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Guacamole

Avocado gently mashed with chopped tomatoes, chili, onions and cilantro. Flavored with lime.

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Quesadilla

Folded-in-half flour tortilla filled with meat or cheese. Toasted, baked or fried.

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Nachos

A large mound of tostados smothered with melted cheese, sour cream, chopped tomatoes and sliced chilies.

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Navajo Fry Bread

Deep-fried dough. Popular on feast days. A Sopaipilla is similar, but smaller and fluffier.

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Posole

Thick pork and hominy (corn kernels treated with lye) stew.

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Taco

Deep-fried, folded-in-half, open-sided corn tortilla stuffed with a meat mixture.

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Tamale

Savory meat mixture encased in cornmeal dough, wrapped with cornhusks, then steamed.

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Tostados

What most Americans call tortilla chips.

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