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A fajita (/ f ə ˈ h iː t ə /; Spanish: ⓘ), in Tex-Mex cuisine, is any stripped grilled meat, optionally served with stripped peppers and onions usually served on a flour or corn tortilla. [2] The term originally referred to skirt steak , the cut of beef first used in the dish. [ 3 ]
Tex-Mex cuisine is characterized by its heavy use of shredded cheese, beans, meat (particularly chicken, beef, and pork), chili peppers, and spices, in addition to flour tortillas. Sometimes various Tex-Mex dishes are made without the use of a tortilla. A common example of this is the "fajita bowl", which is a fajita served without a soft tortilla.
A chimichanga with rice. This is a list of tortilla-based dishes and foods that use the tortilla as a primary ingredient. A tortilla is a type of soft, thin flatbread made from finely ground corn or wheat flour that comes from Mexico and Central America and traditionally cooked on a comal (cookware).
Representation of a Mexican kitchen; in front are Mexican food and spices, while in the background there are typical utensils. Pozole is a traditional soup or stew from Mexico. The Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire occurred in the 16th century.
The Ninfa's fajitas included chopped, char-grilled beef fillets placed in handmade flour tortillas. [1] Ninfa's used a smoky marinade in the beef fajitas. [27] The restaurant popularized fajitas in the Houston area. [3] This dish was so influential that, by 2001, just about all Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston served a version of the Ninfa's ...
Food writer Cathy Chaplin has said that "this is what Los Angeles tastes like." [62] Finally, there is the sushi burrito, most notably the version sold at the Jogasaki food truck. [63] Wrapped in flour tortillas, sushi burritos include such fillings as spicy tuna, tempura, and cucumber. [62]
A traditional southern food dinner consisting of fried chicken with macaroni and cheese, collard greens, okra and cornbread Tex-Mex : mixed beef and chicken fajita ingredients, served on a hot iron skillet
The fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell offers a wheat flour gordita that has limited similarity to gorditas as served in Mexico, and is more akin to a pita bread taco. [ 2 ] In eastern and central Mexico gorditas de nata (cream gorditas) are consumed often as a breakfast dish or snack.