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OGDEN \u2014 Carson Palma offers a straightforward explanation for his love of Mexican food."It just tastes better," said the 12-year-old Monticello boy. Carne asada tacos are his favorite, doused with a lot of lime.Having grown up eating tacos and other Mexican fare may figure in the equation. "We are Latino. We love Mexican food. We cook a lot of Mexican food at home, share a lot of Mexican food with friends and family. Love to eat it," said his dad, Jake Palma.Whatever the reason, the two Palmas are currently getting their fill of it. Launching from Monticello on Wednesday, they're driving around Utah, hitting Mexican eateries in each of the state's 29 counties. It's a father-and-son getaway, spurred, in part, by the presence of just one Mexican restaurant in San Juan County, where Monticello is located."Not a lot of options down in our neck of the woods. So we thought it would be kind of cool to see what some Mexican food options are like around the state of Utah," the elder Palma said Thursday, the second day of their four-day jaunt. Palma's wife and three other kids stayed home in Monticello.Beyond that, he said the trip provides a means of connecting with Mexican culture and making sure his son stays connected with his roots. Palma's dad is originally from the Mexican state of Guanajuato but came to the United States and worked in the farm fields of Texas, California and Washington when he was younger. Jake Palma and son Carson are on a whirlwind trip around Utah, trying Mexican food in each of the state's 29 counties. They are pictured Thursday at El Patr\u00f3n, an Ogden eatery, with the cook from the locale. (Photo: Jake Palma) As time passes, Palma, who manages public lands in San Juan County for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, lamented that successive generations of those of Mexican ancestry can lose touch with their roots."You've got to learn English, you've got to do all these things, and you kind of lose the culture just a little bit," he said. "My generation is a little less Mexican than the last generation. And then my kids are even a little bit less Mexican. My kids don't speak Spanish, and so it's also like this whole trip's been a way to kind of reconnect us to broader culture. Just kind of get out there and enjoy the food, enjoy the people that make the food and just be with them, talk with them, have fun."He noted a conversation with a woman originally from the Mexican state of Puebla e
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