JuiceInDogtown wrote:
He probably just meant it was Americanized. Many Americans probably couldn't handle authentic Mexican or maybe even Chinese.
Authentic Mexican isn't too different from Americanized versions, depending on where you go. Or rather, the ones who advertise themselves as authentic aren't drastically different... especially in places like Colorado, New Mexico, etc. However, Tex-Mex is certainly not the same as authentic Mexican. I hate it when a friend tells me about a great Mexican restaurant only to find out it's a tex-mex place.
However, Americanized Chinese food really doesn't bear many resemblances to authentic Chinese food. Just look at people's experiences during the Olympics... eating things we would likely throw away. So yeah, most Americans probably couldn't handle authentic Chinese food. Luckily for them, the only places to find authentic Chinese food are the various China Towns in large cities.
Short of very few neighborhoods that have actual authentic food, in most cities everything is Americanized to some extent. That shouldn't be a surprise considering even Italians have Americanized their pizza to some extent to coincide with tourist expectations.
