Why Southwestern
Cuisine is special

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.

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Famous
Southwestern cuisine
specialties

    Burrito
       to flauta

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for Guacamole to tostados

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Burrito

Rolled flour tortillas crammed with a meat or bean mixture.

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Chauquehue Tortilla

Made with and tinted by the blue chauquehue corn.

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Chili Con Carne

Chili-spiced ground or cubed beef served in a bowl. Aficionados ridicule versions containing beans.

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Chili Relleno

Whole chili pepper stuffed with cheese, then battered and deep fried.

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Chimichanga

Deep-fried folded-and-sealed flour tortilla packed with meat.

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Enchilada

Rolled corn tortilla with a meat filling. A batch is baked together, coated with a cheese-tomato sauce.

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Fajita

Sizzling sliced steak served with tortillas and garnishes.

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Flauta

Crisp-fried tightly rolled corn tortilla stuffed with shredded meat or cheese. It's named for its flute shape.

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What's good, what's bad about it

California

Creole & Cajun

Hawaiian

New England

Soul Food

Southern

Tex Mex + New York Ethnic

Penn Dutch + Midwest farm

Native American

Cowboy + Pioneer

American city specialties

World cuisines

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Clickable
American cuisine map

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