'New Mexico' tacos…what makes them different?

[Jbird]

I bought some of this Frontera 'New Mexico' taco seasoning

I'm eating some tacos I made with it right now as I type this. Pretty tasty, but what makes them 'New Mexico' style instead of just regular (Texas?) tacos?

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Meth

 

[Mark Wein]

Meth

I thought that was San Bernadino tacos.

 

[335clone]

Roasted red chilis

and tacos are Mexican. Damn Texans will claim anything

 

[el diablo]

It says NEW MEXICO,

 

[B Valley]

Oddly, I don't think there is an "Old Mexico Taco Seasoning". Most Mexican spices you see here are packaged like this. I don't know how New Mexico varies from Arizona or California spice-wise.

 

[Jbird]

So it's basically the chilis that separate New Mexico stuff from Tex-Mex or Mexi-Cali foods?

I'm sure those places have chilis in their stuff too, so what makes a NM chili different?

 

[335clone]

So it's basically the chilis that separate New Mexico stuff from Tex-Mex or Mexi-Cali foods?

I'm sure those places have chilis in their stuff too, so what makes a NM chili different?

You might as well ask what makes an anaheim chili different from a jalapeno or from a habanero

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile

 

[bsman]

You might as well ask what makes an anaheim chili different from a jalapeno or from a habanero

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile

Damn you! Now I'm hungry, and lunch isn't for hours!

 

[335clone]

 

[jaxn slim]

So it's basically the chilis that separate New Mexico stuff from Tex-Mex or Mexi-Cali foods?

I'm sure those places have chilis in their stuff too, so what makes a NM chili different?

Is just the specific chile.
Hatch chiles are a very culturally significant food in New Mexico. They're everywhere in the state.

 

[Tig]

From my experience, lack of flavor is what makes them different.
Plain as a primer coat.

 

[Denverdave]

Is just the specific chile.
Hatch chiles are a very culturally significant food in New Mexico. They're everywhere in the state.

They are everywhere in Colorado as well. I bought a quart fresh out of a roaster last weekend. They didn't last a week. I need to go buy a bushel. So awesome....

As for the OP - it is just a marketing name for the product. The Frontera Grill is in Chicago.