Americans need more fiber and flavor in their daily lives.
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I lowkey hate this stereotype that Mexican food makes people sick. If all the "Mexican" food you ever ate is from some shitty fast food place, that's on you.
They clearly haven't went to Pujol.
Several a social homebodoes experience with Latino Cuisine came mostly from Doritos and Taco Bell.
American average diet sucks, so when they eat an inordinate amount of beans, they shit they heart out because they are not used to the fibers
I live in an area that has no Mexican restaurants, Northern Europe, so I have searched for recipes and made them myself (well, tried my best obviously) and no sickness at all. I guess this myth is just about fastfood or restaurants' hygiene levels? (EDIT; And racism?)
Beans and capsaicin. If your daily diet is low fiber low spiciness a meal that's spicy and high fiber will do that to you.
For comparison consider the "traditional" diet of the American Midwest. It's largely casseroles from canned goods, with large amounts of dairy. The plants involved are often pasta, potatoes, carrots, or canned. You also have cut of meat + fried potato. It's a diet high in sodium and fat and low in fiber and where piquancy is delivered in a dash of pre ground pepper. It's the sort of diet you'd recommend to someone who would rather schedule a day for their bowel movements rather than spending less time more frequently (and easily) on the task. This is rarely how people eat every day even there anymore, and it's an extreme example, but it's not that far off of (white) poverty food in much of the US.
To someone with a diet even resembling what I just described, a dish with lots of beans, some rice, veggies, and some kick to it can very easily overwhelm your digestive system.
Then you add some racism in to generalize it in a way associated with food in poorer countries, and add in the fact that Mexico is the most common place for Americans to get travelers diarrhea (often called "Montezuma's revenge" here).
All these issues are really easy to blend together in your head if you're the sort of person who normally eats like crap and doesn't do research before taking a vacation to Mexico.
Skill issue. Literally have never had any problems with Mexican, Indian, or any other non-european food. I think people who have had issues are more likely to speak about it, causing this warped perception. Maybe your stomach isn't equipped to handle this stuff? If a billion plus people can live with these cuisines, then maybe let's not blame the cuisines
I'm mexican, I love mexican, indian, thai food. I still have a bad time with them sometimes.
For me, it depends on the spice level. The more adventurous i am at the dinner table the worse off I am in the bathroom the next day. Worth it tho.
It's either beans, spice, or grease. They get more fiber than normal, they get some exceptionally spicy food, or more grease than normal. And the grease is only if they get taco bell or some other shitty "tex-mex" food.
I never understood this relation of spicy food with a bad time in toilet, do people feel the spicy saucen when pooping? I dont
The real tragedy is countries with Mexican food not having Japanese toilets.
I never understood the claims about Mexican food causing explosive shits but I do understand why those with weak stomachs keep trying to eat it anyway.
I hear tell that the claims are from people with low fiber diets, who suddenly have to deal with fiberful foods.
(I heard it on the Internet, and so now I repeat it on the Internet and let others handle the fact checking!)
Beans will do that
Beans will fact check?
They are a magical fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot!
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I am a european in my 40s and have never, ever, encountered a shit like described here.
Every time i read about it i wander if it's because i am just not exposed to the specific food causing it, or if americans just eat so much unhealthy stuff that their digestive system is just fucked up for good. And to this day i don't know the answer.
I’m American and have never had an issue eating Mexican food and I eat it like three times per week. It’s just a bullshit, hack joke rooted in racism that somehow still proliferates.
Yeah, the only time it makes sense is when you go to Mexico and get Montezuma's revenge because I guess my American digestive tract is weak af. My brother lived in Mexico City for a few years. First time I thought it was a bad hangover. Second time thought I ate something funny. Third time I accepted it. And that was it, so apparently you just gotta accept it.
Usually that's caused by different water when traveling. Often not even bad water, just different.
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I am an American in my 40s and I've never encountered it either. I eat a lot of Mexican food and a lot of spicy food from different cultures as well, so maybe I'm just acclimated? I feel like for some of these people the spiciest food they ever eat is taco bell and it just destroys them.
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95% of Americans don't get their recommended daily amount of fiber. So when they finally do have beans, it's an experience.
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I live in the US, I don't understand this either. I've never experienced these purported issues. I'm guessing either I have a stronger than usual stomach or it's just played up for the memes?
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I have this rule that Americans are always wrong. Works out well 80% of the time I'd say. Good enough to live by it
As an american, I think you're right....
It probably boils down to people not getting enough fiber and beans end up acting like colon blow.
I’m a Canadian in my 40s and a regular once-a-day shitter. I have not experienced a shit so violent that I have destroyed a toilet. However, I have enjoyed Thai food so spicy that my asshole burned.
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Sensible chuckle magazine.
found the person who doesn't use enough wasabi on their sushi to hate themself after
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I used to go to a fantastic Mexican place in Fukuoka in the 2000s whenever I went from Korea to Japan. The owner, who worked in a restaurant in Mexico City for years, had this wall of hot sauces and tequilas behind the bar. All the sauces were free to try and he’d give you a shot of tequila on the house too occasionally.
BS they don't have Mexican food. They've imported a lot of Mexican culture if their media is anything to go by.
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There are some good Mexican, Thai, and Indian places that will gladly give you all the fire your ass can handle.
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