Can Mexican Moms Taste The Difference? Real Mexican Food Vs. Mexican Fast Food

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  • čas přidán 4. 01. 2022
  • Can Mexican Moms tell the difference between real Mexican food and Mexican-style fast food from the US? 🤣🇲🇽🇺🇸
    We asked our Mexican Moms if they could tell the difference between real, authentic Mexican food from a Taqueria vs. Mexican-style fast food from some of the most popular fast food places in the US including Taco Bell, Del Taco, El Pollo Loco, and Chipotle!
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  • @MamahChannel
    @MamahChannel  Před 2 lety +3095

    Would you be able to tell the difference? 😅

  • @ladycthulhu8566
    @ladycthulhu8566 Před 2 lety +11184

    "This tortilla is stiffer than I am" holy hell that got me she is so funny and wholesome 😂

    • @brycealva3874
      @brycealva3874 Před 2 lety +57

      I was dying at that🤣

    • @liammckay7646
      @liammckay7646 Před 2 lety +8

      @@brycealva3874 fr

    • @epicstopmotions6589
      @epicstopmotions6589 Před 2 lety +13

      That’s not wholesome

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 Před 2 lety +28

      @@epicstopmotions6589 Well not if you take it like I did... But it was definitely intended to be wholesome...

    • @RealoZo
      @RealoZo Před 2 lety +12

      @@epicstopmotions6589 yes it is.

  • @leeyosh9800
    @leeyosh9800 Před 2 lety +14871

    She heard the word “preservatives” and ran with it😂

    • @salpirwani
      @salpirwani Před 2 lety +117

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @zackwooden474
      @zackwooden474 Před 2 lety +49

      Lmaooo

    • @beans5502
      @beans5502 Před 2 lety +1156

      i read the comments before the vid and every time i heard her say the word preservatives i kept thinking about ur comment and laughing

    • @jonikaredwine4861
      @jonikaredwine4861 Před 2 lety +17

      🤣😭😭😭

    • @rickyfisher4925
      @rickyfisher4925 Před 2 lety +28

      Preservatives for the most part have no taste.

  • @slipk1
    @slipk1 Před rokem +180

    1:28 "Esta tortilla está más tiesa que yo." JJAJAJAJAJAJ

    • @S_hrek
      @S_hrek Před 6 měsíci +5

      JAJAJJAJDJS

  • @christinecalandro5984
    @christinecalandro5984 Před 2 lety +589

    I feel the same about Italian food. I am Italian and we NEVER eat Italian food outside of my home.. Love this. & Thank you.. I have always felt that the Italian culture & the Mexican culture is very simular. Food Is our love language to those that hold our heart,

    • @briansegura7219
      @briansegura7219 Před 2 lety +14

      I’m the same way I only eat Mexican food at home Lml Everytime I go too A Mexican Restaurant I get the Most American thing like wings or a Burger… An my friends have noticed after a While an Asked why, I simply replied : I Eat Half of the the food that is on the Menu just this week.

    • @luiszimbron2
      @luiszimbron2 Před 2 lety +3

      I was just in Switzerland, as soon as we stepped foot on an Italian train on the Italian part of the country, I said to myself, “these have got to be my people!” There was such a huge difference and I felt at home. 😂

    • @elieus
      @elieus Před rokem +1

      @@briansegura7219 Mexican fast food places don’t serve burgers and wings. Although they do serve fries. Their nacho fries were sooo good.

    • @elieus
      @elieus Před rokem

      Well Italians you know never eat Italian food outside their homes you mean. Since not all of them do that.

    • @briansegura7219
      @briansegura7219 Před rokem +8

      @@elieus Taco Bell isn’t real Mexican food it may have some name of the food but it looks an taste way different from the original and I said Mexican restaurants where u sit down an order food from a waiter.

  • @jefrey1376
    @jefrey1376 Před 2 lety +7062

    I love how she didn’t even have to taste the churro to know just by touching it which was real and which wasn’t. That’s a woman that knows her culture and definitely knows her food. Loved this!!!

    • @julianakarasawa315
      @julianakarasawa315 Před 2 lety +106

      She did that with the quesadilla too! I was very impressed

    • @jayespin
      @jayespin Před 2 lety +72

      With churros it’s not too hard. The texture on a Disneyland churro for example is completely different than a churro form a taqueria and besides taste and touch u could also tell by sight which one is the “real” one. For the quesadilla that would be harder to tell by touch compared to the churro

    • @akwidueart
      @akwidueart Před 2 lety +25

      it didnt even look like a churro cmon the texture was not there

    • @HiddenAgendas
      @HiddenAgendas Před 2 lety +17

      But she's mexican? Churros are European (Spanish).

    • @akwidueart
      @akwidueart Před 2 lety

      @@HiddenAgendas ... and what country colonized mexico again? oh yeah. Spain, therefore mixing and matching parts of it's culture with mexican culture. Were you trying to be dumb?

  • @d1ndad0r95
    @d1ndad0r95 Před 2 lety +5502

    I love Xochi’s reaction when she got it wrong 😂. Her look said “I have failed my country” 😂

    • @Random-sk6hm
      @Random-sk6hm Před 2 lety +149

      ''how can it be'' 😂

    • @mannyb332211
      @mannyb332211 Před 2 lety +220

      Her taste buds weren't wrong tho. Chipotle guac is pretty good

    • @gp2779
      @gp2779 Před 2 lety +50

      I crackled at her ‘WHAT?!’

    • @tinyflyingdragons9432
      @tinyflyingdragons9432 Před 2 lety +96

      She owned up to it and then she ate that one and said it was good though

    • @genxx2724
      @genxx2724 Před rokem +14

      @@tinyflyingdragons9432 And kept eating. 🥑

  • @aurora_stream
    @aurora_stream Před 2 lety +189

    We are Salvadoran and my mom is exactly the same way. She eyeballs everything and goes by how it tastes, not how it looks (although it always looks amazing). She has never written down recipes (which I am currently doing because I want to be able to make her dishes when she is gone for my family) and it is sheer perfection every time

    • @FireStormBaller
      @FireStormBaller Před 11 měsíci +4

      Reminds me of the blind girl in Masterchef. Her mom passed away so she has to replicate her mom’s dishes from memory and how it tastes because her mom never wrote down the recipe. So smart of you to do that. Make a book of your mom’s recipe.

