As seen on a menu in Washington, D.C.’s Lauriol Plaza restaurant.
Hat tip: Bego Lozano
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In case you were wondering, this blog continues to keep tabs on mainstream media and the #ItsColombiaNotColumbia gaffe. This time the honor goes to Deadline.com
Because, you know, it’s not over until it’s over.
hat tip: Jack Rico
Move over Con-chamacos! Mexican Mother’s Day is today, so Panadería KaryCar, a pastry shop in Jalisco, had the awesome idea of launching the con-chanclas, a concha/chancla combination that is going to make your mamá very happy.
Now… if they only worked a bit harder on their grammar, because, as y’all know: #AccentsMatter
Via: Panadería KaryCar
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No matter how many bizarre holidays Americans come up with, Cinco de Mayo will forever be my favorite. And not only because it’s an excuse to drink all day and yell ¡Viva México! while thinking it’s Mexican Independence (it’s not) but because it is also the time of year that brings out the stupidest most creative marketing brains to sell Americans everything, from DIY printable fiesta kits and taquito shooters (whatever that is,) to senseless drink mixes, “ethnic food” and even life-size cardboard Mexicans as scene setters.
This time around, though, in honor of that amazing marketing tool known as Twitter, I’ve put together a few tweets making their way to my timeline using the #CincoDeMayo hashtag. This has only begun, so, please help me by tweeting me your own personal horrors for 2021 Cinco de Mayo and let the “Mexican” madness begin!
Happy #CincodeMayo! Chef Christine has a special Chocolate Churro doughnut today at all shops! Enjoy this cinnamon sugary, chocolate ganache-y beauty with a cup of @CompassCoffeeDC.
Order for pickup or delivery: https://t.co/5YFXpL71Fz pic.twitter.com/POLZhMnXQE
— District Doughnut 🍩 (@DCDoughnut) May 5, 2022
We will be celebrating #CincodeMayo with our Mexican style meatloaf. It gets great reviews and is a popular, delicious recipe anytime. #meatloaf #Mexican #holiday #recipe ➡️ https://t.co/3jcer7PiXI pic.twitter.com/KtLM680GEC
— The Southern Lady Cooks (@SouthLadyCooks) May 4, 2022
Break out your sombrero… Cinco De Mayo is here.
Here’s to a day filled with laughter, music and joy!
🌮✨🎉#CincoDeMayo pic.twitter.com/7zaj3WvLVg— The Greens at Pinehurst Rehabilitation (@the_pinehurst) May 5, 2022
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
And remember: part of #financialwellness is learning how to enjoy your money now and then! Enjoy the day, and maybe some tacos and tequila too. 🌮 🍹 #CincoDeMayo pic.twitter.com/8m8vVz3YuS
— Lehigh Valley Investment Group (@LVIGinPA) May 5, 2022
Note: This post will be updated on a regular basis.
You may not know this but Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a very important religious holiday in Mexico, and among the many events that take place during the course of the week, the so-called passion play is one of the most popular — and well-attended. It consists of a representation of the via crucis, and involves everyone, from workers, students and housewives who become actors for one day to play the roles of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Nazarenes, the apostles — and other characters (not all of them strictly Biblical) including a spy, a dog, and a wandering Jew.
In the play, when Christ gets captured, we see him carrying a cross a long way and until he reaches a location that represents Mount Calvary. In the most famous of these representations (the one that takes place in Iztapalapa) we see Christ carrying his cross from the town’s main square to the nearby Cerro de la Estrella in the heart of Mexico City.
Unfortunately, not all Mexican towns and cities have a mountain or even a hill around, so they resort to crucify Jesus on pretty much any location, including an electricity pole. This, as you can imagine, can have bring about some funky accidents.
JUST WATCH. ¡Pobre Jesús!
Pizza Hut Australia tweeted the above image to its followers asking what they’d prefer on their pizza: “avocado dip” (whatever that means) or -I assume- a regular topping. I’m too busy to elaborate right now, but it is my opinion that multinationals should just leave aguacates alone.
