Why do mexicans love to eat chinese food but you never see chinese at a Mexican restaurant?!


Question: Why do mexicans love to eat chinese food but you never see chinese at a Mexican restaurant!?
Do chinese in the U!.S!. only eat chinese food!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
the cultures are different!. the Chinese prefer to stick with family traditions, and are very into preservation of culture!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Mexicans probably like the spicy Chinese dishes because it is similar to what they were raised on!. Eat4fun is probably right also!. Since the Hispanic population is much larger than the East Asian population in America, you are more likely to see them than Asians!. The next time you eat at a Chinese restaurant, why not ask them where they like to eat!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

i don't think mexicans eat real chinese food, i only see them eating and working at panda express or chinese buffets or any of those other "chinese" places that serve american-chinese fare like sweet and sour pork and orange chicken!.

however, when i go to a real chinese restaurant, i only see it full of chinese people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

That is a good question!. I lived in Ca!. most of my life and not only noticed that Mexicans loved Chinese food but was tol this by several Mexicans!. Here in Oklahoma I live in a University town with many Chinese students!. They do eat at te Mexican restaurants!. But in Ca!. no!.
My company has 3 Chinese who do like Mex!. food and we do a lot of business with Chinese companies!. We always take visitors to Mex!. at least once they always seem to really like it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Where I live in New Zealand all the Chinese people here only eat in chinese reteraunts and sometimes they will eat Korean food as well!. My chinese friends say its because in China its the only food they eat, they were not brought up to eat anything else!. while the Europens grew up eating everything and anything,Www@FoodAQ@Com

im Hispanic and I love chinese food!. and its authentic because the people that own and cook there are vietnamese/chinese and theres another one in town where the people are cantonese!. So yea!.!.!.and the cantonese one they serve mexican food, after all he's married to yolanda ortiz, a spanish lady!.!.!.lolWww@FoodAQ@Com

I guess it depends upon your definition of Chinese food!.!.!.

Many Chinese restaurants have an English menu and a Chinese (secret) menu!. Most of the older (and recent immigrants) will order off the Chinese menu which is vastly different than the English menu!.

also, if you look at the numbers, there are more Latinos in the US so your chances of seeing Latinos in a Chinese restaurant is greater Chinese in a Mexican restaurant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm chinese and I do gravitate towards asian style food whether it be japanese, korean, thai, etc!. but i also like american food, italian, mexican, and indian food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Many Chinese people do not like the spices in the food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Hell, most of the Mexican joints in Brooklyn are OWNED by Chinese people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

cuz maybe we just love chineese food okay!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A lot of Chinese people are picky and don't like greasy food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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