Southwest cuisine
Sonoran food traditions
Southwest cuisine is the cooking tradition of the American Southwest—Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and surrounding areas—blending Native American, Mexican, and Spanish influences.
It features chile peppers, corn, beans, and cumin prominently: The restaurant specializes in Southwest cuisine with green chile everything.
Dishes like enchiladas, tamales, and fry bread appear alongside Tex-Mex staples.
The style emphasizes bold, earthy flavors and often fiery heat.
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
- chilePungent Capsicum pod
- red chilePungent scarlet capsicum
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
blue corn · enchilada · chile relleno · adobe · adobe oven · mesquite · cumin · prickly pear · jalapeño · beans · pinto beans · cornbread · taco · street taco · carne asada · guacamole · sour cream · smoky
Southwest cuisinecoastal cuisine
Seafood-focused regional cooking
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