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And from what I can tell, correct me if I'm wrong, Tex Mex uses more cheese than authentic Mexican food.
From my experience, this would be correct. A lot of dishes had no cheese, actually. But there were most definitely grilled tortillas everywhere.
I swear this was the most common train of thought.
So would I. I always thought most "Mexican" dishes, be they Americanized or not, to be really heavy. Aside from baked tortilla chips (which is definitely an American thing,) with fresh salsa, everything else has multiple fried components. Light Mexican anything doesn't really exist.