re: "Authentic" Mexican vs "TexMex"

I just returned from a vacation in Chapas which is in southern Mexico. The food was incredible, like I never had. It would be like someone from up north eating in New Orleans. Flour tortillas can't be found, only corn. I wan't looking forward to this because I hate the corn tortillas you buy in the store.

After helping cook and grind the corn, form a ball, press and cook the tortillas the taste was like nothing I have ever had. The tamales come in two shapes, one for pork is like a small tennis ball wrapped in corn husk and the other, chicken, would be like putting two of ours together and wrapping it in a banana leaf. These are all made with fresh ground corn.

When eating fajitas the tortillas is used like us eating a folded slice of bread. The meat, chicken, onion and bell pepper is eaten with a fork not wrapped and eaten. Fresh cooked re-fried beans were to die for.