    • @jeandaherrera
      @jeandaherrera Před 4 měsíci

      Pues responde en español no mames

    • @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233
      @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I always tell my own mother to do measurements but she's like naw I can't do that I gotta go w my feeling 😂😂😂 she gets it right though once in while she puts too much of an ingredient

  • @erinpatterson846
    @erinpatterson846 Před rokem +272

    I prefer authentic as well, you can totally taste the difference! I was raised in a Mexican household the first eight years of my life and it shows in my cooking🥰 I still thank my Nana for sharing her culture with me!

    • @Hannamarin16
      @Hannamarin16 Před rokem +6

      Honestly yes I hate going to “Mexican” restaurants in the US they are so overpriced and the food is garbage I always prefer home made.

    • @israelespinosa3981
      @israelespinosa3981 Před rokem

      Sale

    • @mariannaortiz2426
      @mariannaortiz2426 Před 11 měsíci +1

      You call your grandmother Nana too? I do too! I call both of them Nana. Some do not like it because that's what they like to call babysitters but one of my Nana's said the word Abuela makes her feel old.

    • @erinpatterson846
      @erinpatterson846 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@mariannaortiz2426 yes, my Nana and Tata

    • @mariannaortiz2426
      @mariannaortiz2426 Před 11 měsíci

      @@erinpatterson846 Exactly!

  • @sammyleonmendoza
    @sammyleonmendoza Před 2 lety +13673

    To be fair, Chipotle guacamole is super fresh. No preservatives, all fresh ingredients.

    • @MamahChannel
      @MamahChannel  Před 2 lety +1811

      That's why Xochitl was stumped! 😄

    • @jajackboss
      @jajackboss Před 2 lety +153

      Nope you can tell the difference

    • @abdielnava4776
      @abdielnava4776 Před 2 lety +882

      @@jajackboss while this is true, they are the best imitation of mexican food ive ever tried. Especially carnitas y el guacamole. Both surprisingly good for imitation!

    • @ghernandez559
      @ghernandez559 Před 2 lety +138

      Chipotle tastes like cardboard 😂

    • @Isisigc
      @Isisigc Před 2 lety +160

      @@abdielnava4776 i can tell you werent raised on mexican food chipotle taste like shit lets be honest

  • @crasantakevinstudio5741
    @crasantakevinstudio5741 Před 2 lety +6773

    They should rate each other’s cooking

    • @zayzay2533
      @zayzay2533 Před 2 lety +30

      Yessss💯💯

    • @beran2433
      @beran2433 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes!

    • @amiraebrahim1008
      @amiraebrahim1008 Před 2 lety +102

      I’d agree but I like seeing them together in videos and we might not be able to get that if they do that lol

    • @aidandsouza2005
      @aidandsouza2005 Před 2 lety +169

      That would start the chancla war

    • @TheKimberlyVlogs
      @TheKimberlyVlogs Před 2 lety +41

      @@aidandsouza2005 the chancla war 💀

  • @Mrparadox08
    @Mrparadox08 Před 11 měsíci +45

    I'm not Mexican, but I love authentic Mexican food, and a key factor is the use of natural & fresh ingredients. Mexican cuisine is not big on artificial condiments which is what she meant by preservatives. I shout out to my Mexican, Hispanic brothers, your food is amazing.

    • @rickyticky3350
      @rickyticky3350 Před 10 měsíci

      I think you mean tex mex. Mexican food is super different

  • @robertosantibanez
    @robertosantibanez Před rokem +15

    Went to Mexico last year, and the impression of their tacos hasn’t left my palette.
    They’re some taco stands that come close , but most are imitations only.

  • @RushellKB
    @RushellKB Před 2 lety +6096

    The fact that she used the word kilo to describe how much rice there is let’s me know she REALLY is Mexican.

    • @noahizquierdo3759
      @noahizquierdo3759 Před 2 lety +60

      I was about to comment that but then i saw you beat me to it 😂😂😂

    • @ripper6342
      @ripper6342 Před 2 lety +9

      @@noahizquierdo3759 Yeah sure you were

    • @onlyhaein
      @onlyhaein Před 2 lety +51

      not actually.. at least in south america is very common to hear that.

    • @successx4842
      @successx4842 Před 2 lety +10

      I thought her husband must’ve push hella but weight. Kilos are usually used to describe drugs from what I seen in the hood. Or a bird 🤷‍♀️

    • @jocelync.2034
      @jocelync.2034 Před 2 lety +48

      @@onlyhaein exactly, we don’t use kilo in America so her using kilo makes it very apparent she’s mexican

  • @reaperswarlord8607
    @reaperswarlord8607 Před 2 lety +1254

    3:15 the fact that she blamed the restaurant for it is such a Mexican mom thing, they never wrong lmao

  • @edgarbywest
    @edgarbywest Před rokem +312

    Dios, estoy estudiando inglés y quedé impresionado con el acento de la señora de la blusa blanca de mangas largas, suena muy nativa

    • @fersedano6335
      @fersedano6335 Před rokem +27

      De hablar tantos años y convivir con gringos.

    • @edgarbywest
      @edgarbywest Před rokem +13

      @@fersedano6335 Claro, aunque no mucha gente tiene ese acento natural que tiene ella

    • @darkknigth7550
      @darkknigth7550 Před rokem +14

      Yo creí que ella era nacida en USA

    • @israelespinosa3981
      @israelespinosa3981 Před rokem +2

      Pues dos tres eh

    • @sarahhh753
      @sarahhh753 Před rokem +13

      No suena nativa te lo juro

  • @daisystaffeld5171
    @daisystaffeld5171 Před 2 lety +10

    Did anyone notice where Xochi wiped the table with her hand after eating the churro to get the crumbs off?! Such a Hispanic mom thing to do 😂

  • @michaelewing6522
    @michaelewing6522 Před 2 lety +8017

    Make them rank hot chocolate drinks! Swiss Miss, Ibarra, Abuelita, Nestle etc.