… oh and don’t get me started on the copy.
via: Pizza Hut Australia
Mexicans this Sunday are going to the polls on whether their president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (aka AMLO) should end his six-year term or continue to the end.
The referendum, unusual for the country, will only binding if at least 40% of the country’s electorate votes, and AMLO is hoping on his popularity to achieve that figure.
He is so confident he’ll get the votes that he intentionally nullified his own ballot by scribbling “¡VIVA ZAPATA!” on it.
And -fortunately for this blogger- the memes have started to pour in…
This blog post will be updated throughout Sunday, because qué risa!
Ohio Senate Candidate J.D. Vance on Tuesday released an advertisement asking Ohio voters if they “hate Mexicans.”
Are you a racist? pic.twitter.com/Fdknxld39i
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) April 5, 2022
Soon after making its debut across social media, the 30-second spot had amassed more than 300,000 views on Twitter. And this blogger is pretty sure it had to do with Mexicans like herself jumpin in to troll him like only Mexicans can.
Below, some of my fave reactions (starting with yours truly, of course!)
me when the nytimes puts peas in guacamole pic.twitter.com/T4IUJZNx33
— Laura Martínez ® (@miblogestublog) April 5, 2022
when there’s no chente on the karaoke list pic.twitter.com/REDMoJsqZp
— chris cantú (@ccantu941) April 5, 2022
Me when people tell me they love torchy’s tacos pic.twitter.com/3XwEnqdzOj
— Fidel Martinez (@fidmart85) April 5, 2022
When they start singing Sweet Caroline at a ballgame… pic.twitter.com/aU5U6U4gN8
— Ace (@aceofsocal) April 5, 2022
When people ask me if I speak Mexican https://t.co/YeyJTZgo2O
— Los (@LosHernandez09) April 5, 2022
Me when somebody says “let’s go to Taco Bell”. pic.twitter.com/ryo2OAA9xP
— Mauricio Martínez (@martinezmau) April 5, 2022
When executives say there is no audience for Latinx podcasts. https://t.co/SgLTO8WqWB
— Jasmine Romero (@RomeroNyc) April 5, 2022
Blogger’s note: This post will be updated throughout the day, because ¡qué risa!
FIFA on Friday officially unveiled La’eeb, the official mascot of the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
La’eeb, FIFA explains, is an Arabic word meaning “super-skilled player” and it is here to “encourage everyone to believe in themselves.”
But, as this blogger rightly expected, La’eeb was quickly embraced by the Mexican meme machine, with one Twitter user rapidly turning him into a trapo para las tortillas.
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It is official: Sunday night’s infamous Oscar slap has now been immortalized in the form of a piñata thanks to the folks of famed Piñatería Ramírez in northern Mexico.
The Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith piñatas come as a bundle with some questionable looks on either character, but omg look at those tears!
In case you’re wondering, being immortalized in the shape of a piñata is as prestigious as having been inducted into the Mexican historical hall of fame.
Photo via: Piñatería Ramírez on Facebook
Hat tip: @alacrandetexas on Twitter
Reddit Mexico has been abuzz with an overwhelming outcry against a South African corn chip snack.
The reason? Apparently, some Mexicans feel it’s super offensive to depict “one of our own” with a caricature of a mustachioed dude, wearing a giant sombrero and flanked by a cactus.
I get it, with the exception of yours truly, not all Mexicans like to wear giant sombreros when attending “culturally-relevant” parties. Yet, I’m much more offended by the look of these sad chips -and their apparent lack of delicious spicy flavor (or should I say “flavour?”)
Via: Reddit Mexico
Ever wondered how to make a Dominican quesadilla? Easy!
Just prepare a gringo quesadilla (flour tortillas, yellow/orange plastic-y cheese and pico de gallo) and serve with a side of French fries; something you think is “chipotle sauce,” and a 12 oz. small-caps “pepsi.”
All this for only $10.99! … Take that, New York Times quesadilla!
Move over tamales en bolsita, here come the esquites en bolsita, or as I like to call them, “The Esquites Pouch.”
These babies are also from La Costeña and can be found in your local Mexican supermarket for only $30 pesitos. Because nothing is sacred anymore.
Photo via Reddit