I had to go out without breakfast this morning so I thought I'd stop into my favorite Mexican restaurant for breakfast. This was my first Mexican restaurant north of the border. I ordered huevos con chirizo. Fried potatoes, refried beans and tortillas (I chose flour) came with it. I expected a little bite as I get in Mexico, something that would blow off my plate if I breathed hard. Instead I got what looked to be 6 extra large eggs fried with chirizo, slices of a good sized potato sliced and fried, refried beans, a basket of floor tortillas and a sweetish red pepper sausa. I was shocked. I ate about 1/3 of it.
So now I understand why Mexican Mexicans are thin and Hispanics are hefty. In Mexico I'd get one or two regular eggs fried with chirizo, a few papas fritas, some refried beans and a couple of tortillas. So Hispanic food's been supersized too. And Austin isn't as bad as Dallas but it's close. Austin isn't a town built for walking very far. Mexican towns are built for walking. Indeed some towns can only be accessed by walking. So plenty of intake with little calories burned versus fewer calories with lots of calories burned. There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't