  • @seanthe100
    @seanthe100 Před 2 lety +3158

    As a English speaker it's insane how clear her Spanish sounds to me being someone who learned Spanish in school. Every word was clear and concise.

    • @JoseRodriguez-ht3zv
      @JoseRodriguez-ht3zv Před 2 lety +400

      Spanish spoken by the people of Mexico is known to focus the most on annunciation and a consistent pacing. Other countries fluxuate more and have a faster pace. Not to say you can't see/don't see mexicans speaking quickly at times but it's definitely the "clearest".

    • @danielmartinezbaquerizo7403
      @danielmartinezbaquerizo7403 Před 2 lety +67

      El idioma español pronuncia cada sílaba mientras en Inglés abrevia todo, normal que alguien que hable español hable claro el Inglés pronunciando cada sílaba.

    • @annonnie
      @annonnie Před 2 lety +94

      Right? I could actually understand this woman, and I'm rudimentary in Spanish. She is super clear.

    • @fedem8229
      @fedem8229 Před 2 lety +87

      @@JoseRodriguez-ht3zv It depends, she's from the centre of Mexico (judging by her accent), but in the north people talk very fast and loud, it's a completely different accent

    • @quantumpuddles7591
      @quantumpuddles7591 Před 2 lety +82

      Mexico is a huge country with a lot of different dialects. Often tho if you want to learn Spanish central Mexico is the place to be because they talk very slow and pronounce every syllable.

  • @theworldofjx
    @theworldofjx Před 2 lety +31

    I love this, its so authentic and heart warming. Mexican mothers are soulful. You deserve the best :)

  • @katie4799
    @katie4799 Před 2 lety +51

    To be fair, Chipotle guac is just basic guac: avocado, lime, red onion, cilantro, jalepeno, salt, no artificial preservatives, no tomatoes either. It does tend to be much more smooth/pulverized though

    • @heythave
      @heythave Před rokem +1

      No, it depends on the employee making it.

    • @katie4799
      @katie4799 Před rokem

      @@heythave I mean I've worked there 3 years but go off lol

    • @heythave
      @heythave Před rokem

      @@katie4799 👍 awesome!

  • @NickPR87
    @NickPR87 Před 2 lety +4495

    I can't ever bet against Lucy on this type of challenge, especially since she's actually shared some of her recipes 😂

    • @MamahChannel
      @MamahChannel  Před 2 lety +186

      Lucy knows what she's talking about!!

    • @tarie77
      @tarie77 Před 2 lety +55

      @@MamahChannel When did Lucy share recipes? I want to try something. And I want an authentic horchata recipe. I try to make it at home, but it NEVER comes out like a taqueria

    • @frankthetank1779
      @frankthetank1779 Před 2 lety +10

      @@tarie77 Just make it simple. When you add all the things from videos it alters the flavor.

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 Před 2 lety +9

      @@tarie77 Well, I could try to help. This is what I use:
      Ingredients
      white jasmine rice
      sugar
      water
      cinnanom
      Steps:
      1. Wash the rice until you don't see much starch.
      2. Leave half a pound of rice in a pot of water overnight or two hours.
      3. Once that's been softening in room temperature water for a while you may use a sieve to get the rice less wet.
      4. Put the softened rice in a blender with a cup of water, r enough to form a thin paste.
      5. Get a pitcher and put the rice flour paste in there using a silicone spatula.
      6. Add a little room temperature water to the pitcher but not all of it and mix until it thins out into more of a liquid than a paste.
      7. Add the sugar and cinnamon to taste. If you add less water than necessary you're less likely to add too much sugar to compensate.
      8. Then add ice or leave in the fridge too get cold.
      I'mm sorry if this isn't specific enough. I've only ade it once myself.

    • @tarie77
      @tarie77 Před 2 lety

      @Nicolas Rosas oh.....no. I once made it with heavy cream, but I was told to just use rice

  • @alinaahad5056
    @alinaahad5056 Před 2 lety +4378

    I used to work at Chipotle, and I can guarantee there are no preservatives besides salt in any of the food. All the food besides the medium and hot salsa are made fresh every day with real ingredients. I used to make the chips and guacamole in the morning before we opened.

    • @minervaaurora7378
      @minervaaurora7378 Před 2 lety +295

      i think its that way too much lemon is used, there is definitely something in it that makes it taste inauthentic.

    • @sommerlopez522
      @sommerlopez522 Před 2 lety +568

      @@minervaaurora7378 I also work at a chipotle and the lime juice is not fresh and comes from a bottle, thats the main reason why It doesn’t taste as authentic

    • @anaparada7548
      @anaparada7548 Před 2 lety +50

      The meat etc is preserved. Injected raw with salt and such

    • @lovemii3kids
      @lovemii3kids Před 2 lety +19

      When I eat there I get a massive headache. The salt is way to much

    • @YanetGonzalez
      @YanetGonzalez Před 2 lety +11

      It's still not the same dawg

  • @mayaalmazan5745
    @mayaalmazan5745 Před 2 lety +6

    When Lucy said “They don’t know how to cook” 🤣 I feel like my mom would be on the CZcams channel btw loveeee churross

  • @Elantrino
    @Elantrino Před rokem +4

    I love these Señoras 🥺✨

  • @aimeeeeetran
    @aimeeeeetran Před 2 lety +1012

    Love how they both consistently wipe off crumbs from the table

    • @k.tessmacher9892
      @k.tessmacher9892 Před 2 lety +17

      Noticed that too 😂

    • @onelove9791
      @onelove9791 Před 2 lety +12

      @Hey, it’s just indo ! no they’re not. I quit eating real Mexican after i started working in the food delivery business. Their food comes out looking good when it’s brought to the table but in the kitchen, behind the scenes… 🤢

    • @monicaleiva7113
      @monicaleiva7113 Před 2 lety +3

      @Hey, it’s just indo ! Latinos* and only the women, not the men. it just has to do with misogyny tbh since in Latin America everyone’s pretty traditional and if a woman doesn’t clean she’s “useless” :( my Salvadorian family are clean freaks and are scared of people telling them they are nasty useless women.

