Comida Mexicana is better than Mexican Food

Time and time again I have heard, “Oh Mexican food here is Americanized. It is not real Mexican food.” So I asked my C.P. what is SO different about the Mexican food, if there was a difference at all. The first thing she said was, “The tortillas have different tastes.” And then she moved on to, “It is really just so different.” She also mentioned that American-Mexican food is less spicy. She also said that when her mom makes the food that she used to make in Mexico (with the same recipes) they taste different, good, but not the same. It sounds like she enjoys her vacations back to Mexico and the real Mexican food.