Mexican Cuisine: Assimilating into America

09/06/2021 5 min
Mexican Cuisine: Assimilating into America

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Common understanding of Mexican food is far from its authentic actuality. Traditional dishes from south of the border have become appropriated by white restaurateurs and immigrants alike to turn a profit; Mexican cuisine and the culture itself has shifted in order to remain palatable for the US consumer.Produced by: Paul Chevallier, Abigail Connolly, Emily Dosal, David Moore, Heather Wiley