    • @teakyyyy7544
      @teakyyyy7544 Před 2 lety +19

      @@monicaleiva7113 damn you should see my Mexican family , they’re clean freaks, especially my tia. she’s the type of person to see a tiny crumb and freak out over it haha

    • @bkabystepperr6537
      @bkabystepperr6537 Před 2 lety +10

      @@onelove9791 you’re weird

  • @WingStorm
    @WingStorm Před 2 lety +1641

    *As someone who is Mexican, when my family does eat out, we always go to authentic Mexican restaurants even if they're small because most of the time it's much better than a branded chain* 👏🏻

    • @zaig.s5329
      @zaig.s5329 Před 2 lety +70

      But the true is that it doesn't taste the same. Mexican descents or Mexican who immigrated to USA are completely different culture than Mexican who lives in Mexico even the "Mexican food" in USA is different .

    • @quanbrooklynkid7776
      @quanbrooklynkid7776 Před 2 lety +4

      @@zaig.s5329 damn

    • @javierfraire8741
      @javierfraire8741 Před 2 lety +2

      My parents came from mexico, I'm the middle child of 3 kids. I grew up on tortas, tamales, and rice and beans. I do like taco bell, only the nachos and the bean burritos. And I really just like meat. I wish my appetite was back, I really want to go to a truck and get a torta de asada. If not I'll make myself tacos.

    • @juanitoperez6818
      @juanitoperez6818 Před 2 lety +1

      @@zaig.s5329 yup💯

    • @JOYCEA
      @JOYCEA Před 2 lety

      Yes mam!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @stoneys3911
    @stoneys3911 Před 2 lety +86

    it’s interesting that she keeps mentioning the “preservatives” in the Chipotle guacamole - i worked at a Chipotle and can confirm that the guac is 100% made fresh, from the bare ingredients, every single morning (and throughout the day, if needed)

    • @halloweenallyearround4889
      @halloweenallyearround4889 Před rokem +14

      Lime is a natural preservative (if it comes from real limes). And salt from restaurants can taste odd. Lime juice concentrate tends to have too much MSG and that can be very obvious on taste buds if you don't buy ready to eat food often.

    • @clairecochran9765
      @clairecochran9765 Před rokem +12

      the lemon juice was the preservative that she referred to, lemon juice helps keep the guac from going bad and she said there’s a lot of lemon juice hence she tasted the preservatives

    • @alexisgiovanni
      @alexisgiovanni Před rokem +13

      She doesn’t even know what she was talking about 💀she switched from saying the first one tasted like preservatives to saying the second one tasted like them when she found out it was chipotle 🤣🤣

    • @heythave
      @heythave Před rokem

      Chipotle uses real lemon juice. No MSG.

    • @Arielh100
      @Arielh100 Před rokem

      She doesn’t know what preservatives taste like…
      Lime goes in an authentic guac

  • @AnaMartinez-vh7qm
    @AnaMartinez-vh7qm Před rokem +10

    Cuando la señora del gorro dijo que era de Jalisco tuvo sentido que le gustara el guacamole con más limón jajaja los jalisciense amamos el saborcito del limón

    • @tt-du6vc
      @tt-du6vc Před rokem

      También en Colima les gusta el limón, verdad? soy de Yucatán.

  • @goodnightspooky
    @goodnightspooky Před 2 lety +444

    Soon as she said it was lemon heavy, I knew the guacamole was Chipotle. They have a heavy hand with the lemon.

    • @BK-se6yh
      @BK-se6yh Před 2 lety +22

      Maybe to keep it looking green/fresh longer? Even if they sacrifice the taste of the actual avocado. If I want lime or lemon I will add that myself sometimes the tanginess ruins the flavor for me so I no longer ask for guacamole at fast food restaurants.

    • @GaelinW
      @GaelinW Před 2 lety +15

      That and the container. I knew immediately from the cup they use.

    • @Xanderful209
      @Xanderful209 Před 2 lety +4

      Same I always say it tastes like powdered citric acid and it always makes my stomach hurt :/ I don’t mind chipotle but it doesn’t pass as real Mexican food. Always support your local businesses. Real fire grilled Mexican chicken is literally one of the best things on earth too ^_^

    • @Nileb519
      @Nileb519 Před 2 lety +3

      I knew the guacamole was chipotle as soon as I saw the container it was in and how it looked like. I loooove chipotle

    • @richoamezquita353
      @richoamezquita353 Před 2 lety +2

      Real Guac has a lot of it, never been to US or chipotle, however I understand why she thought that, where she comes from, GUAC is 40% lemon.

  • @AD-mq1qj
    @AD-mq1qj Před 2 lety +1132

    A lot of Mexican-owned restaurants often Americanize their food such as adding A LOT of cheese and using cheeses that are less common in Mexico but are popular in America like cheddar and monterey/pepper jack, and mozzarella.

    • @rugma1696
      @rugma1696 Před 2 lety +22

      thats so sad

    • @LouieLouie505
      @LouieLouie505 Před 2 lety +144

      @@rugma1696 “…so sad….” Only in one way. Selling what customers want to buy creates business and profit - not so sad for people to make a living doing what they like. This adjusting happens all over the world all the time with all cuisines.

    • @LuluBeLulu
      @LuluBeLulu Před 2 lety +66

      some ingredients are also harder to get or more expensive in some areas of the US, they may not be a realistic option to keep profits where they need to be. I don't mind things a little americanized as long as the food tastes good

    • @edithdlp8045
      @edithdlp8045 Před 2 lety +55

      Tacos in Mexico don't have cheese nor sour cream. Real tacos are in 2 mini tortillas with meat, cilantro, lime, onion and salsa. My father in law has a street taco stand and sells the best tacos I have ever had.

