| Mexican Restaurants are becoming more and | | | | These travellers all return with an insatiable hunger |
| more popular throughout the country. What has | | | | for the food and restaurants are popping up all |
| brought on this surge in diners? | | | | over the capital and rest of the country to |
| Attracted by the relatively low fares, great | | | | satisfy these peoples needs. |
| weather, friendly locals, a great party atmosphere | | | | These restaurants are all vastly different, each |
| and good food and drink, British holiday makers | | | | serving it’s own interpretation of the |
| have, in recent years, started flocking to this | | | | traditional Mexican dishes, utilising all the staple |
| Central American country for their annual 2 week | | | | ingredients such as Tortillas, Frijoles, Chilies, |
| pilgrimage to the sun. | | | | Guacamole and Salsa. Need something to wash all |
| For many of these Gringos, it will be their first | | | | this delicious food down with? Call your waiter |
| experience in Mexican culture and the delicious | | | | over and ask for a Tequila or Cerveza (Spanish |
| food that is a staple of the Mexican way of life. | | | | – the language of Mexico and most other |
| Some do not take well to the spicy food, but | | | | Latin American Countries - for Beer). The |
| many, many more are literally blown away. | | | | abundance of Tequila in the restaurants is |
| It is not just the Mexican travellers who are | | | | probably the catalyst for the atmosphere shared |
| exposed to this food. For a large number of | | | | in all these Mexican Restaurants. You would be |
| years the USA has been revelling in the delights | | | | forgiven for thinking you were at a party. |
| of the cuisine. Mexican immigrants make up a | | | | Staple dishes found in these Mexican Restaurants |
| significant percentage of the American population, | | | | are Fajitas - Sizzling Dishes, made with Sweet |
| especially in California. When they came across | | | | Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Garlic Olive Oil |
| the border, they brought with them Mexican | | | | & freshly chopped Coriander. Served with |
| delights which are enjoyed regularly by a large | | | | Homemade Guacamole, Salsa Mexicana, Sour |
| percentage of Americans. You only have to look | | | | Cream, Grated Cheese & Warm Flour |
| at the number of Taco Bell’s fluttered | | | | Tortillas; Burritos - Flour Tortilla Cones, filled with |
| around the country to see the impact. Taco Bell | | | | either: Spicy Beef or Chicken, finished with a Salad |
| has been warped from the traditional incarnation | | | | Garnish, Salsa and Sour Cream. |
| of Mexican food to better serve the average | | | | Whatever your choice, you are sure to find that |
| American palette but it is undeniably Mexican in its | | | | taste to bring back the memories of that holiday |
| origin. | | | | in Cancun. |