Tag Archives: Food

How to NOT Market your ‘Mexican-Flavored’ Snacks

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Spanish food conglomerate Frit Ravich might want to learn how to use mexicanismos when marketing their “Mexican-flavored” snacks. According to the packaging of these Mexican-flavored sunflower seeds, the taste of these babies will leave you shaking your maracas and playing … Continue reading →

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Tired of ‘Regular Thanksgiving?’ Make it a Latino Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Let’s be honest: Just as any other holiday, Thanksgiving has become mostly another good reason to eat and drink in excess (at least in my case.) But if a 3 pm “dinner” of turkey, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce seems a little boring … Continue reading →

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This Company Wants you to Celebrate the Holidays with Vegan, Make-Believe Buñuelos

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Some company in Texas wants you to celebrate the holidays with the ultimate Latin-inspired treat: Cinnamon crisp “mini-buñuelos,” which are not only cooked in 100% avocado oil, but are also paleo, vegan and gluten free… Just like the ones my … Continue reading →

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This Company Wants you to Wrap your Infant in a Tortilla

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

The Tortilla Baby Swaddle Blanket & Knot Hat costs US$48 and it is -sadly- for real. Click on the photo for more info and how to get one for your delicious bundle of joy. UPDATE: I have just found the … Continue reading →

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Do you Like Hummus but *Love* Avocado? The Guacammus is Here!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Crazy Fresh Products, a company that guarantees “fresh-cut and ready-to-eat veggies and salsas,” has concocted the Guacammus, a blend of guacamole and hummus that is sure to make hipster-millennials salivate. This thing was last seen at a local store for … Continue reading →

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How to Turn a Chinese Restaurant into a Mexican One in Two Simple Steps

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Need to turn a Chinese restaurant into a Mexican one? EASY! Just add some sombreros –and trenzas– to the pandas on your wall paintings, and… boom! You got yourself a Mexican-themed establishment!* That is exactly what the owners of El Sol Restaurant … Continue reading →

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Show your Lover you Care with a $20 Heart-Shaped Quesadilla

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

  Want to say I love you, but you’re shy and/or not sure how to go about it? Worry not. Tex-Taco, a taquería in Katy [SIC] Texas, has a very romantic, albeit expensive, solution: A $20 heart-shaped quesadilla, most likely the … Continue reading →

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Taco Bell is Testing a Burrito Loaded with French Fries

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

If you freaked out when you read the news about Taco Bell’s chocolate-flavored pubic lice, you’ll definitely want to hear about the chain’s next outrageous proposition: Introducing The California Loaded Fries Burrito, a burrito stuffed with –yes, you guessed it!–  … Continue reading →

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Mexican Veganism Is Veganism I Can Actually Embrace 🐷

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Are you a MEAT lover, but want to get into the whole healthy-vegan-kale-gluten-free hipster BS trend thing? Worry not. My people have come up with an amazing idea! I give you Vegan Bread Crumbs, a gluten-free, vegan product you can … Continue reading →

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Sushi Tacos Are the Latest Food Craze, Because some People Want to Watch the World Burn

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Not content with ruining everything with the taco-topped pizza, the Quesalupa and the Biscuit Taco, Americans are at it again. Meet the SUSHI-TACO, the latest food craze that will soon take over your Instagram account. According to my very reliable sources … Continue reading →

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America Has Concocted a ‘Latino Croissant,’ Because why the Hell Not?

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

America, land of the free, and home of the meatless chorizo and the Chicken Taco Grande Ring, is now giving us the “Latino croissant,” which this blogger believes it’s a croissant, but Latino… whatever *that* means. Hat tip: @widestance

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Regular Sour Cream Becomes ‘Mexican Style Sour Cream’ on Amazon Fresh, because Marketing

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Remember the YogaDirect Mexican Deluxe Yoga Mat? Well, you can now add another “very special” Mexican product to your Amazon shopping cart. From the Amazon Fresh Grocery and Gourmet Food department, I give you the LALA Mexican Style Sour Cream, which … Continue reading →

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Dominique Ansel and Alex Stupak Think this Thing Is a Taco

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

Dear Dominique Ansel and Alex Stupak, I seriously think you guys are lovely and all, but can you please — PLEEEEASE — not call your “swirl of roasted corn caramel, lime zest, sea salt, and smokey salsa verde on the … Continue reading →

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This Taco Truck in Manhattan Has Best Name Ever

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

The food is not as awesome as the name, but it’s OK. Photo: Laura Martínez, 2016, Harlem

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Pillsbury Wants you to Believe this ‘thing’ is a Taco. It’s not

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Mi Blog es tu Blog

As if Taco Bell’s efforts to sell you “make-believe” Mexican food weren’t enough, Pillsbury is now peddling the Chicken Taco Grande Ring, yet another American-made concoction that will make sure your children will grow up with a twisted idea of what my people (i.e. The Mexicans) really eat. According to … Continue reading →

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