    • @LouieLouie505
      @LouieLouie505 Před 2 lety +32

      @@edithdlp8045 There is no such thing as “real tacos.” Honestly. There are tacos you are familiar with, of course.

  • @actuallytortuous
    @actuallytortuous Před 2 lety +6

    A counter for every time she says “presevatives”
    👇

  • @caidyc
    @caidyc Před 2 lety

    I love this channel!

  • @codyash3802
    @codyash3802 Před 2 lety +544

    They’re so right, though. I live in the South and have never really had much experience with the Mexican culture. We have a considerably sized Mexican community here but they sort of keep to themselves for the most part. I grew up obviously eating Mexican style fast food and we even have a few restaurants and a couple local taco trucks started by Mexican families. The family owned businesses seemed authentic to me *UNTIL* one of the cleaning ladies at my job started bringing in meals every Thursday. Long story short, she overheard a supervisor saying he was starving but wouldn’t have time to grab lunch and she speaks decent English, so she asked if he needed a plate. One of the entry level guys (manufacturing plant) had a birthday and was Mexican, so some of the other Mexican workers did a potluck type lunch where they all cooked and brought dishes in to serve him (and an insanely good cake with fruit all over it...god 😫). Any way, she brought the supervisor a plate of food and he basically begged her to make it a regular thing and to convince her, he gave her permission to charge per plate. She and a couple of the older Mexican ladies decided to give it a shot and went around basically taking orders. They’d make a couple different things each week, so it wasn’t like you got a menu to choose from. You either bought what they had that Thursday or missed out. But in management and the engineering department, we never skipped a week. And we were NEVER disappointed. I was being served food out of the back of some lady’s Tahoe but it tasted like it came fresh out of a fantastic kitchen. The flavors, colors and textures were INSANE. Nothing like the Mexican I’d had before. Nothing even close to it. They served us cow tongue taco things once and I didn’t even care that it was cow tongue. They made it so well that I forgot, honestly. God...it’s so impressive.

    • @khoowaay7700
      @khoowaay7700 Před 2 lety +4

      😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

    • @gadielarellano8187
      @gadielarellano8187 Před 2 lety +41

      The taco is called barbacoa and there’s more styles some people order tongue other people order the cheeks and this is really rare but some people eat the eyes as well lol so when you get Barbacoa try to be specific in which part you want unless you don’t mind eating the head of a cow oh also get add cilantro and chopped onions if you want you could caramelize them as I do to get a sweet hint when eating it 😁

    • @codyash3802
      @codyash3802 Před 2 lety +3

      @@gadielarellano8187 🤤 I love that comment 🤣

    • @MinkytheMinkY
      @MinkytheMinkY Před 2 lety +5

      True, not even Mex family restaurants satisfy.

    • @codyash3802
      @codyash3802 Před 2 lety +31

      @@MinkytheMinkY In my experience, no. And I think it’s because they’re catering to an American palette. Like even dishes that they make here that are authentic Mexican dishes, they change the recipes to fit an American tastebud but that often makes it less authentic to the original. But it may also be partly due to the inability/impracticality of sourcing certain ingredients, so they substitute those ingredients for something easily accessed here but that sacrifices some vital characteristic of the original dish. Idk

  • @alondrac7170
    @alondrac7170 Před 2 lety +253

    The two tortillas should be a straight giveaway 😂

    • @MamahChannel
      @MamahChannel  Před 2 lety +17

      IYKYK :)

    • @jenniferhiemstra5228
      @jenniferhiemstra5228 Před 2 lety +1

      Legit curiosity, why ARE they served with two tortillas?? 🌮

    • @93aihtnyc
      @93aihtnyc Před 2 lety

      Not really it all depends what taqueria you go to cause I don’t believe that real Mexican tacos have 2 tortillas. I’ve eaten tacos in Mexico lots of times and they don’t make them with double tortilla

    • @AntonioCardenasT
      @AntonioCardenasT Před 2 lety +6

      @@93aihtnyc normally is single tortilla if its a big tortilla abd double if its a small tortilla

    • @dafty9159
      @dafty9159 Před 2 lety +3

      @@93aihtnyc most taquerías serve tacos with two tortillas because once you put guacamole and salsa the first tortilla might get a little soggy and break

  • @grizzlycountry1030
    @grizzlycountry1030 Před rokem

    Thank you ladies.

  • @velovictus
    @velovictus Před 11 měsíci +1

    Right at the start, I agree-it's all about the love being put into the food. Growing up, my best friend's mom was Mexican and she fed me just the same as if I was her own child. So whenever my mom packed me Korean food for lunch, I would share it with my friend's mom.

  • @JohnOhkumaThiel
    @JohnOhkumaThiel Před 2 lety +935

    They are spot on. With very few exceptions like Chipotle, it’s not about the difference in recipe. American fast food is highly processed, made for low price and high volume, because the point isn’t to make great food, it’s to make cheap food quickly. Even the difference between American fast food and a chain or franchise that makes the same things out of fresh, whole ingredients, it’s obvious-like McDonald’s versus In ‘n’ Out or Kua Aina-very close in price, but the fast food can’t pass for homemade or diner quality food.
    Chipolte is a good example of where they make quality fresh food, but it’s not like the real thing because the customer has to tell them what to put in it. You get better food from a food truck.

    • @frankomendizabal2348
      @frankomendizabal2348 Před 2 lety +47

      Let’s be real here, a lot of Mexicans that own food trucks and restaurants also serve really crappy food, that’s also cooked in large amounts and served with the crappiest beans as filler to lower costs. And it’s usually always the same things, like tacos, burritos, nachos, and other variations with tortillas, 😷 😴. You rarely see real Mexican food like Chiles en Nogada or Mixiotes.

