People should not think that Mexican food only implies Taco
Bell. Honestly, many of the reactions from the video only support what I think
about Mexican food as it’s more than just salsa, tacos, and churros. The people
react quite hysterically as the producers introduce each dish to the partners.
When reacting, the people typically react in either an excited expression or in
a disconcerted emotion. Their comments always offer an interesting insight to
their personalities and the food. The Mexican lady adamantly eats every dish as
she knows these dishes from her culture. At least, they bravely eat the unknown
food.
When the nachos arrived, the people were first hesitant of
the nachos, but dug in afterwards. The nachos confuse me as they do not have
the usually toppings, but eventually I see the contrast in flavors and
textures. I’ve seen corn with mayo before as my little brother eats corn that
way, but I am open to the idea that the mayo sticks to spices and flavors. When
the people eat the mangos with the spice, I relate to them. Fruit with
spiciness always taste better as the spice highlights the sweetness. When they
taste the two combination of mango and tamarind, the combination reminds of the
scene from Ratatouille where Remy tries to show his friend the symphony of
flavor.
Lastly,
the Champurrado really show the relatedness that food holds between cultures.
In the words of one the eaters, the drink tastes like when you get cinnamon
toast crunch milk and microwave it. This sounds quite delicious. When the lady
mentions that the drink taste like a not done chai latte, I wonder if she
actually likes the drink. In all, most of the people likes all the dishes and
it provides more diversity to what we think of as Mexican food.