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Cartoonist Mike Barfield: "Trump: The Comprehensive Mexican Food Acronyms" (Original Post) Emrys Thursday OP
Frittata is Italian, not Mexican Celerity Thursday #1
Tut-tut. FSogol Thursday #4
For a toon this good, I will forgive the cartoonist for ... planetc Thursday #6
Private Eye's letter page regularly features people correcting some of its cartoons. Emrys Thursday #8
Ah, thanks for making me pause! muriel_volestrangler Thursday #14
No worries. I hadn't seen your earlier post. n/t Emrys Thursday #16
... Harker Thursday #15
I testify that there are Mexican Frittata. TexLaProgressive Thursday #9
In SoCal, frittatas are Mexican. Recipes I got from my late aunt (San Diego, CA) attest to that... Hekate Thursday #19
Brilliant work. I think "Chorizo" is my favorite. (nt) Paladin Thursday #2
Perfect. K&R. n/t FSogol Thursday #3
K&R! Great! bronxiteforever Thursday #5
Brilliant! lark Thursday #7
Bueno! BoRaGard Thursday #10
KnR NNadir Thursday #11
Creative. I like it! nt Wounded Bear Thursday #12
Love this! Thanks, Emrys! highplainsdem Thursday #13
LOL + Can't stop chuckling. pat_k Thursday #17
BURRITO LudwigPastorius Thursday #18

planetc

(8,627 posts)
6. For a toon this good, I will forgive the cartoonist for ...
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:16 AM
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moving a popular dish overseas from its point of origin. Your point is well taken, of course.

Emrys

(8,665 posts)
8. Private Eye's letter page regularly features people correcting some of its cartoons.
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:31 AM
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Maybe you should write to them, and maybe see your name in lights. I suspect there'll be a lot of correspondence about it!

ETA: On the other hand:

https://www.mexicanplease.com/mexican-frittata/

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/275451/mexican-frittata/

https://realfoodrealdeals.com/mexican-frittata-recipe/

(He could have gone with tortilla, more or less indistinguishable - maybe some Duers can come up with acronyms for that.)

TexLaProgressive

(12,566 posts)
9. I testify that there are Mexican Frittata.
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:58 AM
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Maybe Mexico got them from Italy via Spain. They have a Mexican flavor.

Hekate

(98,530 posts)
19. In SoCal, frittatas are Mexican. Recipes I got from my late aunt (San Diego, CA) attest to that...
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:54 PM
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The frittatas were in the Mexican section of my late Mom’s recipe box, credited to Aunt Muriel.

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