    • @ann0y1n98
      @ann0y1n98 Před 2 lety +2

      You made me want a cheeseburger mentioning McDonald’s 😂

    • @mistastealyogirlll
      @mistastealyogirlll Před 2 lety

      Yolo

    • @daluckygit8019
      @daluckygit8019 Před 2 lety +1

      In n out overated imo

    • @mikealaniz7236
      @mikealaniz7236 Před 2 lety +1

      @@frankomendizabal2348 I’m in San Antonio and I think this is the best version of America Mexican food. What state are you in?

  • @mystysenchantedeats
    @mystysenchantedeats Před 2 lety +2676

    This world would be SO DULL without MEXICAN FOOD ❤️

  • @simsbanshee
    @simsbanshee Před 11 měsíci +4

    I am still at a beginner level of Spanish, and I appreciate how much I could understand without subtitles. I love that they speak such good and easy to understand Spanish and gave me a chance to practice my skills. And the video was very well done, too! :)

  • @alloverdaplace2043
    @alloverdaplace2043 Před rokem +1

    I could watch this all day lol I just discovered this

  • @kallen868
    @kallen868 Před 2 lety +249

    "Mama knows!!!" 😂
    Love these ladies!😍

  • @P0k3D0nd3M4cG
    @P0k3D0nd3M4cG Před 2 lety +374

    Bro, you don't know how crazy it is to have went to high school with the producers of this channel and been over to their houses. I never would have guessed 12 years ago that their moms would be the faces of a poppin CZcams channel. Salute and keep on grinding!

  • @h4bber957
    @h4bber957 Před rokem +5

    EL INGLÉS DE LA SEÑORA DE BLUSA BLANCA ES 🔝🔝🔝

    • @DiamondHoe
      @DiamondHoe Před rokem

      Pls use english I don’t know mexican 😊😁

  • @TehAnshiTunes
    @TehAnshiTunes Před 3 měsíci +1

    Bf and I moved next to a lovely Mexican family. The few times they invited us to share their meal are treasured by me. I cannot eat at Mexican restaurants anymore bc they just dont have that flavor of love. BTW - Our neighbor is INCREDIBLE with a BBQ. 🤤

  • @Obozo_Gaming
    @Obozo_Gaming Před 2 lety +282

    "They go by there tastes, not by there looks." I feel that same way. Something could look like it's out of a five star restaurant, but taste like trash. And something could look like trash, and taste like it's out of a five star restaurant.

    • @MamahChannel
      @MamahChannel  Před 2 lety +23

      I feel that - my favorite food places all have a B grade 😂

    • @dhegadheer2600
      @dhegadheer2600 Před 2 lety +3

      I can say the same about my mom’s cooking the food doesn’t look good or “appetizing” but it tastes Amazing love u mom 💕

    • @jcortes3930
      @jcortes3930 Před 2 lety

      I'd never eat anything that looks like trash

    • @user-ht9oc7gw1f
      @user-ht9oc7gw1f Před 2 lety +1

      that comment made no sense because they were blindfolded…..so she had no idea what it looked like.

    • @dhegadheer2600
      @dhegadheer2600 Před 2 lety

      @@jcortes3930 it doesn’t look trash literally just not like the restaurants

  • @alicia8689
    @alicia8689 Před 2 lety +35

    Xochi was so disappointed in the guacamole 😞 🤣

  • @luicro9981
    @luicro9981 Před rokem +82

    Esa señora sabe hablar inglés mejor que yo 😂

  • @uBreak17
    @uBreak17 Před 11 měsíci

    i love these ladies

  • @rosiesaints9138
    @rosiesaints9138 Před 2 lety +160

    My mom always has said that true Mexican cooking is flavorful and the love transcends in the food. I can always tells authentic Mexican food over someone who is from here. The spices and the profiles is what gives it away every time

    • @kussiebussie9715
      @kussiebussie9715 Před 2 lety

      And have access to spices we don’t even have over here or don’t think to add because we are used to the colonized way of seasoning . I hear you for sure

  • @magnolia31611
    @magnolia31611 Před 2 lety +300

    The best tacos I’ve ever had in my life where when my husband and I went to Maui on our honeymoon and we found this food truck, and the people making them only spoke Spanish, and it said they were from Mexico on the truck. It was so fresh, and delicious. I’ve literally dreamed about them a few times, especially when I’ve been pregnant. Nothing like the authentic thing when it comes to certain types of food.

  • @karlaaguilar4688
    @karlaaguilar4688 Před rokem

    Love this show VIVA MEXICO

  • @kimberlygraham543
    @kimberlygraham543 Před 2 lety

    😂😂😂😂😭
    Mama knows 😂
    I love Lucy....👏🏽

  • @reigee2869
    @reigee2869 Před 2 lety +58

    Churros originated from Spain, but traditional Spanish churros are covered with a type of glaze, like a donut. Churros with cinnamon and sugar were invented in Mexico.

    • @fernandobermejo6840
      @fernandobermejo6840 Před rokem +10

      En España no son glaseados, pero es cierto que no les echamos canela. Los churros en España son sin nada o, como mucho, con azúcar por encima, y los solemos mojar en chocolate caliente

    • @2Xboti
      @2Xboti Před rokem +2

      @@fernandobermejo6840 Aqui en Mexico siempre tienen Azucar y canela, rara vez ves alguno sin eso encima, pero tambien los bañan con chocolate, cajeta, glaseados, mermelada,etc. Sinceramente son muy parecidos, solo los toppings, a lo mejor aqui en Mexico somos mas exagerados haha

    • @eduardoavila5280
      @eduardoavila5280 Před rokem +2

      ​@@fernandobermejo6840Alabados sean los churros, de lo mejor que nos heredaron los de Españita

    • @SAKEWCW
      @SAKEWCW Před 2 měsíci

      On Spain Churros are not glazed, we put standar granulated sugar, and we can dip them in hot chocolate, we don't put cinnamon and we don't put butter in the dough mix.

