/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Get the tortilla with cheese, meat, and vegetables.

>>4207061
lol

>every single mexican dish on the menu

Tomales are delicious
Enchaladas are pretty good too
Just pick something random on the menu and hope for the best

I would tell the waiter that you have never eaten Mexican before and see what they recommend.

>mexican
>chicken wings
>burgers
>steaks
>BBQ
>southern food
>cajun food
>kabobs
>wraps
>salads
>espresso


MYBRAINISFULLOFFUCK.BMP

Man i love it there, though I don't think it's really the place if you want "authentic".

>>4207100
¿Como?

>Man i love it there, though I don't think it's really the place if you want "authentic".

Yeah I get the feeling it's 'Mexican' style food for English people.

I think pulled pork is american? is that worth trying?

Yeah we don't have Mexican food here, Chiquitos is the closest thing to it, but their menu seems to have changed since I went there about a year ago.

Enchiladas are nice. Anything you order will be a mountain high. Their homemade wedges were literally a potato cut into four, I'd avoid them.

Otherwise just order something random and new, it's all good.

pollo del fuego sounds good,
as a mexican op i can tell you none of this is truly mexican btw.
also
>10.95 for roasted vegetables
ishygddt
for lunch
Quarter Chicken and Chicken Enchilada seem alright too.

>>4207140
>none of this is truly mexican
None of it is even tex-mex. Not even the stuff in the tex-mex section.

>>4207140
pollo del fuego

translation: spicy chicken

I recommend their chicken enchiladas or the chicken fajitas.
Avoid their burritos.

Get the steak fajitas and be done with it. Fajitas always, always, always win.

holy shit balls. okay so know that this isn't mexican food. it still is probably good but pretty much the whole menu is american food. i have never seen so much barbeque sauce on a mexican menu in my life. i would get the chicken fully loaded burrito and onion rings

Bro

Make your own mexican food, you're better off.

The closest item you have is the fajitas. Pronounced FUH JIE TUZ

Get those. Otherwise visit Arizona for god tier mexican food

Chilli con carne.

>>4207181
>FUH JIE TUZ

I don't get why they wouldn't serve normal mexican food instead of shit like "mexican spiced beef chili burritos"

ITT: American Food General.

>>4207154
>>4207188

You now know how a Chinese person feels about American style Chinese food.

>>4207058
that's not mexican food, op
it's not even tex-mex.
it's generic american cuisine seen through a british lens.

also, jesus christ, expensive!
a place with pictures on the menu should not be charging $18 for a burger.
also again "double philly stack" with "lashings of Texan cheese sauce"... someone please go smack these idiots in the mouth.

>>4207204
flatbread pizza too
nothing says mexican like pizza

ITT:Cultural Misappropriation General

>>4207204
It's not really that expensive for the uk. It's pretty average.

>>4207211
okay, well price aside, dont go there

you can make your own mexican food at home so much better without having to search out exotic ingredients

are soft tortillas available in UK supermarkets?
i know you have tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and hot peppers, there's your delicious fresh salsa right there
cook up some pinto beans, make some salsa, wrap that shit up in a soft tortilla with some cheese or chicken, you're eating mexican

>>4207220
>okay, well price aside, dont go there

Too late I'm just leaving for it now.

I'll try the chicken enchiladas and hope for the best, if they turn out bad I'll try not to judge all Mexican food by them as it appears this isn't authentic Mexican.

Thanks for the help /ck/.

>>4207223
go to wahaca OP

>>4207220
This, but also get a hold of some Avocados and make some delicious Guacamole.

>>4207226
>wahaca
wut

>>4207223
report back, plz

>>4207231
it's bretty good

>>4207237
my jimmies are fucking rustled.
That is not how to spell Oaxaca

I go to mi cocina for authentic mexican food.

TEX MEX

>>4207241
>imyplying there's a correct way to spell a word like that using the English-language alphabet
your way of spelling it is just as incorrect

>>4207241
thats because its not oaxaca

i think they have oaxaca though

>>4207237
I bet they serve true "authentic" mexican food. Bistec tacos for 50 bucks, I wish I had an image to rage about this.

>>4207181
>arizona
>not mexico

>>4207211
>average
>a sterling pound is 1.57 dollars
>average
jesus christ

>>4207271
I looked them up out of curiosity. Prices don't seem too bad.

>>4207058
I'm from San Francisco and what is this

man looking at these wack ass menus really makes me appreciate all the mexicans in chicago and their delicious food just a little more

>>4207181
>fajitas
>Pronounced FUH JIE TUZ

Maybe if you're white...

>>4207322
C'mon, don't do that. Whiteness has nothing to do with it. Ignorance has everything to do with it.

Back to this Chiquito's place; it looks like they are emulating a Chili's-type place but advertising themselves as a Chevy's-type place. So strange.

>>4207058

Dude, there is no Mexican food on that menu at all. o_O I realize your country is pretty far away from Mexico, but there isn't any reason for them to pass that shit off as Mexican.

>>4207360

This is Mexican food yo. It is from a local Mexican grocery store here in Florida (the best Mexican restaurants are within these grocery stores)

>Mexican favorites
>Jambalaya

Swing and miss!

>>4207058
>http://www.chiquito.co.uk/site/pdmenus/Chiquito_Main_Menu.pdf

>mexican restaurant

bbq pulled pork enchiladas?

wtf england. wtf.

>>4207200
except that American style chinese food is pretty much its own food genre. It has a century long history of its own by now. (yes of course chinese food proper has a much longer history). What I'm saying is that there are "american chinese dishes" that you can find coast to coast in america in countless little chinese restaurants that are unheard of in china. Its become its own cuisine, for better or for worse.

English Mexican food is not a thing.

