Southwestern cuisine
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Why Southwestern
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Southwestern cuisine is a tasty fusion of Mexican, Spanish, and Native American culinary cultures. The area stretches from Arizona to Southwest Texas, with Santa Fe, New Mexico its creative heart.
Famous
Southwestern Cuisine
specialties Burrito to Flauta
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Burrito
Rolled flour tortillas crammed with a meat or bean mixture.
Chauquehue Tortilla
Made with and tinted by the blue chauquehue corn.
Chili Con Carne
Chili-spiced ground or cubed beef served in a bowl. Aficionados ridicule versions containing beans.
Chili Relleno
Whole chili pepper stuffed with cheese, then battered and deep fried.
Chimichanga
Deep-fried folded-and-sealed flour tortilla packed with meat.
Enchilada
Rolled corn tortilla with a meat filling. A batch is baked together, coated with a cheese-tomato sauce.
Fajita
Sizzling sliced steak served with tortillas and garnishes
Flauta
Crisp-fried tightly rolled corn tortilla stuffed with shredded meat or cheese. It's named for its flute shape.
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