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Tribal lands make up around 27% of the territory in this Southwestern state, whose state capital is Phoenix.
What is Arizona?
Tex-Mex food descended from the Tejanos, the residents of this once Spanish territory and now second-largest state.
What is Texas?
Maize, better known by this name, was first grown in present-day Mexico. It was and still is a staple crop throughout the North and Central Americas.
What is Corn?
Many Pueblo and Navajo tribes considered this group of aquatic animals to be taboo, refusing to eat them.
What is Fish?
Before the arrival of Spanish settlers, several different tribes (like the Shoshone and Navajo) inhabited the lands in this state, known for its Great Salt Lake.
What is Utah?
Chili Con Queso is often used as a dip or topping in Tex-Mex cooking. It is made with this melted dairy product and served with tortilla chips.
What is Cheese?
Tall cornstalks were often planted along with this Three Sisters crop, that needs support as it grows taller.
Hint: These can be black, green, or pinto!
What are Beans?
Many tribes in the Southwest primarily hunted this animal for its gamey meat. Don't tell Bambi!
What is Deer?
The Long Walk was the forced relocation of Native American people in 1864 to the land in this state, which shares its eastern border with Texas.
What is New Mexico?
Barbacoa, a method of cooking meat over an open fire pit, was popular among Texan cowboys. You may not have eaten barbacoa but you might have tried these types of grilled foods.
Hmmm...sounds similar.
What is Barbeque or BBQ?
Many Native Americans in the Southwest such as Pueblo tribes established more permanent dwellings and depended on agriculture. They lived a mostly sedentary life, as opposed to this kind of lifestyle, where people roam place-to-place hunting and gathering food.
What is Nomadic?
Hailing from the Northeast, Succotash is a vegetable dish comprised of corn, butter, and these kinds of bean (that are also known as butter beans).
What are Lima Beans?
This capital city of New Mexico was founded as a strategical base for the Spanish military in 1706.
What is Albuquerque?
Named after the Texan-Mexican word for "strips of meat", this is a flavorful, grilled filling for tortillas.
Hint: This could be made with grilled vegetables as well.
What is a Fajita?
Sheep were raised for the cultivation of both meat and wool. This is the name for the process of humans raising animals, that were initially wild, on farms.
What is Domestication?
This yellow dish is made by soaking dried corn in a solution to remove the outer kernels.
What is Hominy?
This Colorado town's national park is known for its well-maintained Puebloan cliff dwellings.
What is Mesa Verde?
Originating in San Antonio, Texas, this comfort-food dish includes many ingredients that are found throughout Tex-Mex cuisine such as beans and peppers.
What is Chili or Chili Con Carne?
Due to frequent droughts, many Southwestern tribes created these kinds of systems, to distribute water to crops and allow for a successful harvest.
What are Irrigation Systems?
In Navajo cuisine, Mutton Stew is a popular dish made from various cooked vegetables and the meat of this adult animal.
What are Sheep?