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My Son is an Uncultured Simpleton for Ordering a Burger at an Authentic Mexican Restaurant (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by tattletaletimes to c/tattletaletimes
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As a father, I take great pride in introducing my son to new experiences and cultures. So you can imagine my disappointment when we recently visited a highly recommended authentic Mexican restaurant, only to have my son order a burger and fries?

I mean, what kind of uncultured simpleton doesn’t order tacos or enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant? And to make matters worse, he doesn’t even pronounce Mexico with an H. It’s MEH-i-co, not MEX-i-co

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[–] Lemminary 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I just want to say that we have amazing shrimp & pineapple burgers down here. 😍 Haters gon' hate, but my fatass gon' eat gud.

[–] tattletaletimes 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Really? I'm gunna have to look this up bc that sounds really interesting Edit: I saved a random recipe online but if you have a good one I'd love to try it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Huh? Is there beef? If not that's a delicious sounding shrimp sandwich

[–] Lemminary 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Yup! No beef, and you don't need it, but I think you can ask for bacon. It's so good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not a burger, sounds good though.

[–] Lemminary 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fite me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I have the power of the global burger guild on my side

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This would be me. Because I don't like tomatoes, peppers, sour cream, or avocado, I don't have a lot of options at Mexican restaurants any fancier than Taco Bell.

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nothing wrong with Taco Bell!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, Taco Bell is one of my top 3 favorite restaurants, but my family likes higher-quality places.

I mean, there are things wrong with Taco Bell, I just don't care about them.

[–] tattletaletimes 4 points 8 months ago

Lol ya I take that back. Well said. I can't say there is nothing wrong with it but dammit it's cheap and I like it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Street tacos. Tortilla meat onion cilantro salsa

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Salsa.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Go for green. Or al pastor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Salsa verde is still made with peppers. Al pastor might work depending on how promiment the peppers are - I generally don't mind the spice, just the flavor and texture of peppers themselves.

Anyways thanks for the advice. I don't really have a good reason to be arguing this, so don't feel like I'm obligating you to make a counterpoint.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I need to get the homie into a street taco he can trust

[–] Thcdenton 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Live in LA. Mexicans make the best burgers.

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'll have to check it out sometime. I'm in Minnesota and we're not known for our mexican food lol

[–] TwoBeeSan 3 points 7 months ago

Understanding seasonings?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Looks like a damn fine burger to me!

[–] Pilferjinx 6 points 7 months ago

No regrets.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Güero’s Mexican street burger, complete with fried American cheese, habanero slaw, pickled jalapeno, tamarind-habanero-roasted tomato, and a big dollop of guacamole.

This is one of the best burgers in town. Don't get me wrong, the deseyano is my go to from here, but sometimes a burger is the only thing that hits the spot.

[–] mojofrododojo 3 points 7 months ago

there's a new-mexico (new-mex-mex I guess?) restaurant around the corner that does a fucking amazeballs Hatch Chile relleno burger. Awesome burritos and tacos and everything else too, but that burger is the first time I've ever ordered a hamburger at a mexican (er) restaurant.

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 7 months ago

That looks delicious

[–] grandkaiser 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you ask for extra cinco-de-mayonnaise and wash it down with a happy hour taco-rita, then it goes back to being authentic!

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 7 months ago

Chili's is about as authentic as they come!

[–] recapitated 4 points 7 months ago

There's a Mexican restaurant in my town that I love. I love the whole menu, and they also happen to make a burger that's my favorite burger in town too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"Authentic" Mexican.

Dad is an uncultured simpleton for trying to limit the scope and depth of a national cuisine when it is a living cuisine. Even "traditional" is dubious, but at least it can be relatively qell defined by specifying how long something must occur the same way to be considered traditional.

"Authentic" mexican food can only be had when in mexico, and I will die on that hill, but not without a few greasy, spicy farts towards anyone objecting to my authentic authority on this subject.

[–] Crackhappy 4 points 7 months ago

I have had some good Mexican food in Mexico, but the best Mexican food I've ever had was on Bali, hands down.

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 7 months ago

Tattletale Times is a satire news website! Poking fun at the unfortunate fact that there is some asshole Dad out there like this but I took it over the top. I got the idea bc my 4 year old asks for a cheeseburger at every place we eat at. I have to tell him sorry but there aren't any burgers at jimmy John's! But he's such a picky eater I call it a win if I can get him to eat anything that's not candy!

[–] SpaceNoodle -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What an insufferable website.

[–] tattletaletimes 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's just a joke! Satire articles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You might want to specify that it's satire somewhere on the site. The Qanon stuff was considered a joke until suddenly it wasn't. You never know what stupid people will run with.

[–] tattletaletimes 1 points 7 months ago

I did be sure to mention it's a satire site on the About page and right under the logo on the header of every page (although now looking at it again, it is too small).
On Lemmy I include "Read the rest of the satire news article here at..." at the bottom of every post description. I also have it listed on the side bar of this community and the bio in my profile.
Although, it doesn't matter if I have it listed if people don't see it. thanks for the feedback! I'll start with making the header tagline larger and think of other ideas.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Those satire websites, just insufferable

[–] SpaceNoodle -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not all are, but this one is.

[–] tattletaletimes 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Noted!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I just realized, you're part of the site's team, right? Or at least it looks like it. A bit hard to tell because the website doesn't link to Lemmy, but it does link to Mastodon so it seems likely enough.

[–] tattletaletimes 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the website is just me, no team or anything. Oh looks like i missed the link to here on the bottom. Just added it but there wasn't a lemmy icon to chose from so I'll look into adding that. Good catch, Thanks!