India, July 26 -- If your idea of Mexican food in India starts with a mountain of cheesy nachos, moves on to a crunchy taco shell, and ends with an overstuffed burrito, you're certainly not alone. For most of us, Mexico arrived on our plates through Tex-Mex menus. But here's the twist: much of what we've come to think of as Mexican food isn't actually Mexican.

But that's changing now.

As authentic Mexican restaurants find a growing audience in India, diners are becoming more curious than ever about the cuisine's true identity. Today, people are discovering that Mexican food isn't just about heat and cheese. But about centuries-old culinary tradition built on fresh ingredients, regional diversity, complex chillies, fermentation and techn...