Tex-Mex blends which two food traditions?
AnswerTexan and Mexican
Tex-Mex grew from Tejano cooking in Texas.
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7 fact-checked facts about Mexican and Tex-Mex food, ingredients and flavors, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
A burrito is usually wrapped in what?
AnswerA flour tortilla
Large flour tortillas hold burrito fillings.
Going deeper
Salsa verde usually gets its green color from which ingredient?
AnswerTomatillos
Tomatillos are tart, husked green fruits.
What is a chipotle pepper?
AnswerA smoke-dried jalapeño
Chipotles are ripe jalapeños that have been smoked.
What does the Scoville scale measure?
AnswerThe heat of chili peppers
It rates capsaicin heat in peppers.
Expert level
What is nixtamalization?
AnswerSoaking and cooking corn in an alkaline solution
Lime-treated corn makes masa and improves nutrition.
Mole poblano is named after which Mexican state?
AnswerPuebla
Poblano means from Puebla.
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