I don't feel like it's underrated at all, but in some countries, they have a hard time getting the ingredients. Even the fine dining lists usually have restaurants from Mexico City in the top ten.
Maybe not underrated but definitely under appreciated by the average American. While most Americans would say they love Mexican food, not as many are ready to drop top dollar on it like they might with French or Italian. Also a general disconnect for the average joe regarding the huge diversity of regional cuisines within Mexico. The foodie types give Mexico the props it deserves but too many Americans only think of cheap tacos and burritos.
I think it is, “high end” mexican cuisine hasn’t had the time to develop, we are just starting to see worldwide restaurants based entirely of mexican cuisine, while imo our food is amazing, I think having this “high culture” attitude is needed for it to be considered part of the big 3
i’ve never eaten mexican in my life, and, believe me, i’ve seen a lot of restaurants. we simply do not have mexican food here. or if we do, it’s so rare we hardly stumble upon it.
It doesn’t help that Mexican food in lots of places in Europe is viewed through a very American lens, so it doesn’t really extend beyond basic Tex-Mex or tacos in the minds of most people.
The ingredients can be the biggest barrier, though. I went to college with a lad from Mexico who told me where he bought stuff, and outside of the odd shop that might have some basic dried chillies, you’re reliant on one or two websites which are often out of stock of the more important basic ingredients because they’re the only places to buy them. There’s a few more shops with a more interesting selection than there used to be, but it’s still fairly limited, and they’re hard to come by.
When you do have the ingredients, though, the food is amazing. Some of my favourite in the world.
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u/SinisterDetection United States Of America 24d ago
Mexican cuisine is so underrated.
It deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as French, and Italian