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Originally Posted by masraum
Right. While it's possible that there are great Mexican places anywhere, they probably get rarer and rarer the farther you get from Mexico except maybe in Cali or NYC.
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Or Chicago. I'd say that Chicago has the best Mexican food in Anglo North America after the greater LA area. Certainly more and better than New York. I wouldn't rank anything in Chicago above Guelaguetza, though.
Mexican food is a very sophisticated cuisine and there's a lot of variety. If you're really interested in it, it's worth getting a book and studying it. One of Diana Kennedy's books would be a great start, though Rick Bayless's books are probably easier for beginners.
One of my good friends had a birthday party the other weekend - she is from Jalisco, and her husband is from Guadalajara. He had made a torito de guayabana, a drink from Veracruz that I hadn't had before (though I'm familiar with guayabana.) It used guayabana juice, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and white rum (though it would normally be made with the agaurdiente.) Also commonly made with peanuts (!), parchita or mango.