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Completely glancing over the fact that there is exactly zero Mexican items at Taco Bell. Everything there is some kinda bastardized American Midwest slop. I think the only actual Spanish on the menu is "gordita" which loosely translates into ~~fat bitch~~ little fatty (really out of practice with my Spanish), which seems fitting.
Ehhh... "gordita" does not translate to "Fat Bitch" but "Little Faty"...
And real gorditas are nothing like the taco bell version. They got their name because they're a smaller but much thicker tortilla, similar to an arepa, split down the middle and stuffed with meat.
As an Arepa enjoyer, that sounds tasty!
Edited, thanks
But little fatty is just a pure translation. It actually just means something closer to "thick" as in "that tortilla is a little thick"..."esa tortilla esta gordita....hey! Ya se! Porque no les ponemos "gorditas"! Vale?" "Orale compadre, entonces ya quedamos, son gorditas! Son o estan? Son! Luego que tal si algun pendejo en China No's traduce a estan y empiesan a discriminar? No no, son gorditas. Okay pies, entonces so gorditas y ya OK? Ok! Porque cabrones dices OK? Quiero decir que estoy de acuerdo contigo. Today la genre dice okay!
I feel proud of myself that I understood a little more than half of this.
Taco Bell sells tacos that are reasonably close to Mexican street tacos. Obviously not as good, but it's a small soft tortilla with fillings, that's what you get in Mexico too.
Burritos are also Mexican, though they're not as common across the whole country as tacos. The modern burrito comes from Ciudad Juarez right on the border with Texas.
Most of the rest of the Taco Bell menu isn't authenitcally Mexican, but I'd say their core menu items are tacos and burritos.
I agree with you slightly on the burrito, but I don't think you've ever had a legit taco if you think Taco Bell is "reasonably close". The legit tacos I had look like some one used the tortilla as a method of grabbing meat with onions and shit sprinkled on as an afterthought. (Not trying to insult you or sound combative, this is just how I talk)
I have relatives in Mexico, I visit regularly and we go for tacos all the time. There are lots of varieties of different kinds of tacos. Meat-stuffed tacos are not the norm in Mexico. Most of them only have a little meat and a lot of sauce. That's what allows them to be sold incredibly cheaply. You can easily get a dozen tacos from the taco stand on the corner for what one taco will cost at taco bell. Because they're so cheap, you can get a lot of variety from just one visit: suadero, lengua, carnitas, etc.
Taco Bell isn't as good, and the flavours aren't completely authentic, but it still obviously a taco. When my cousin visits Canada/USA he prefers to get burritos (from Chipotle) because he can't get them where he lives in Mexico and he loves them. He doesn't get tacos because they're tacos, and he can get much better ones in Mexico.
Bro, I am not trying to turn this into an argument and I'm sorry if I sounded combative earlier. But believe it or not, I too have been to Mexico. Many times actually. And I have Mexican restaurants by me that are owned & run by Mexicans. Your description is not flawed, but I am very curious why you feel the need to defend Taco Bell so bad. I really don't find them comparable, especially what people generally think a taco from Taco Bell is; i.e. a deep fried paper thin tortilla with ground beef, lettuce and shredded American cheese byproduct (again, this anger is directed towards Taco Bell, not you personally).
I'm not defending taco bell, I'm just saying that they serve tacos. Why are you so convinced that they don't?
Again, not trying to escalate this into a heated argument.
But they are not equivalent. And I'm not saying Taco Bell's tacos are terrible. Ffs, I got one maybe every other week. But they are not tacos! They may be "tacos" but they are not tacos.
Whatever you say, bud.
I'm sorry I came off in a bad way. I hope you have a great rest of your day.