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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 18:19:31 JST Adrianna Tan

   Kind of incredible that someone who hasn’t really had Mexican food or been to Mexico nor has any interest in going, believes they should open a Mexican restaurant

   https://www.reddit.com/r/mexicanfood/comments/1te3hp2/mexican_food_in_the_uk/

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 18:50:14 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Alun Kirby

     @cyanotype I don’t know that authenticity is necessarily the point.

     I think that many places have a tendency to flatten some
     “lower ranked” food cultures and I feel kind of weird about that.

     I’m sure a person who says they’re going to set up a French bistro without knowing anything about French food will get universally laughed at. It’s strange that someone would attempt a far more complex cuisine with such disconnection.

     Anyway, I’m sure they will be successful.

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     Alun Kirby (cyanotype@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 18:50:16 JST Alun Kirby

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     @skinnylatte

     This article about people in Manchester making American specialties without ever having tasted one hits a similar nerve.

     What do we mean when we talk about authentic food, or an authentic recipe?

     I am *really* interested in there philosophical meaning of authenticity!

     https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/23/united-states-of-mancunia-american-fast-food-manchester

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     Sheldon (sysop408@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 19:09:52 JST Sheldon

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     @skinnylatte its easy to make fun of this, but we don’t really know enough about this person to judge. It sounds like they’re very enthusiastic about that style of food and are doing research.

     They were pretty specific about wanting to develop a birria-style taco dish. They might know more than they’re letting on.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 19:09:52 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Sheldon

     @sysop408 not making fun. Deeply concerned about his repeated lack of interest in actually engaging and learning. Also complete lack of confidence in British takes on Mexican food. (From his repeated comments that he is not interested in going to Mexico, and he’s also said he hasn’t tasted very much)

     I just don’t think that someone who doesn’t know anything about French food will ever feel like they can do a French restaurant.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 19:29:53 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Sheldon

     @sysop408 he said a couple of times he didn’t feel he ever had to go.

     Just felt very colonial to me.

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     Sheldon (sysop408@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2026 19:29:54 JST Sheldon

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     @skinnylatte I didn’t see him say he wasn’t interested in eating, but it sure felt like he did because he was just getting roasted by people making fun of him. He actually said he would love to go eat around Mexico if he could.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 01:29:15 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Neo Ehproque

     @cshlan @ehproque it’s a Jalisco / Michocan / Puebla thing made popular through Texas and California

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     suzanne (cshlan@dawdling.net)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 01:29:26 JST suzanne

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     • Neo Ehproque

     @ehproque @skinnylatte
     They've gotten popular here in Texas over the last few years, too.

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     Neo Ehproque (ehproque@neopaquita.es)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 01:29:28 JST Neo Ehproque

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     @skinnylatte what is it with these Brits and "birria" tacos? I had never heard of them before in my life and now it's twice in one week