  • @Bllue
    @Bllue Před 2 lety +246

    Lucy is hilarious. I love how she analyzes it. And I laughed when she said she should have been tricked with her own food

  • @tiffanyh.7920
    @tiffanyh.7920 Před rokem

    love this

  • @Gieroes
    @Gieroes Před 11 měsíci +1

    mom in black knew her stuff she was awesome! I’m proud to be a latina🇲🇽♥️

  • @DaughterOfTheKingdom16
    @DaughterOfTheKingdom16 Před 2 lety +210

    this is so true! especially when i would go travel to mexico the food is so much fresher! also im from nyc but i have lived in las vegas and los angeles and the mexican food is very different in all locations based on where people come from in Mexico.

    • @baileejo7663
      @baileejo7663 Před 2 lety +9

      I’ve had Mexican food in nyc and they gave me purple beans. Never again. I only trust California Mexican food.

    • @DaughterOfTheKingdom16
      @DaughterOfTheKingdom16 Před 2 lety +7

      @@baileejo7663 girl
      Its soo bad!! In nyc only
      Puerto Rican and Dominican food

    • @natesamadhi33
      @natesamadhi33 Před 2 lety +4

      I'll never forget when I got real Mexican food in LA for the first time. Completely changed my life. So good it inspired me to be a cook.

    • @Alex-yy3sk
      @Alex-yy3sk Před 2 lety +1

      I grew up in very southern California, whenever I visit other states I get culture shock because... Where's the flavor? The spice? The people? I swear other Mexicans don't exist up north. I have to move out of California soon because it's too expensive, I'm gonna miss my people and food so bad :(

    • @johniii8147
      @johniii8147 Před 2 lety

      The best consistently good mexican food I've had has been in Chicago. Very large mexican population and it shows. I have been to Mexico city now probably at least 10 times and didn't find the quality of the meat or cheeses nearly as high.

  • @TranzparentMethods
    @TranzparentMethods Před 2 lety +190

    Xochitl is so funny with some of her reactions! Yeah, even though the chicken quesadilla is one of the most popular items on Taco Bell's menu, does NOT make it a quesadilla! That thing is a grilled cheese sandwich with flour tortilla instead of white bread, with 4 pieces of diced chicken in it.

  • @ATrippyLENZ
    @ATrippyLENZ Před 11 měsíci

    This is hilarious lol I love it… I want to try the lady on the rights cooking.

  • @ronny2faded250
    @ronny2faded250 Před 2 lety

    “They try to hard to make it look fancy” she was blind folded!!!!!!

  • @2145yes
    @2145yes Před 2 lety +37

    I totally agree with the lady with the beanie. Fast food Mexican food uses spices that we do not use. Like cumin and paprika. Or the “Spanish” rice style is not authentic Mexican red rice.

    • @sarahline9200
      @sarahline9200 Před 2 lety +3

      It’s true! Every time we get Mexican fast food my grandma always complains “este tiene mucho comino” 😂

    • @mawlinzebra
      @mawlinzebra Před 2 lety +1

      That's the problem with texmex. They think that the more cumin they use, the more authentic it is. Calimex is way better just because off that.

    • @2145yes
      @2145yes Před 2 lety +1

      @@mawlinzebra I agree!! And that damn yellow cheese they use haha. Mexico does not use yellow cheese they use queso fresco, cotija, or stinky cheese. Probably some other cheeses too but not yellow.

    • @yazminnogueda1032
      @yazminnogueda1032 Před 2 lety +3

      We do use cumin in Mexican cuisine, but the seeds not the powder, also, we don't overseason.
      We do make what they call "Spanish" rice but we call it sopa de arroz rojo (we have sopa de arroz en verde, blanco, con mantequilla, etc.. ) here in México.

  • @brittianyjackson3022
    @brittianyjackson3022 Před rokem

    I’ve have authentic Mexican food and that shit is made with heart, soul, & hella love

  • @dollazNzentz
    @dollazNzentz Před 11 měsíci

    In Yakima, WA my go to Mexican restaurant is Mercedes & Family. You got the grandson working the register. Mom cooking the meat and grandma rolling the tortillas. It’s absolute heaven.

  • @camillaxxyt
    @camillaxxyt Před 2 lety +83

    This channel never gets old 😩😩 i love it 💗

  • @dulceeag6454
    @dulceeag6454 Před 2 lety +48

    ¡Viva! la verdadera comida mexicana, es deliciosa

  • @tiyanawilliams5070
    @tiyanawilliams5070 Před 6 měsíci

    "oh boy" gets me every time

  • @MountainMan.
    @MountainMan. Před rokem

    I love this.

  • @phoenix2.020
    @phoenix2.020 Před 2 lety +89

    Happy New Years Lucy and Xochitl! Hope you guys enjoy what 2022 has to offer. You guys are right, nothing is better than the real Mexican food! Not even fast food!

  • @iEatcandy.
    @iEatcandy. Před 2 lety +75

    These ladies are the Cutest ever. I love Mexican culture & language.

  • @newhorizonsforfifty2833
    @newhorizonsforfifty2833 Před 6 měsíci +1

    That authentic Mexican taste is for sure!

  • @Quantity-esports1235
    @Quantity-esports1235 Před rokem

    This channel is the best

  • @Momoka7
    @Momoka7 Před 2 lety +67

    For the guacamole... everyone likes it different. I like to put allot lemon/lime in it, because I enjoy a distinct sourness. I feel like it pairs well with chips or other food. Then again I don't put in tomatoes most of the time, we prefer to make a Pico de Gallo on the side here.
    I hate preservative. Most food with preservative taste a little bit like paper... if not for the spices used.

  • @OfficiallyMariaa
    @OfficiallyMariaa Před 2 lety +19

    When MaMah posted it makes my day so much better

  • @lupeperez6170
    @lupeperez6170 Před 2 lety

    I absolutely love the mother in the red beanie

  • @tramainegause6253
    @tramainegause6253 Před rokem +1

    If she say “preservatives” one more time 😂😂

  • @majorkiki8340
    @majorkiki8340 Před 2 lety +11

    I feel like she just refers to any flavor she doesn’t like as “preservatives” 😂

  • @amandaofallon8191
    @amandaofallon8191 Před 2 lety +60

    I freaking love these videos😂. I get stoked every time they try foods. I love ourMexican moms, they crack me up !!!

