Which is the superior regional cuisine, Tex-Mex or Cajun?

>>21454319 (OP)
Tex-Mex by a mile. Gumbo, fried catfish, and pecan pralines are good, jambalaya and dirty rice are alright, and etouffee is okay but literally everything Tex-Mex is good when done right

>>21454319 (OP)
Just cajun and not creole? Then tex-mex wins.
>>21454371
case in point - jambalaya and dirty rice are creole not cajun

i'll take cajun every day of the week

Both are good, but I think Tex-Mex is better if you're a carnivore.

>>21454319 (OP)
i feel like a redditor doing the "Hey! Texan here!" at the start of my post, but i'm from DFW and am half cajun and grew up on cajun food made by my granddad (st martinville) and also spent quite a bit of time in houston and beaumont and those shitholes so i feel like i know both pretty well (and coincidentally they are 2 of my top 3 favorite cuisines the other being italian)
i think when it's at its best, cajun is better. but average texmex beats average cajun. i guess i'm just trying to stay texmex is more consistently good than cajun, but cajun has higher highs. but they're both fucking great.
>>21454635
there is cajun jambalaya, creole has tomatoes cajun doesnt. most of those dishes have a creole and cajun version that are pretty much the same

I never crave cajun tbqhwyf
even incredible gumbo leaves me feeling like I don't need to eat it for another year

>>21454319 (OP)
Seafood LA, Land Meat TX

>>21454319 (OP)
cajun obviously. nothing good has "mex" in it

>>21454319 (OP)
tex-mex is the most american food out there, no other country can do steak tacos or tacos in general
go to france and ask for a taco, see the fucking horror you get

>>21455577
wtf is a "taco"?

>>21454319 (OP)
I say Cajun for the seasoned savory beans alone! Tex Mex is crap when it is compared with other Mexican food variety across America. I hate to say it but the restaurants in Los Angeles, Chicago, & New York City tend to focus on the far better and tastier expressions of Mexican flavor and food than Texas influenced kind. Chicago chef Rick Bayless pictured.

>>21455495
>DFW

Do you like The Free Man? I've been there a few times, I think it's pretty good. They have gator, which is fun.

>>21455596
That fish looks awesome

>>21457358
never been, most of the cajun food i ate as a kid was made by my granddad. ended up at pappadeaux maybe once or twice a year. back then it was much better than it is now, the quality has gone downhill