Apparently it is common in Mexico itself. I had to look it up because I was also incredulous at using a bay leaf in a burrito.
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HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
Who the fuck uses bay leaves in Mexican food?
Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 hours ago
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Birria? Rice? Caldos?
WTF do you mean who uses leaves in Mexican food?
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Mexicans.
RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today 9 hours ago
Every good pot of Mexican beans has bay leaves in it.
protist@mander.xyz 9 hours ago
There’s literally a species of laurel native to Mexico that indigenous Americans used in their food for thousands of years.
Bay leaves come from various plants and are used for their distinctive flavour and fragrance. The most common source is the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis). Other types include California bay laurel, Indian bay leaf, West Indian bay laurel, and Mexican bay laurel.
ickplant@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I was curious, here is what I found: “We use bay leaves to add a subtle depth of flavor to dishes like our beans, rice, Barbacoa, and Carnitas.” - this was off a reddit post, so who knows.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Classic carnitas flavor absolutely has bay
rainwall@piefed.social 5 hours ago
Mexicans.
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 10 hours ago
“Mexican food”…
YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Just checked out a map; turns out Mexico does exist.
cowboydan@quokk.au 9 hours ago
Big if true
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 9 hours ago
Chipotle is to Mexican food what Olive Garden is to Italian cuisine.
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Why is it Mexican FOOD and Italian CUISINE?
chocrates@piefed.world 9 hours ago
I feel like it’s closer than Taco Bell at least
deHaga@feddit.uk 8 hours ago
The number of people who think Mexico is a South American country is worrying
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Try asking Americans to point out South America on a map. You’ll have to not giggle as they point to Texas or Florida.
cowfodder@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Mexicans. At least some of them.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Use it in with rice all the time. Its a very subtle flavor but it definitely adds to it so it goes in.
alekwithak@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
👀😬
De4dSpace@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
I use it in Chili Colorado.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 hours ago
People who know how to cook? 😆