Biscochito New Mexico’s traditional cookie.
Burrito A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of beans, meat, or
both with grated cheese and chile sauce on top.
Calabacitas Zucchini.
Chicos Cooked sweet-corn kernels that have been dried in the sun.
Empanadita A deep-fried mincemeat turnover.
Enchiladas A cornmeal tortilla, either blue or yellow corn, wrapped
around or layered with meat, chicken, or cheese, and covered with
red or green chile sauce.
Frijoles Beans (usually pinto beans).
Frijoles refritos Cooked pinto beans that have been refried.
Huevos Eggs.
Piñon nuts The nuts from the cones of the piñon tree.
Posole White corn kernels that have been treated with lime to soften
the kernel’s tough outer skin to facilitate cooking; hominy.
Quelites Spinach, including wild spinach.
Sopaipillas A deep-fried bread that puffs up to resemble small
pillows.
Taco A corn tortilla that has been deep fried, folded in half to hold
meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Tamale Thick masa harina paste wrapped around a red chile sauce with
pork meat filling enclosed in corn husks and steamed before
eating.