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特色美食：取相等成分的西班牙、美国原住民和墨西哥的菜肴混合在一起,再加点儿牛仔文化的风味，就有了新墨西哥州美食。魅力乡土丰富多彩的食品以三种食材为主:大豆、玉米和辣椒。从火辣的红辣椒酱到开胃的辣椒配奶酪，辣椒几乎出现在每一道新墨西哥州的特色菜肴里，例如圣菲风味的辣椒玉米卷饼采用迭加的玉米面饼，卷上可口的嫩肉，再蘸上红辣椒和绿辣椒酱佐餐。如果想尝尝甜品，可以选炸蜜糕（sopaipilla）-- 面团经油炸后涨发如球，然后涂上蜂蜜食用。

Culinary Specialties: Take equal parts Spanish, Native American and Mexican cuisine; mix; add a dash of cowboy culture to taste and you have New Mexican fare. The Land of Enchantment’s colorful cuisine is built around three ingredients: beans, corn and chiles. From fiery red chile sauce to savory chiles rellenos, the chile appears in almost every dish unique to New Mexico. Sample an enchilada Santa Fe–style, stacked corn tortillas stuffed with savory meat and cheese and smothered in red or green chile sauce. If you’re in search of a sweet treat, try a sopaipilla — a puffy pocket of fried dough traditionally served with honey.

1996年，新墨西哥州立法机构通过一项两院联合纪念决议，宣布“红还是绿？”成为州的官方问题。这个问题来源于人们在吃新墨西哥菜时，总被问喜欢红辣椒酱还是绿辣椒酱。通过这项决议是为了强调辣椒酱产业在新墨西哥州的重要性。

In 1996 the New Mexico State Legislature passed a House Joint Memorial declaring "Red or Green?" as the official state question.  This refers to the question always asked whether one prefers red or green chile when ordering New Mexican cuisine.  This measure was passed to signify the importance that the chile industry has on the economy of the state.