Southwestern United States

The chile pepper is a vegetable that has been a part of Americas history. Chile peppers haave been a part of the human's diet for as long as 7500BC. Chiles are used in many Mexican and South American cuisines as whole peppers and also grinded into spaces. In Jimmy Santiago Baca's poem "Green Chile," he refers to green chiles to represent his memories of home. Jimmy Santiago Baca is a mix of Chicano and Apache origins. At the age of two, both of Baca's parents abandoned him (Poets.org). After he was

Mangos features a great Mexican experience, while in the restaurant you may even feel like you’re south of the border. Upon arrival in the building that looks somewhat of a dive we were quickly welcomed by a feeling of proud Mexican heritage. The colors that you see in the typical Mexican restaurant paired with the festive decorations and the “Hola” we were greeted with told us we had come to the right location for some authentic Mexican food. The Spanish communications ended after I said Cinco for

Chose to go back through a couple companies that I used to work for. I chose Subway, Main St. Liquor, and Taco Bell. I chose these because I had an inside view to the OMM for all three of these companies. The OMM for Subway was a very simple one. Their main focus was on providing excellent customer service with a team effort. They have a certain prodical for making the subs, that they want you to stick with. This will keep food costs down. For example they are suppose to put only six tomatoes on

An amazing homemade recipe, both to cook and to eat, is chicken tamales. Tamales go way back in time in the Hispanic culture. From many centuries ago up until now, tamale recipes have been altered in many ways, they are made in all different sizes, colors, and tastes. Tamales is a traditional dish to serve at holidays, where there is expected to be a big crowd to feed. The homemade recipe is my mother’s; her chicken tamales are enriched with two different savory spicy fillings. Cooking may come

Awesome Stacked Papa Burrito Last week I ate at Acapulco and enjoyed a delicious 12 inch Papa Burrito. The cheesy smell made my nostrils dance. The beefy aroma made my mouth water. The Chile Verde smothered on top of the burrito tingled my nose. The rice had an essence of chicken broth and all these ingredients were inside a soft flour tortilla. The Papa Burrito looks very large and wide with a lot of flavor inside. I grab a fork and when I cut into the burrito I saw a mound of beef with melted cheese

Yesterday two of my friends and I went to a restaurant called the Santa Fe Cattle Company. It is a restaurant that serves food revolving around steaks and other southwestern cuisines. Santa Fe Cattle Company has over twenty locations in the Southeast and Oklahoma. Santa Fe Cattle Co. was started in the mid 90's by veteran restaurateur, Danny York. The criteria for the review of this restaurant has five parts, atmosphere, service, a portion of food versus the cost of the food, taste of the food, and

Tacos are a delicious way to enjoy Mexican cuisine. They're quick, filling, and flavor-packed. The lightened recipe turned up the heat, but kept the calorie count low. This project was a good way to start a fresh/new healthy lifestyle. The process to make delicious healthy tacos was not very complicated. There were very few bumps on the way but in the end, the meal was exquisite. First, I had to convince my parents to take me to a local grocery store (also known as Coborns) to buy some of the

Cabana translates to cabin in English and boy unless you've been living out in the Cibola National Forest foraging for berries and getting one with the wilderness, you have to have heard there is a fever spreading throughout town for this place. Te-he. A few cabin puns. See what I did there? Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, they specialize in fast casual Mexican food. You couldn't tell this was a chain of joints (currently, there are 166 company owned locations) due to it's seemless integration

As far as the appearance of the two restaurants being similar, the food is different. The appearance of the building gives various aspects about the quality of the food. The waiters at El Ranchero always greet their customers with a smile, and they greet the customers every time they go to the table no matter how many times they go to the same table. When customers go to El Ranchero they get their menu at the front desk, and the waiter walk them to their table, and then bring them an appetizer. The

When asked about my favorite thing in the whole entire world, my mind is quickly filled with the taste of the soft tortilla filled with my choice of meat, cilantro, onion, and salsa. Tacos are a traditional Mexican dish but are eaten by everybody. A taco to us Mexicans is like a sandwich to Americans. Anybody can eat tacos. It is not just a "Mexican" thing. These tasty tortillas filled with appetizing elements are so cheap that they are found just about anywhere. Because of its deliciousness, affordability