Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex cuisine (from Texan and Mexican) is an American regional cuisine that comes from the food creations of the Tejano people of Texas.
It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country as well as Canada.
Tex-Mex Media
Examples of modern Tex-Mex dishes and ingredients: corn, tortilla chips, cheese, tacos, salsa, chilies, and beef dishes
A seller of baked beans and tortillas in San Antonio, c. 1939
Chili with garnishes and tortilla chips
Original Ninfa's tacos al carbón/fajitas
Fajitas, wheat tortillas as taco wraps
Bowl containing Chili con carne served in a Tex-Mex style, with pork, beef, cheddar and monterey jack on top.
Ingredients commonly used in Tex-Mex cuisine
References
- ↑ Walsh, Robb (2004). The Tex-Mex Cookbook (XVI ed.). New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 9780767914888.
- ↑ Feniger, Susan; Siegel, Helene; Miliken, Mary Sue (2002). Mexican Cooking for Dummies. Scranton: Courage Books.
- ↑ Martinez, Etienne. "Mexicans in the U.S.A: Mexican-American / Tex-Mex Cousine". Lightmillennium.org. Retrieved 14 October 2017.