Your one-stop shop for all things Latin/Hispanic/Mexican
There is nothing more depressing for this blogger than National Taco Day, when everyone – and their abuela – take to social media to share what they think are … tacos.
The good news is that it’s also National Vodka Day, so I’m off for a very early one to be able to take the pain.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDESHOW TO FEEL MY PAIN
It’s only been, like, a day, but brands are already jumping on the Hispanic Heritage Month action. Take Mattel’s most annoying toy, Barbie, who is celebrating by befriending a Latino dude named Rafa who teaches her to –what else? – how to salsa.
This clip is barely a minute, but it has everything I’ve come to expect from these kind of “homages,” namely salsa, abuelas, Tito Puente, Yolanda Rivera and the island of Puerto Rico, where Barbie & Rafa remind us they can travel to without carrying a passport!
Hold on to your sombreros: The 2022 Hispanic Hellish Month is just getting started!
hat tip: @LeChancle
Remember that nonsensical trend of putting “eñes” where they don’t belong just to make something look –and sound– more authentically “Latino?”
Well, it looks like salsa makers and Hispanic journalists organizations are not alone in this thing. The latest to jump on the nonsensical “eñe wagon” (or should I say “wagoñ?”) is the National Football League, which has added an “eñe” to give its logo an “unmistakable Latin flavor.”
Ay, dios mío!
I get it. As we “celebrate” the dreaded Hispanic Heritage Month, corporations, politicians and NGOs want to sound all cute and Latin in order to properly pander to my people, but how about learning first to put the “eñe” where it DOES belong? Like in “jalapeño?” for example?
I really didn’t want to do it, but then I thought about it and, well, what the heck? In my latest column for Hispanic Executive Magazine I went down the “x” rabbit hole and tried to “Hisplain” the so-called controversy around “Latinx.”
In a nutshell:
I must tell you I do not use “Latinx” in my daily life or my writing, nor do I identify myself as such. (Truth be told, I’m totally fine being called whatever—as long as you don’t call me before 8:00 a.m.)
But you can also click here to read the whole thing…
It will never not be funny to me that beans and corn have come to become synonyms with Mexican food. No matter how varied and wonderful our cuisine actually is. Here is the latest specimen found at my local Konzum in Zagreb.
Filing under Mexican Food According to Croatia
Photo: Laura Martínez, Zagreb 2022
I get it, “cola” is a type of carbonated soft drink, but if you promise me a bigger butt at a moment when I’m trying to shed my COVID weight, well, just move on. Nobody here needs a bigger cola.
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.
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!
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
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
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
It is official: Simon Leviev (aka Yehuda Hayut and the Tinder Swindler, has been immortalized in the form of a piñata thanks to the folks of famed Piñatería Ramírez in northern Mexico.
The Tinder Swindler piñata comes with –what else?– a bunch of credit cards on his left hand, and a romantic bouquet of roses on his right. Oh, and look at those shoes!
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
Is your four-legged best friend mad about tacos?
Worry not! Canine Carry Outs has exactly what you’re looking for. I give you Taco Minis, “a soft and chewy dog snack with the look and taste of miniature beef tacos.”
Now, I shouldn’t get into the whole specifics about what a “taco” actually entails, but the creators of this taco-treat-canine-wonder assure me these dog treats are “the perfect size and texture for treating as part of a balanced diet.”
So what are you waiting for? Get your perro some of these and wait for it to start barking in Mexican!
Hat tip: Lone Star Vegan
MI BLOG ES TU BLOG 