NO, Cinco de mayo is not the "mexican independence day" nor is it a version of any other large holiday commonly celebrated in the US. Cinco de mayo is a celebration similar to our version of St. Patrick's Day. Although it does celebrate a battle won in 1862 (the battle of publa); It is NOT, and I repeat, NOT an independence day!
Now that we have that straightened out, I think it is safe to say that cinco de mayo is celebrated all over the US and is very popular in places like Los Angeles. I however, do not reside in Los Angeles but decided to attend the cinco de mayo festival in Omaha! I was super excited to go because I knew that they would have some awesome food and it was something different to do! Although the weather was a little gloomy, lots of people still came out to enjoy the festivities!
The main street that the booths were set up on was 24th street in Omaha. I have driven by and on 24th street quite a few times, but had never stopped to see what kind of shops and restaurants are on the street. Although the taco trucks are usually not there all the time, it was still fun trying them out! I ate SO much food on cinco de mayo and loved every bit of it! I was very pleased that some of the foods resembled what I had in Mexico when I was there in 2010!
Here's a few pictures of the foods that I tried; there are plenty of others that I did not get pictures of because I was too busy chowing down.
I know the food looks good right!? You should have been there to taste it!! They had tortas, enchiladas, tacos al pastor, quesadillas... and mangos on a stick! They also had the infamous corn cob on a stick with the mayo and chili powder (which I do not eat).
Well, that was my adventure for the day! When cinco de mayo comes back around I will definitely be going out again just for the food!
Comida increible!
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