have been opened to places like Pizza Hut, KFC and McDonalds. I have to say that although they try to make their menus consistent worldwide, it just feels different going into one here in the UK and I wouldn't say that I'd go out of my way to go either. We tend to go for the 'healthier' option nowadays and most brits will frequent places like Greggs or a pasty shop instead of a greasy 'Maccy D's'.

All this food talk makes me miss real Tex-Mex though. Simple but delicious. Chips and dip, guacamole, sour cream, queso, tortillas. Mix and match everything at once in a huge platter like they do at La Hacienda Ranch, that's the way to power snack!

Yes, I have tried looking for real Tex-Mex here, in fact it was one of the first things on my to-do list when I got back to the UK earlier this year. We had a go at making *beef* Enchiladas (sadly didn't opt for chicken) and even had a go at bean Burritos. You can buy pre-packaged 'kits', which seem to be a convenient way of doing things, but I was absolutely amazed at how different the taste was to what you'd get in America. Not to say it was worse, I actually really enjoyed the sour cream and guacamole we bought here, but it definitely didn't taste anything like what you'd get at somewhere like Taco Bell, Anamias or Chipotle.