  • @frigginpos
    @frigginpos Před 2 lety

    This is very enjoyable to watch. Thank you from the Gringo!

  • @iWatchTooooMuchYoutube

    This was a fun watch

  • @SBA76
    @SBA76 Před 2 lety +51

    I love them sooo much 💕 I wish I could see them each bring their fave meal that they make themselves to share with the other moms.

  • @Lady_de_Lis
    @Lady_de_Lis Před 2 lety +45

    "How were you able to tell the real Mexican food from the fast food?"
    The same way I can tell that a burger / fries / fried chicken / etc is real versus fast food lol. If ya want a good burger, you don't do Wendy's or McDonalds or whatever. You make it at home or find a good mom and pop shop in town.
    Fast food exists for one reason only - eating something that tastes similar to food but for much reduced prices and low waiting time. If you could get real food for that fast and cheap, all the fast food would go out of business in a heartbeat.

    • @RicanDemon243
      @RicanDemon243 Před 2 lety +3

      That's not even the case no more. No reason why a damn big Mac meal is almost the same price as if I went to an actual restaurant and got burgers and fries. Thees fast food places are outta pocket now a days. I just cook at home mostly. Not even worth the time or money anymore.

    • @travistotle
      @travistotle Před 2 lety +1

      It's also pretty easy to tell which one is fast food when they kept putting it ON THE SAME SIDE every single time!!

    • @tylergannon7398
      @tylergannon7398 Před rokem

      @@RicanDemon243 I agree, I always look at a McDonalds drive thru and wonder what the hell the people buying there are thinking. It taste awful but on top of that it’s pricey. They could easily go to a good burger place or hell even order a to go burger at a chain restaurant like Chili’s and it’d be the same price and taste a lot better

    • @rzovlogs
      @rzovlogs Před rokem +2

      Dude you this fast food restaurants are way more expensive than a real taco shop xd

  • @Panicaheartbeat
    @Panicaheartbeat Před 2 lety

    I love that Xochitl doubled down on the guac. 😂

  • @nycely101
    @nycely101 Před rokem +2

    They remind me of my mother, so cute!!! They need to be protected at all costs

  • @Posada222
    @Posada222 Před 2 lety +14

    Chipotle’s guac is always fresh. I used to work there

  • @alyssaolivar8527
    @alyssaolivar8527 Před 2 lety +3

    6:02 caught her peeping lmao 😂

  • @camimalm3797
    @camimalm3797 Před rokem +1

    Former chipotle worker here, they make it hand made fresh (that’s why they are out of it a lot if it’s not fully staffed) so That’s probably why there was some confusion is it is fresh and “homemade” the rest of chipotle not so much but the guacamole is fresh

  • @bianca5951
    @bianca5951 Před rokem

    That's so true, so many restaurants do too much with the seasoning. It's a labor of love and every ingredient should come thru and not be muted by excessive lime and cumin. Sometimes less really is more.

  • @marcotacoburgerful
    @marcotacoburgerful Před 2 lety +3

    That lady learned the word preservative recently lol

  • @alanjyu
    @alanjyu Před 2 lety +42

    I really loved the commentary at the very end. You should eat at small businesses that sell Mexican food if you want to understand and preserve the cultural culinary tradition.

  • @Not._par1ss
    @Not._par1ss Před rokem

    me está matando cuántas veces dijo conservantes🤣, pero por cierto me encanta este canal🫶🏾🫶🏾

  • @ALLTHINGSMUSIC9000
    @ALLTHINGSMUSIC9000 Před rokem +1

    One of my first jobs was taco bell, after being fired i rarely went back. Had a hard time getting into authentic Mexican food so floated along for a while. Eventually so long goes by I have irresistible craving for tacos. Got more interested in trying the different foods so often try to try something I haven't had before when going to taqueria. Yum yum yum. Now having Mexican neighbors, often invited over for food & bringing over plates, I'm getting a little worried I might get burnt out on Mexican food. 😆 That & Asian foods still top favorites though.

  • @StarryDrawd
    @StarryDrawd Před 2 lety +14

    I love these moms :D

  • @gustavocardenas5601
    @gustavocardenas5601 Před 2 lety +10

    I think she might have the wrong definition of preservatives.

  • @chicken6727
    @chicken6727 Před 2 lety

    Xochitl’s scream when she got the guacamole wrong was so funny

  • @lantzvincent1699
    @lantzvincent1699 Před 11 měsíci

    The mom in the red beanie dropped knowledge! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @LeezPgh
    @LeezPgh Před 2 lety +14

    Ok. To be fair, Chipotle’s guacamole is insanely good and completely freshly made. I don’t think Chipotle can even be classified as fast food in this case. It’s all freshly made and freakin amazing

  • @whosashleyg
    @whosashleyg Před 2 lety +68

    I’m not sure she really understands what preservatives are lol

    • @mobyythicc
      @mobyythicc Před 2 lety +7

      Sure she does, lime juice is used as a natural preservative. She said it was heavy on the lime which chipotle is known for.

    • @ItzPrettyCrazy
      @ItzPrettyCrazy Před 2 lety +1

      @@mobyythicc chipotle doesn’t use any preservatives

    • @mobyythicc
      @mobyythicc Před 2 lety

      I just said Lime was an natural preservative…. Which chipotle uses plenty of lime in there guacamole.

    • @mobyythicc
      @mobyythicc Před 2 lety

      Their*

    • @ItzPrettyCrazy
      @ItzPrettyCrazy Před 2 lety

      @@mobyythicc tbh I don’t even know what it means I just heard people say it my bad 😂😂

  • @bronzebullet8640
    @bronzebullet8640 Před 2 lety

    The mom on the left had me rolling 😂

  • @AcidSh33tz
    @AcidSh33tz Před 2 měsíci +1

    thats insane that she knew the ingredients even though she was blind folded! WTF man, when she said Chicken, Cilantro, Onion, I almost lost it... 🤯