Thursday, November 9, 2017

Culture through English 2B: Food of New Mexico (U.S.)・米・ニューメキシコ州の食べ物

Hello!



How are you? Let's look at the picture above. It's an example of an old building style in New Mexico, in the U.S. Do you know New Mexico? If you don't, here's where it's located in the U.S.: 


New Mexico is not part of Mexico - it is a state () in the U.S. On this map, New Mexico is in red.

New Mexico has, of course, a strong Mexican influence (メキシコ系影響). This means that Mexican food is a big part of the local culture in New Mexico. Here are some dishes that are common and popular:


This is a breakfast dish called huevos rancheros (rancher's eggs). This is a big breakfast!

Now look at this one. It's called carne asada:


Doesn't it look great? Now check this one out. They're tacos


Now for sweets, look at this. It's called a sopaipilla


Warmer/activity
What ideas do you get about New Mexico and its culture from the food? Let's hear your ideas and talk about them with your classmates!


Take care! See you next time!

Images: Top - "Santa Fe adobe" by karol m from arizona, USA - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg#/media/File:Santa_Fe_adobe.jpg/Map - screenshot of "New Mexico in United States" adapted from photograph by TUBS - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg#/media/File:New_Mexico_in_United_States.svg/Huevos rancheros dish - "Ela huevos rancheros" by ​English Wikipedia user Elchavobeer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ela_huevos_rancheros.jpg#/media/File:Ela_huevos_rancheros.jpg/Carne asada dish - "Carne asada". Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carne_asada.jpg#/media/File:Carne_asada.jpg/Tacos - "001 Tacos de carnitas, carne asada y al pastor" by Larry Miller - Flickr: Tinos Tacos, Roseburg, Ore.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:001_Tacos_de_carnitas,_carne_asada_y_al_pastor.jpg#/media/File:001_Tacos_de_carnitas,_carne_asada_y_al_pastor.jpg/"Sopaipilla" by Miia Hebert - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sopaipilla.jpg#/media/File:Sopaipilla.jpg/Church - "SantaFeNM StFrancis" by Carptrash at the English language Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg#/media/File:SantaFeNM_StFrancis.jpg

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