Best Local Santa Fe Restaurants

Imagine diving into an authentic New Mexican dinner, including sizzling fajitas with homemade tortillas, along with authentic Spanish rice, and homemade refried beans. Rice and Beans has been a staple of New Mexican food since the beginning. Spanish rice came with the Spanish and Quesadillas were introduced. Oregano, sugar, cinnamon, black pepper, and cilantro came with the Spanish. This began the evolution of New Mexican food as we know it today. Tortilla Flats is an award winning restaurant, serving up authentic New Mexican food, they way it is supposed to be made. Dishes served at this fine New Mexican dining spot include Nachos, Enchiladas, Green Chile Chicken, Fajitas, Chimichangas, and Stuffed Sopapilla.

True New Mexican food can be found around the United States, but in Santa Fe, you will find some of the best and most authentic New Mexican food around. It can also be found in various places around the world where connoisseurs and cooks alike have made New Mexican food one of the passions. Just like the regional variances of the United States, foods in New Mexico also vary from one area to another. This is just a general overview.

Various cultures have added to the foods of Mexico over the years. Originally, it was mainly the Aztec and Mayan Civilizations with their fruits, vegetables and occasional meats. In the 1400’s Spanish Conquistadors brought rice and flour that changed the way breads were made, which were originally made from corn. Santa Fe Restaurants like Tortilla Flats in New Mexico provide their customers with the joy of eating handmade flour tortillas, made daily so you can be ensured they are tasty and fresh each time you visit this gold mine of a restaurant in Santa Fe.

Tortilla Flats uses plenty of the traditional ingredients one would expect to find in New Mexican food. This Santa Fe restaurant keeps it traditional and leaves their customer feeling like they have just journeyed to a quaint New Mexican Restaurant, while never having to leave the convenience of their Santa Fe neighborhood. Of course these ingredients include things such as Onions and garlic, found in most all variations of Mexican and Native American foods. Cilantro, fresh flour tortillas, and cheeses, along with homemade sauces is why so many locals keep coming back.

If any cuisine comes close to true Mexican cooking, Santa Fe Restaurants in New Mexico would be the ones which are authentic and true to the history of this wonderful cuisine.  New Mexico remains in the top three states having the largest Native American populations. This without a doubt has influenced New Mexican cooking.

Santa Fe Restaurants who prepare for you New Mexican food make sure they cook it with ingredients used for years in New Mexican cuisine. Cooking in New Mexico is probably best associated with the chilies grown there. Jalapeños are not often the pepper of choice when it comes to New Mexican dining; it is instead the long green variety. Two areas of the state well known for their Chile peppers are Hatch in the South Central region and Chimayo a small village tucked away in Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe. 

 

 

 New Mexican Cuisine, like Mexican cooking, pulls in many of the foods of its native inhabitants. 

What had affected Mexican cooking in the past, also affected New Mexican cuisine and  cooking. Contributions by the indigenous people of the areas did vary, however. Indian Fry Bread -Indian Tacos is flour based bread almost identical to the Sopapilla and is found in many places across New Mexico. New Mexican cuisine may be defined more in the way it is cooked, rather than the ingredients in general.  Comino (cumin) which is most common in Tex-Mex cooking is used little in New Mexican cooking. Cumin is not a Mexican spice, as many believe, but a Middle Eastern Spice. Restaurants in Santa Fe who specialize in New Mexican cuisine, remember these contributions and make sure that when you taste their food, it is authentic and delicious.

When you are ready to try some authentic, mouth-watering, and award winning New Mexican Food, visit the best Santa Fe Restaurant around, Tortilla Flats. You will be telling your friends and families about the tasty New Mexican food, the fun atmosphere, and be encouraging them to go there too so they too can taste the best New Mexican food in Santa Fe. Visit www.tortillaflats.net  to view their menu and get directions.