Southwest
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Southwest
Texas, Utah, California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona
They were founded in 1598 by the Spanish
Exploration and settlement
Searched for the fable seven cities of gold. All returned to the Spanish headquarters in new world, Mexico City
Indian trade or " the three sisters
Maize, beans and squash are referred to as the Indian Triad
Chillies and Rastas
A food that Columbus took back from the region now called Mexico Was chillies ( a hot pepper) which vitamin A and C
Pinion nuts
Rio Grande brought with them Apple, peach, and apricot trees, so they adapted the pinion nuts of the Native Americans to make wonderful pastries.
Fried bread or sopapillas
Attend Indian pow-wows, they often enjoy lamb stew with fry bread. Spaniards introduce a puffy bread called sopapillas
Tortilla
Southwestern cuisine has been Mexico. Their two basic food, the tortilla and frijoles, have formed the basis of many popular dishes
Tacos The Mexican version of a sandwich which have become very popular in the United States they are usually filled with ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomato sauce
Enchiladas
Fried crisp with beans, with cheese and lettuce they become chalupas
Burritos tortilla are made with beans and potato filling
Chimichangas or thingamajigs are deep fried wheat tortilla with spicy beef filled
Photo by jeffreyw
Frijoles usually red, black, or pinto ( named because they're spotted like a pinto pony)
Tamales
Mexican uses for corn husk is to make a tamale which means a bundle
Avocado also called a alligator pear. It's actually a fruit with a rough dark green to purplish skin
Photo by j_silla
Prickly pear a cactus fruit, sometimes called a "Prickly Pear" are very sweet and can be eaten raw: can range from slightly sweet to syrupy
Photo by kretyen
