Going mexicana

Mexican food is really popular in Texas. This is where the Tex-Mex was invented which is essentially Americanized Mexican food. You can read up on that on Wikipedia. While I was in Houston, I had my fair share of Mexican food. I'm learning to tell the difference between a burrito, enchilada and a quesadilla.

Had lunch at a place called Los Cucos which is a nice Mexican cafe by the freeway. I just love the tortilla chips served in the restaurants here. It tastes lighter and fresher. And the salsa sauce is just heavenly.

My main meal was called an "El Suegro" which consisted of sauteed prawns, onion & poblano peppers on rice; one beef fajita taco covered with chile con queso and a tortilla soup. The soup had strips of crispy tortillas & cheese and it had a nice texture to it.

The prawns were nice. It tastes remotely like chinese "kong-pou" sauce. I didn't like the fajita though. The beef was a tad too tough and the tortilla skin was hard. The cheese was also overpowering. But overall, I enjoyed the meal.