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- adjective Describing a type of
cuisine , aCalifornian style ofMexican food.
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Examples
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The margarita was invented in a bar in Mexico which catered to American tourists, becoming a foundation stone of the Cal-Mex culinary tradition and a fixture in restaurants and bars through the U.S.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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The Cal-Mex food we are serving at our restaurants is very healthy: we use lots of fresh vegetables and fish, make our own tortillas, prepare our fresh salsa cruda and cook our sauces daily.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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The Cal-Mex food we are serving at our restaurants is very healthy: we use lots of fresh vegetables and fish, make our own tortillas, prepare our fresh salsa cruda and cook our sauces daily.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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We talk about Tex-Mex food but the more I think about it, it is actually Cal-Mex cuisine, from crumbly hard-shell tacos to velvety-rich guacamole to the eye-opening margarita, that has shaped our preferences for south-of-the-border fare.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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We talk about Tex-Mex food but the more I think about it, it is actually Cal-Mex cuisine, from crumbly hard-shell tacos to velvety-rich guacamole to the eye-opening margarita, that has shaped our preferences for south-of-the-border fare.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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The margarita was invented in a bar in Mexico which catered to American tourists, becoming a foundation stone of the Cal-Mex culinary tradition and a fixture in restaurants and bars through the U.S.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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Fish tacos in soft corn tortillas, a Cal-Mex standard, are usually served with shredded raw cabbage as a garnish.
The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010
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Hardshell tacos are what you find in Texas … so I reckon that makes them Tex-Mex (so different form Cal-Mex or Mex-Mex) and authentic to that particular cuisine.
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I had gone to Chevys (a Tex-Mex/Cal-Mex sort of place) for a work birthday party and I had tortilla soup.
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But Runstead had sabotaged the Venus test in Cal-Mex.
The Space Merchants Pohl, Frederik 1952
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