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“You’re going to Mexico, huh? Don’t drink the water.” Well-meaning friends have no idea, even though they think they do.
Montezuma’s Revenge: The food-based “burning ring of fire” as experienced by those of us who eat a meal or two south of the border. Some say it’s from the water. Some think it’s from beef you thought was sirloin that turns out to be – most certainly - not sirloin.
Though you may avoid drinking the tap water, simple foods like lettuce still get washed in it. So do the plates you’re eating off of. Embrace Montezuma, to hell with it – load up. All you have to do is get through it once, and you’re good. This means crossing over and locating a smokey carne asada stand or “Tacos de Miguel” roadside shack: and throw down with the food, including all the vegetables, fresh made salsa, hand-squeezed limes, and the who-knows-where-this-cow-came-from-or-which-part-of-it-I’m-eating meat.
