The most significant difference between the Mexican cuisine and the New Mexican cuisine is the Chile Pepper which is used. The New Mexican chile's have several different varieties and are seperated to green or red chile's, the colour of Chile depends on the stage of ripeness when it was picked.
The green chile is picked just before it has fully ripened. The green chile is the final ingredient of the New Mexican food, just because of its flavor. In the last few years the green chile growth is more common outside of New Mexico, but it is still the main ingredient in all the dishes from the New Mexican cuisine.
Well known New Mexican dishes are : enchiladas, burritos, cheeseburgers and bagels.
An Enchilada is a traditional Mexican dish and is served in most Mexican Restaurants around the world. Its name Enchilada comes from the verb "enchilar", Enchilada literally means "with chili's". The traditional enchilada sauce is made by dried red chile peppers which are soaked and ground into a sauce combinied with seasonings. The red enchilada sauce may be based on tomato with red chiles, On the other hand, green enchilada sauce is usually made by tomatillos with green chiles.
The enchilada is usually made with a corn tortilla which is fried briefly in hot lard, and then dipped into the chosen enchilada sauce. The tortillas are filled and rolled, then placed in a casserole, layered with sauce or any other possible additions like cheese and chopped
Onions. Enchiladas which are made with chicken, meat or cheese fillings are very popular. you can also fill it with vegetables, seafood or eggs. A popular variety is potatoes and white cheese.
The bagel (also named beigel) is a bread product which is made with wheat. Made in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is boiled in water and then baked. The result is a tasty and chewy interior with a browned and crisp exterior.
You might flavor the dough with many varieties like : salt, onion, garlic, egg, pumpernickel, whole wheat,cheese and blueberry. The bagels might be covered with seeds such as poppy or sesame. The bagel is often made with sugar, malt syrup, or honey, but don't confuse bagels with doughnuts (donuts).
A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese on it. The first cheeseburger was cooked between 1924 - 1926 by Lionel Sternberger in Pasadena, California. The trademark for the "cheeseburger" determined in 1935 to Louis Ballast, to the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In at Denver, Colorado.
The mexican cuisine offer you a lot of unique dishes, in order to learn more about one of them, the Burrito, go to the next page.
New Mexican food is a type of cuisine that was created in the state of New Mexico. Many New Mexican dishes are similar to the Mexican cuisine such as enchiladas and burritos, using the same name, however the New Mexican food are very different.
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