Southwest Cooking
Every group that explored or inhabited the Great Southwest left their mark on the food of the region. These have now accumulated into a rich and varied cuisine, including the Native American corn, beans, and squash, Spanish-Mexican dishes, cowboy cooking, pioneer cooking, and modern-day fusions of them all.
When most people think of "southwest cooking", they automatically think of chilis. Although chilis are indeed an important ingredient in many of the region's dishes, there is much more to southwest cooking than chili. This section of the Moab Trading Post provides information to help you explore this wonderful cuisine with confidence, as well as authentic, time-tested family recipes you can try on your own. Enjoy!
"The bowl had beans in it, large light-tan beans
cooked with some tomato and onion and many herbs. I ate them
with a big spoon, and now and then rolled up a tortilla from
the plate and ate it sopped in the beans. And the feeling of
that hot strong food going down into my stomach was one of the
finest I have ever had."
– MFK Fisher, "The
Gastronomical Me"