A sample of what the board in Texas wants for science classes

[Juana]

Tex-Mex is an abomination.


Ethiopian, Vietnamese, three types of Chinese, Japanese, two types of Thai, Mexican food galore, Basque, Armenian, Greek, Italian, Arabic, Hmong (never had it, no idea how it's different than other regional cuisines), and there's probably one or two more I'm missing.



Also, lol, food derail.

I like parts of Texas. The Hill Country is pretty and their freeway speed limit out in the desert's 80 mph.


The content is amusing and unsurprising. Did you expect them to be honest? They're Creationists, though and through, and want everyone to be like them. Of course they're gonna lie to get Creationism into the books.

[Freeky]

Food is to whackjobs in Texas as art is to the Sunday comics, Hovercat.

[Jenne]

Tex-Mex is an abomination.


Ethiopian, Vietnamese, three types of Chinese, Japanese, two types of Thai, Mexican food galore, Basque, Armenian, Greek, Italian, Arabic, Hmong (never had it, no idea how it's different than other regional cuisines), and there's probably one or two more I'm missing.



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The content is amusing and unsurprising. Did you expect them to be honest? They're Creationists, though and through, and want everyone to be like them. Of course they're gonna lie to get Creationism into the books.

Naw.  What passes for Tex-Mex in CALIFORNIA is an abomination.  Texas food is not so bad.  IMHO, but then it's been a few years since I traveled there extensively.  And I live with constant spicy food--but I have a hugely widely varied palate.  I enjoy food from Missouri as well as New Orleans, as long as it's cooked and prepared well.

...as for the curriculum debate, hell yes, I totally agree.  Disingenuity (disingenuousness?) is a given when it comes to Bible thumpers who want to appropriate our damned public school system for their purposes.

Again, I can't wait for this pendulum swing to come BACK towards this way...

[Jenne]

It's my understanding that the "Tex" part of it holds the majority of the fats.  The "Mex" part uses a lot of lard though.  Which could be substituted with EVOO, I suppose.

If you had the inclination, you could research traditional Mexican dishes, that use spices and herbs for flavor, rather than salt and fats.

The stuff I had was just fine--not any lardier than south of the border stuff.  And I've HAD truly south of the border stuff...a lot.  The Texan Mex was not unhealthier.

Truly indigenous food ANYWHERE, btw, tends to be less spicy than its restaurant counterparts.  Most folks, it seems, rely upon condimentization when it comes to the main dishes.  There are a few exceptions (Indian being one, but if you saw how Indians from INDIA eat--they rarely pile it on...it's mostly rice rice and more rice with a small bit of their stews--or kormas--added on to flavor the rice).  As always.

[Elder Iptuous]

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Naw.  What passes for Tex-Mex in CALIFORNIA is an abomination.

fer shur!
wife and i went to Cali, and i got a burrito at a calimex joint.  i commented on what a strange piece of cheese it had on top, only to find out that it was a slice of orange.

Fucking Orange.
on a Burrito.
w t f

[Juana]

Orange? Really? I eat Mexican food here a lot and that's new to me, too.

[Don Coyote]

Orange? Really? I eat Mexican food here a lot and that's new to me, too.

Ya, I am at a total loss, maybe it was some kind of fusion restaurant.

[Jenne]

  *am not surprised* 

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

Maybe they ran out of limes?