Food is deeply ingrained in cultural identity, and is one way to learn about a community’s heritage, familial customs and values. In the U.S., Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines, with 1 in 10 restaurants serving Mexican, according to recent findings from the Pew Research Center. This trend reflects an expanding Mexican American population, with 37.2 million people or 11.2% of the U.S. population tracing their ancestry back to Mexico.
This town has about 60,000 people. 100,000 in the metro area. I just counted. There are 16 Mexican restaurants. Some of them are within brief walking distance of each other. And no, I’m not counting Taco Bell.
Unfortunately for me, I’m not a big fan of Mexican food.
Just checked my town. 20k people. 30 Mexican restaurants, not counting food trucks and fast food. Complete insanity.
That’s insane! Are you at least relatively near the border? I’m in Indiana.
Central Oregon, nowhere near any borders lol
I just don’t get it.
Also, I wish it was Indian restaurants that ended up being everywhere. Oh well.