Do Not Be Fazed, Mexican Fare Is Remarkably Varied

Popular misconception may form a wrong conclusion that Mexican cookery is tainted by the fast food culture associated with many food outlets in the United States. Some of those professionally marketed food chains are quite often predictable and if you've only visited once or twice you may have an incorrect conception of Mexican food and be unaware of its diversity. If you were to take a trip to Mexico itself and try native cuisine, then you would understand that they have a diverse selection of food indeed. They don't focus on basics but certainly have a variety of meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, as standard in their meals every day.

You may be aware that Mexico has a hotter than average climate and the landscape is rugged and quite mountainous. Due to the warm weather conditions there they are able to grow, naturally, a large variety of different types of food and, by and large, the locals make sure that they pick the fruits and vegetables when they are ripened to perfection. It's out of the ordinary for them to use any ingredients that are older than just a couple of days and the use of pesticides in the country is quite minimal. The types of fruits and vegetables that grow alters with the seasons, providing a perfect variety of fresh produce all year round.

For a country that is adjacent to the United States, the general array of dishes is extremely mixed. The country may as well be at the farthest reaches of the Earth when you compare the normal Mexican diet to the average US diet. This comes down to a amalgamation of cuisines throughout time between the native Mexicans, the Aztecs and the Spanish settlers. This is why today we see a wondrous variety of food recipes and an accumulation of different ingredients. As time passed by, traditional Mexican recipes were infused with a range of different spices and other ingredients, to eventually produce the recipes which we all know and love today.

Authentic Mexican cuisine is nothing like the fast food that is supposed to be Mexican in a typical American drive through. We can trace the roots of these foods back to the 16th century and as the Mayan and Aztec cultures intertwined and developed with significant Spanish influence, the variety of foods advanced correspondingly to suit the people.

One other thing you may have noticed if you've been to Mexico recently is the genuine warmth of the people and their proclivity to have a really good time, especially during a meal. Mexicans always like to celebrate and they make an event of every opportunity to get together and feast. While they may have a established reputation for drinking alcohol and a great selection of popular drinks have emerged from this spirited country, if you sit down and look into all the possibilities when thinking of dinner ideas you will be truly astonished at the delicious options on the table.