What is the difference between Tex-Mex cooking and that found in other areas I have visited in the United States such as New Mexico and Arizona?
All these cooking styles are properly termed Mexican-American cooking, and are regional variations within the broad definition of Mexican cooking. With the notable exception of the Mexican cooking of New Mexico, they were developed by Mexican immigrants who adapted their recipes to the new ingredients and conditions they found on this side of the border. In New Mexico, however, the cooking developed much the same is it did in Mexico, where Spanish ingredients and techniques mixed with those of the Indians. In New Mexico this meant, for the most part, the Pueblo Indians whose cooking was quite distinctive. Regional differences in Mexican-American cooking include: In the Mexican cooking of Arizona, which came mostly from the state of Sonora staples include burritos and chimichangas, often filled with dried, shredded beef, seasoned with chiles. These items, until recently, were rarely found in New Mexico or Texas. In New Mexico, sopaipillas, taken with honey or stuffed with meat are popul
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