>>4207389
Hilariously, in China there are restaurants serving American Chinese food that are styled as being American restaurants.

It's threads like this I'm happy to be American. I imagine the Indian food in Britain is amazing though.

In any case, enchiladas are a good Tex-Mex staple.

>>4207405
I hope they change the names to something crazy american

>>4207181
You're crazy. Everyone knows fajitas rhymes with diabetes.

>>4207418
Numbah two anna numbah fo

>>4207416

Yeah we do have some amazing Indian/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan food places.

OP is in the minority that he doesn't (or didn't) realise that this stuff wasn't actually Mexican food, but we don't border Mexico here so there is nothing to compare it to. The stuff in there tastes nice anyway.

>>4207389

Yeah but the restaurants don't call themselves "American Chinese restuarant", so it's just as misleading as this place. I agree with your point however.

>>4207446
Some places do refer to themselves as Chinese-American, if they even refer to themselves as Chinese at all. They all know the deal; carry their own specialties for Chinese people and others who know real Chinese food and also carry the full array of American-born dishes for everyone else.

This Chiquito's is calling itself a Mexican restaurant, but they're serving lots of American dishes instead - not Mexican-British dishes concocted by Mexican expats to the U.K.

>>4207531
That doesn't happen in China. C'mon...

>>4207531
Follow the thread, we're talking about Chinese-American food being its own genre of cuisine, and I am referring to the U.S.

>>4207566
Sorry, the above post was directed to:
>>4207549

I'm looking for a recipe I had at a friend's house some time ago; it was like that delicious five-layer dip stuff but with rice and chicken, wrapped up in tortillas burrito-style, and lain on top of each other in a glass dish and drizzled with hot sauce and cheese on top. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Links to a recipe? How to keep the tortillas soft even though you bake it?

>>4207593

That's enchiladas. It is not a baked dish--except perhaps very briefly to melt the cheese. the filling is cooked first. the tortillas are filled with the pre-cooked contents, and then the cheese and sauce is put on top.

An American variation is the Chimichanga, which is like the above except the filled tortillas are deep-fried to become crispy before the sauce is poured over.

>>4207608
I would argue the chimichanga is more of a deep fried burrito than a deep fried enchilada.

Traditionally, enchiladas are baked in the final step, but you are correct everything is pre-cooked before assembly and baking.

>>4207235
>report back, plz

Surprised this thread is still here.

Had the sharing platter (between 3 of us) which was good. It was the first time I've had real nachos instead of the stuff you get in cinemas.

Also had the chicken enchilada's which were a bit bland.

The staff were all friendly and pleasant but I don't think any were Mexican. Most of the staff were locals or African immigrants. There were a few dark skinned Arab looking girls who might have been Mexican but I thought it would be a bit rude to ask them their ethnicity.

>>4207385

How did I miss that? I'm from Louisiana and all I can think is that is fucking wrong. That is Creole, food which is mostly based on European peasant cooking (French in particular).

For those of you who love food. You need to watch some of these videos from Rick Bayless. This dude shows everyone what real Mexican food is.

It's a Shore Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X22U-wWH8
Quest for Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHxCbpCI
Show Me the Honey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbaTnQoo
Fresh Chiles Hot and Cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmhmJiaI
Savoring Citrus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjdbNF1d0

1st, fajitas arent Mexican.

2nd, tacos dont have cheese

3rd, real enchiladas are just tacos fried in a chili oil. served with cheese.

tex-mex enchiladas are fine tho.

>>4207608
WOW, shut the fuck UP.

Enchiladas do require some stovetop preparation but for the most part it is a fucking baked dish.

Also chimichangas are not an "American variation" of an enchilada. They're closer to burritos.

>>4207864
Fajitas are indeed a Mexican dish, Find me a Mexican restaurant that doesn't offer fajitas and I'll show you one that's about to go out of business. And plenty of tacos are served with cheese. You're just flat out wrong.

>>4207864

>2nd, tacos dont have cheese

i don't know where you live, but every taco i've ever seen in the last 20 years has had shredded cheddar cheese.

rules. do you have them for everything?

>>4207922

Fake horrible tasting tacos have cheddar.

>>4207998
100% incorrect. But I bet that happens to you often.

>>4207864
>not enjoying god-tier carne guisada w/ cheese tacos
>not loving queso fresco in everything

what a fag

along with every mexican child ever has been weened on bean and cheese tacos


also are you talking about "real enchiladas" coming from the poor as fuck mexican? Cause that's like saying real sandwiches are bologna and bread. If you give that same mexican some more supplies they'll bake you up a set of bad ass enchiladas with chicken and mole. And what you're describing sounds like flautas more than enchiladas.


There is a difference between even the best tex mex and mexican food in mexico. It's more rich there (which I personally don't like) and all plates come with chile on the side. Also mostly corn tortillas. That's about the main differences.

Otherwise they make fajitas there. They put cheese in tacos. Everyone eats enchiladas however they can make them taste best.

I recommend enchiladas

>>4208032

Taco bell is not Mexican, how many times do we have to explain this to you anon?

>>4208456
Taco Bell is exclusively Mexican. What planet do you live on?

>>4208471
Taco Bell is as Mexican as chop suey is Chinese.

Try ordering a cheesy gordita crunch from a Mexican street vendor.

>>4208471
Good god man. Taco Bell is bastardized American "Mexifast", not Mexican food. It can't be equated. It's Mexican inspired American Fast Food.

>>4208486
I love Chop Suey!
Authentic mainland Chinese cuisine is amazing its even better than Singaporean

Taco Bell sells tacos and burritos. Tacos and burritos were being sold on every corner in Mexico City.

Yeah... keep trolling.

>>4208489
this isn't about whether or not it tastes good, it's whether it is truly of a national cuisine or an american melting-pot concoction.