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I have friends with a farm in upstate NY that don't get enough days of sun during the summer to grow tomatoes. That seasonal affective disorder is real. When your whole life has been getting 250-350 days of sun a year, your first winter north of Chicago gets weird. You wonder how people live in the dark, like outdoor mole people.
And Lord have mercy, some of them think salt is spicy. You'll one day have Mexican food so bland you might think you're eating a Play-doh model of an enchilada. The restaurants play to the market. But the beer is good, the seafood is good.
Otherwise, find a town or city that matches your personality and enjoy.
๐ I love this! I do love New Mexican spice so that could be an interesting change!
Before you leave the SW, take a cooking class from some abuela. You'll be glad to share some real food one in a while just to have some yourself.
East of the Mississippi and north of OK, people think all tacos are hard shell, stale-ass Taco Bell abominations. I just can't even sometimes.
While you do see some people in the north that can't take spice, this quote is just wrong
There is good Latino food in the midwest and northeast now. Just look for smaller restaurants, or food trucks.
For sure, but when you go to visit lifelong Midwesterners, that's the absolute last place they'll take you.
I think a lot of times that's just lack of familiarity bc the better restaurants are newer.
Beware the chancla! ๐ฑ๐ป
You never know, this might be why OP is moving!
Kinky. ๐คช
Sounds like a great market for some good real SW cuisine! And that's a great idea to get classes.
FWIW it's sunnier in New England then in upstate NY, due to proximity to the coast. The couple years I spent in Troy, NY I really noticed (and felt) the tendency to be overcast.
NGL, I prefer my beer and good in the same pint, so I'll stick to the PacNW on that. ๐