Does there exist a single Mexican dish...

El Cerro Grande is a North Carolina regional chain.

It's very good and stays true.

Baja Fresh.

"Low Fresh"? :/

If you count candy as a dish yes (yes for troll logic). Otherwise... you're going to be really hard pressed.

Ummmm.... You might be able to get something that's based on basically only mole and meat but I can't think of anything like that.

And mole is weird anyway.

edited 31st Dec '11 3:15:44 PM by Aqueos

I don't think churros have any of those, since they're pastries.

Quesodillas don't have those. At least, none that I've ever had.

I want to say empanadas usually don't, but I don't think they're Mexican.

Oh, and FLAN. But it's a dessert, so that's a stretch,

Not many and even then those are mostly just simplified versions of other dishes. For instance chicken quesadilla can be prepared with just chicken, cheese and tortillas. The full dish can contain chopped tomato, lettuce, onions, salsa, guacamole, fajita vegetables, and in Colorado green chili.

Why? Are you allergic to all that shit and are thinking of getting into Mexican food?

What does Colorado have to do with adding green chilis to dishes?

Every Mexican restaurant I've been to outside of Taco Bell has had green peppers and onions in their quesadillas.

I totally thought the OP was going to say "that can't be summarized as meat, beans, and cheese in a tortilla."

I've been to one that makes those things optional, but you specifically have to order it as JUST cheese. It was on their menu. Then again, this was a sit-down only sort of restruant, so that was probably to placate picky eaters and children.

edited 1st Jan '12 7:48:03 AM by LEMadness

^^^ Recipes very often vary from region to region based on local preferences.

edited 1st Jan '12 7:49:11 AM by BobbyG

I understand that, but green chilis seem universal to the states. I don't think it's just Colorado where this occurs.

Ah, fair enough. I don't know a whole lot about Colorado.

Neither do I, but I know that we put green chilis in our stuff in the Southeast too...

Ah, never mind then.

Around here we tend to go fairly easy on the spices. Hence why our food has a reputation for blandness, probably.

The south and the southeast is usually known for soul food, but we do have quite a bit of hispanic/latino influence. Especially in my state. Thus, we're not really considered bland in the food department.

That said, that's one of the things I actually DO like about my region: good food.

edited 1st Jan '12 7:59:54 AM by LEMadness

Chiles are common to add to just about anything. Green chili is something else entirely. (And fairly tasty depending on the spiciness and recipe.)

Who the fuck says "the states"?

You are not an American played by a British person in a BBC production.

edited 1st Jan '12 9:55:29 AM by Completion

If it's a fast foodish place, just say something like "beef taco, hold the tomato and lettuce."

If it's a fancy sit-down place, ask the waitstaff for suggestions—they'll be used to fussy orders and people who aren't too keen on aythentic Mexican food but were dragged there by the person who actually likes it. Try not to be too negative though, tell them the sort of ingredients you prefer.

^^I say "the States," though I am somewhat swayed by British media.