Editing Tucson, Arizona (section)

===Cuisine===
Tucson is well known for its [[Sonora]]n-style Mexican food.<ref>Alpers, Jackie. [http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/welcome-to-tucson--10-must-try-mexican-inspired-dishes.html "Welcome to Tucson: 10 Must-Try Mexican-Inspired Dishes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415223652/http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/welcome-to-tucson--10-must-try-mexican-inspired-dishes.html |date=April 15, 2016 }}, Food Network. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Arellano, Gustavo (March 6, 2018). [https://wamu.org/story/18/03/06/why-doesnt-tucsons-mexican-food-scene-get-more-national-attention/ "Why Doesn't Tucson's Mexican Food Scene Get More National Attention?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164932/https://wamu.org/story/18/03/06/why-doesnt-tucsons-mexican-food-scene-get-more-national-attention/ |date=March 28, 2018 }} ''WAMU''. Retrieved March 28, 2018.</ref>  Since the turn of the century, other ethnic restaurants and fine dining choices have proliferated.<ref>Downing, Renée (July 27, 2006). [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-birth-of-tucson-cuisine/Content?oid=1084809 "The Birth of Tucson Cuisine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424071311/http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-birth-of-tucson-cuisine/Content?oid=1084809 |date=April 24, 2016 }}, ''Tucson Weekly''. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Tersigni, Jennifer (October 16, 2014). [https://tucsonfoodie.com/2014/10/16/must-try-12-amazing-ethnic-dishes-from-all-over-tucson/ "Must Try: 12 Amazing Ethnic Dishes from All Over Tucson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423203427/https://tucsonfoodie.com/2014/10/16/must-try-12-amazing-ethnic-dishes-from-all-over-tucson/ |date=April 23, 2016 }}, ''Tucson Foodie''. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref> Tucson cuisine is influenced by a diverse group of peoples, from Native Americans to Spanish settlers, Anglo-American ranchers and rail workers from China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Motley |first=Johnny |date=2025-01-19 |title=Tucson: The US's ancient, underrated culinary capital |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20250117-tucson-arizona-the-ancient-culinary-capital-in-the-us |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=[[BBC]] Travel |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ([[UNESCO]]) designated Tucson a "world city of gastronomy" under the [[Creative Cities Network]] program,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/integrated-planning/tucson-unesco-city-gastronomy|title=Tucson, UNESCO City of Gastronomy|website=www.tucsonaz.gov|language=en|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203062906/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/integrated-planning/tucson-unesco-city-gastronomy|archive-date=December 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> becoming thus the first city of gastronomy in the United States.<ref>Berlin, Andi (December 11, 2015). [http://tucson.com/business/local/unesco-designates-tucson-as-world-city-of-gastronomy/article_55f3f0a6-0b47-5fab-8672-af53bef07f15.html "UNESCO Designates Tucson as World City of Gastronomy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914212145/http://tucson.com/business/local/unesco-designates-tucson-as-world-city-of-gastronomy/article_55f3f0a6-0b47-5fab-8672-af53bef07f15.html |date=September 14, 2016 }}, ''Arizona Daily Star''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref><ref>Severson, Kim (August 23, 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/dining/tucson-food-unesco.html "Tucson Becomes an Unlikely Food Star"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224121139/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/dining/tucson-food-unesco.html |date=December 24, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> The city's focus on food includes [[Mission Garden]], a living agricultural museum that showcases the crops and trees that have been grown in the area for over 4000 years.

The [[Sonoran hot dog]] is very popular in Tucson. A hot dog is wrapped in bacon and grilled, served on a [[bolillo]]-style hot dog bun, and topped with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of additional condiments, often including mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeño salsa.<ref>Nevarez, Griselda (August 15, 2015). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/tucsons-savory-invention-sonoran-hot-dog-n406211 "Tucson's Savory Invention: The Sonoran Hot Dog"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729230737/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/tucsons-savory-invention-sonoran-hot-dog-n406211 |date=July 29, 2019 }}, NBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Robbins, Ted (August 6, 2009). [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106366080 "The Sonoran Hotdog Crosses the Border"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405020009/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106366080 |date=April 5, 2018 }}, NPR. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Edge, John T. (August 25, 2009). [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/26unit.html "In Praise of the All-American Mexican Hot Dog"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020145308/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/26unit.html |date=October 20, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 10, 2016.</ref> Tucson also has a strong, though contested, claim to being the place of origin of the [[chimichanga]].

Tucson is also the birthplace of Chinese Chorizo, a Sino-Mexican fusion dish consisting of pork sausage seasoned with soy sauce, rice wine and chili. This version of [[chorizo]] originated from local Chinese grocery stores, which existed during the 1880s to 1970s. Since 2022, the Chinese Chorizo Festival is held every October, and participants invent new dishes involving the sausage.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tucson Chinese Chorizo Festival |url=https://www.chinesechorizoproject.com/tucson-chinese-chorizo-festival |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=The Chinese Chorizo Project |language=en}}</ref>