Is Mexican food healthier or lower in calories than the average type of food? Just wondering, because I don't feel anywhere near as 'heavy' as would after eating normal food (portion size same
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Depends very much on the food in question, and at least partly on how 'authentic' it is. A lot of 'Mexican' food you buy here is heavy on the cheddar, which I don't think is particularly traditional. Corn chips also tend to be high in fat, which translates to high in calories.
If you were to have a traditional meal of tortille, beans, and vegetables, it would be low in calories - at least, low in fat and high in fibre, vitamins, and all that other good stuff. If you have nachos drowned in cheese and sour cream, you have high fat food.
Try Pepe's. There's one on Baroona Rd, in Milton. I don't know enough about Mexican food to know if they're truly 'authentic', but they're damn tasty (and don't skimp on the chilli).
Ah. Thinking about the 'heavy' or 'light' feeling, that could be related to the chilli. Eating chillies sets off an endorphin surge in your body - you do tend to feel a bit lighter afterwards, and rather chilled out. =)
I've just come back from Mexico recently - the food there was *sooooo* good!! Corn tortillas are the basis of a lot of dishes, which was great for me since I can't eat wheat. (Does that maybe have something to do with your 'heavy' feeling? I know I can eat piles of those pure corn tortillas without feeling over full.) Apart from that all the other ingredients were really fresh. They do use a lot more cheese than I'd expected, but apart from that everything is pretty much low-fat, unprocessed basic ingredients.
I've been told that El Torito at West End is the most authentic Mexican in Brisbane (even though the people who run it are actually from El Salvador) and it's definitely a whole lot closer to what i ate in Mexico than cheese-glued-to-a-plate Montezumas. Good prices, lovely service, yummy food - I definitely recommend it!
Also, by the way, I found the basic food wasn't too hot since a lot of the time you'll get a few different varieties of chilli sauce and add your own to taste. Don't remember for sure but I think the same applies at El Torito - will have to go back and fin dout!
There's a new South/Central American place that opened in December in the TCB in the Valley Mall. Haven't tried it yet but word of mouth suggests it's worth checking out.
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There was a restaurant called El Toritos everyone liked I think.
As for whether or not Mexican food is full of calories, I'd like to know that too haha.
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If you were to have a traditional meal of tortille, beans, and vegetables, it would be low in calories - at least, low in fat and high in fibre, vitamins, and all that other good stuff. If you have nachos drowned in cheese and sour cream, you have high fat food.
Try Pepe's. There's one on Baroona Rd, in Milton. I don't know enough about Mexican food to know if they're truly 'authentic', but they're damn tasty (and don't skimp on the chilli).
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I've been told that El Torito at West End is the most authentic Mexican in Brisbane (even though the people who run it are actually from El Salvador) and it's definitely a whole lot closer to what i ate in Mexico than cheese-glued-to-a-plate Montezumas. Good prices, lovely service, yummy food - I definitely recommend it!
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And on a sidenote, it is really really awful hearing the Australian accent try to pronounce most Mexican dishes. Funny... but awful!!
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West End is good for restaurants of the more authentic flavour. ;)
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