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Who is Weakening Mexico City’s Salsas?

January 29, 2024
Otoniel Zuloaga from NMás beams in from a taco stand in Mexico City to report on a worrisome trend: taco shops are catering to tourists by providing less spicy and sometimes even sweet dressings for their tacos as well as more Instagrammable kitschy decor.
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So did you know that there are now over 800,000 Americans living
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in Mexico. I mean,
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it's changing things as we've heard about the whole gentrification a recent
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right? What do they call it?
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The ex pas or they have a name?
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They have a certain name.
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Yeah, I know that,
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but I'll definitely look into it.
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But no, yeah,
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all these Americans living in Mexico is changing things as we know
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with the whole, you know,
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topic of gentrification. A recent survey found that half of all
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of the Mexico City residents are struggling to pay rent because of
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this whole, you know,
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move over there. We've heard,
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you know, housing restaurants,
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even the salsas are getting gentrified.
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No way. That's lass.
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Well, thankfully we have someone in Mexico here to give us
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a taste of what's going on.
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A a taste. OK.
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We got Otoniel Zuluaga of En Mass me como como de la
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de Mexico. En vivo.
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En vivo is de la de Mexico,
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en una las colonias.
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And las que aims a la salsas,
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ques Estamos, Houston el Centro la de Mexico.
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Yon Demos. Que la salsa de pic.
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Yeah. Gas cccop.
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Relax. Des fo al la la la Roma.
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No, Roma. Condesa el centro la I la Puerta de
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salsas lao can play no A Stinco Dios de salsas.
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Que de la Mas Picante.
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Que la promos in Nocona as the,
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the A dere. No.
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Que for example, salsa ta Marino Quezon Salta includes Dulces.
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No. Que los Taquero,
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los Taquero esque las A para las Palos exos porque.
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No com de Picante.
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No. Y lo es la ta C aci populares Mere Mucho
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Mas toads mesa and local con de Luminaria Yelland.
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Mucho la cultura Mexicana.
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No Clara. Como para no.
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Stamos Tambien, Contenido Uno uno Contos stamos in Mexico.
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Algo. Las personas.
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Los que tacos presso nos I teens press mujeres somos de