Originally Posted by
JBord
And it's pretty much an American holiday. I believe Mexico's Independence Day is in September if you want to celebrate that with a good Tequila too! At least it's a good excuse.
Many many years ago I was working on a project in Colima, MX and happened to be there on 5/5. I mentioned something about cinco de mayo to the bartender in the hotel bar, and after the laughter subsided, was informed that it was strictly an American thing and not even thought about in Mexico.
As far as eating something special on 5/5 here in the US, well we eat Mexican food at least weekly, either out or homemade, so probably wouldn't make a special effort.