Tex-Mex
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thumbnail|upright=1.00|Examples of modern Tex-Mex dishes and ingredients including corn, [[tortilla chips, cheese, tacos, salsa, chilis, and beef dishes.]]
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- Outside the US
- Terminology
- Influential chefs
- Related cuisines
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thumbnail|upright=1.00|Examples of modern Tex-Mex dishes and ingredients including corn, [[tortilla chips, cheese, tacos, salsa, chilis, and beef dishes.]]
Tex-Mex cuisine (derived from the words Texas and Mexico) is a regional American cuisine that originates from the culinary creations of Tejano people inspired in Mexican culinary traditions. It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country. It is a subtype of Southwestern cuisine found in the American Southwest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tex-Mex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.