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=== Cuisine === {{Main|New Mexican cuisine}} New Mexico is known for its unique and eclectic culinary scene,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cuisine in Northern New Mexico |website=Frommer's |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/northern-new-mexico/in-depth/cuisine |access-date=2022-12-28 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228205520/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/northern-new-mexico/in-depth/cuisine |url-status=live }}</ref> which fuses various [[Native American cuisine|indigenous cuisines]] with those of [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]] and [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican]] [[Hispanos of New Mexico|Hispanos]] originating in [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México|Nuevo México]].<ref name="Enchantment">{{cite book |last=Casey |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FT4mgEACAAJ |title=New Mexico Cuisine: Recipes from the Land of Enchantment |publisher=University of New Mexico Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-8263-5417-4 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Swentzell Perea 2016 p.">{{cite book |last1=Swentzell |first1=R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6P4CkAEACAAJ |title=The Pueblo Food Experience Cookbook: Whole Food of Our Ancestors |last2=Perea |first2=P.M. |publisher=Museum of New Mexico Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-89013-619-5 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Nostrand 1996 p. 13">{{cite book |last=Nostrand |first=R.L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zlvElL6-WK4C&pg=PA13 |title=The Hispano Homeland |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-8061-2889-4 |page=13 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> Like other aspects of the state's culture, [[New Mexican cuisine]] has been shaped by a variety of influences from throughout its history;<ref name="Taylor 2016 p. 361">{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IkUoCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT361 |title=Moon Route 66 Road Trip |publisher=Avalon Publishing |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-63121-072-3 |series=Travel Guide |page=361 |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Enchantment" /><ref name="New Mexico Magazine 2012 p.">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ffa2YctHlBIC |title=New Mexico Magazine |publisher=New Mexico Department of Development |year=2012 |language=it |access-date=March 19, 2018 |issue=v. 90}}</ref> consequently, it is unlike [[Latin American cuisine|Latin]] food originating elsewhere in the [[contiguous United States]].<ref name="Taco USA">{{cite book |last=Arellano |first=Gustavo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbUwNDfOBxQC&q=Taco+USA%3A+How+Mexican+Food+Conquered+America |title=Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America |date=2013 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=9781439148624 |access-date=January 18, 2018 |via=Google Books |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715054936/https://books.google.com/books?id=mbUwNDfOBxQC&q=Taco+USA%3A+How+Mexican+Food+Conquered+America |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|109}}<ref name="Guide">{{cite book |last1=Laine |first1=Don |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UNJk5M6_w8gC&q=Frommer%27s+National+Parks+of+the+American+West+(2012) |title=Frommer's National Parks of the American West |last2=Laine |first2=Barbara |date=2012 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=9781118224540 |access-date=January 18, 2018 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Sutter 2017">{{cite news |last=Sutter |first=Mike |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Review: Need a break from Tex-Mex? Hit the Santa Fe Trail |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/restaurants/article/Review-Need-a-break-from-Tex-Mex-Hit-the-Santa-12200676.php |access-date=March 19, 2018 |newspaper=Mysa |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044128/https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/restaurants/article/Review-Need-a-break-from-Tex-Mex-Hit-the-Santa-12200676.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Distinguishing characteristics include the use of local spices, herbs, flavors, and vegetables, particularly red and green [[New Mexico chile]] peppers,<ref name="Video 2022">{{cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Local Obsession: New Mexican Hatch Chile |url=https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/local-obsession-new-mexican-hatch-chile/5ce82818be40773a571c2291 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Video |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004164850/https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/local-obsession-new-mexican-hatch-chile/5ce82818be40773a571c2291 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Tanis 2016">{{cite web |last=Tanis |first=David |date=October 14, 2016 |title=Inside New Mexico's Hatch Green Chile Obsession |url=https://www.saveur.com/hatch-chiles-new-mexico/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Saveur |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628143042/https://www.saveur.com/hatch-chiles-new-mexico/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Larese 2013">{{cite web |last=Larese |first=Steve |date=July 1, 2013 |title=New Mexico Chile: America's best regional food? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/07/01/10best-readers-choice-new-mexico-green-red-chile-sauce/2479813/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=USATODAY |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091627/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/07/01/10best-readers-choice-new-mexico-green-red-chile-sauce/2479813/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[anise]] (used in [[Bizcochito|''bizcochitos'']]),<ref name="Jamison 2013">{{cite web |last=Jamison |first=Cheryl Alters |date=October 4, 2013 |title=A Classic Biscochitos Recipe |url=https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/bizcochito-recipe-83756/ |access-date=July 8, 2018 |website=New Mexico Tourism & Travel |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708133449/https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/bizcochito-recipe-83756/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Pine nuts|''piñon'']] (pine nuts).<ref name="Nut">{{cite act|type=Act|date=1978|title=Piñon Nut Act|url=http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pinonnutact.pdf|access-date=June 25, 2018}} {{Cite web |url=https://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pinonnutact.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104050202/https://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pinonnutact.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Among the dishes unique to New Mexico are [[frybread]]-style [[Sopapilla|''sopapillas'']], [[breakfast burrito]]s, ''[[enchilada]] montada'' (stacked enchiladas), green chile stew, ''[[carne seca]]'' (a thinly sliced variant of [[jerky]]), green chile burgers, ''[[Pozole|posole]]'' (a [[hominy]] dish), slow-cooked ''frijoles'' (beans, typically [[pinto bean]]s), ''calabacitas'' (sautéed [[zucchini]] and [[summer squash]]), and ''[[Adobada#New Mexico|carne adovada]]'' (pork marinated in red chile).<ref name="Matador Network 2011">{{cite web |date=May 27, 2011 |title=8 quintessential New Mexican foods we wish would go national |url=http://matadornetwork.com/life/8-quintessential-new-mexican-foods-wish-go-national/ |access-date=May 7, 2018 |website=Matador Network |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221171346/http://matadornetwork.com/life/8-quintessential-new-mexican-foods-wish-go-national/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="New Mexico Secretary of State 2018">{{cite web |date=July 3, 2018 |title=State Symbols |url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Kids_Corner/State_Symbols.aspx |access-date=July 8, 2018 |website=New Mexico Secretary of State |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707234719/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Kids_Corner/State_Symbols.aspx }}</ref><ref name="Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations, Albuquerque">{{Cite episode |title=Albuquerque |url=https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/bizarre-foods-delicious-destinations/episodes/albuquerque |access-date=May 7, 2018 |series=[[Bizarre Foods]]: Delicious Destinations with [[Andrew Zimmern]] |season=3 |number=15 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105135518/https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/bizarre-foods-delicious-destinations/episodes/albuquerque |url-status=live }}</ref> The state is also the epicenter of a burgeoning Native American culinary movement, in which chefs of indigenous descent serve traditional cuisine through [[food truck]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 27, 2022 |title=The Native American-owned food trucks taking New Mexico by storm |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/27/native-american-owned-food-trucks-chefs-new-mexico |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
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