Yahritza y Su Esencia take back what they said about Mexican food

Yahritza y Su Esencia likes Mexican food!

The group took back what they said before.

They say they like tacos.

The group made up of three Mexican-American siblings, Yahritza y Su Esencia, remain in the eye of the media hurricane.

This is because they said negative things about Mexican food in a controversial interview.

Although the band has issued several public apologies for their remarks, people have not completely forgiven them.

Yahritza y Su Esencia have skyrocketed to fame in the music scene this year.

The original controversy surrounding Yahritza y Su Esencia

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Their success hit a roadblock after a series of controversial comments they made about Mexican food, which unleashed a whirlwind of criticism.

Jairo, Mando and Yahritza gave an interview where they said that Mexican food was not exactly their favorite cuisine.

This comment sparked an avalanche of negative reactions from the Mexican public and a campaign to cancel them on social media.

On September 15 when Yahritza y Su Esencia were booed while performing in the capital’s main square in Mexico City.

The impact of the group’s comments in Mexico

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The situation recently took an unexpected turn when the siblings did an interview on the Doble G YouTube channel.

Yahritza y Su Esencia likes Mexican food! They said they like some Mexican dishes, especially tacos de canasta.

Yahritza Martínez, the group’s singer, enthusiastically talked about what she ate in Mexico.

The singer said several times that she and her brothers enjoyed tacos de canasta.

Yahritza y Su Esencia likes Mexican food!

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She even noted that they tried these delicious snacks at a street vendor near their hotel in Mexico City.

«Even when we left the hotel, where we stayed, we also ate tacos de canasta (…) we were surprised because we liked the tacos de canasta,» she said.

«And well, they’re made of pork rinds, right?… pork rinds, they’re made of different things,» added the singer.

Armando Martínez, known as Mando, added that they decided to give Mexican food another chance by visiting a traditional restaurant.

Do people forgive them?

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«I didn’t know places like that (…) Then we went with our publicist to a restaurant and we liked it,» Mando said in an interview.

The group also admitted that their initial perception of Mexican food had been wrong.

They claimed they had purchased food they believed to be authentic through food delivery apps or at fast food chains.

This revelation led to a deeper understanding of the importance of exploring authentic local cuisine.

A fresh start?

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The group was canceled by a large part of the Mexican public.

However, there are some who have said they still want to listen to the group’s music.

Their multiple concerts have shown that fans in Mexico will still pay to see them.

Many think that Yahritza y Su Esencia deserve another chance after their public apology.

The group expresses their love for the Mexican public

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In their statement, Yahritza y Su Esencia emphasized that it was never their intention insult Mexican food or upset their fans in Mexico.

They acknowledged their ignorance about Mexican cuisine and thanked those who gave them the opportunity to learn and change their position.

Despite their apologies and their newly declared love for tacos de canasta, the band still faces distrust from a portion of the Mexican public.

The controversy remains a hot topic on social media, where some fans are forgiving while others remain skeptical.