There are numerous restaurants to choose among, from high end Mexican cuisine to simple home-cooked tortas.

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Traditional Mexican cuisine is a comprehensive cultural model comprising farming, ritual practices, age-old skills, culinary techniques and ancestral community customs and manners.

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Mexican cuisine is elaborate and symbol-laden, with everyday tortillas and tamales, both made of corn, forming an integral part of Day of the Dead offerings.

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For a trifecta of surf, turf and sizzle, head to Javier's Restaurant, which serves five-star home-style Mexican cuisine from Javier Sosa a well-known name in Southern California dining circles along the Sea of Cortez.

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New Mexican cuisine is the oldest.

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The official story is that we celebrate Cinco de Mayo in honor of Mexican heritage and battle victories, but May 5 like the Fourth of July becoming about barbecues, beer and fireworks is also the perfect day to enjoy choice tequila cocktails and Mexican-inspired cuisine.

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This Mexican-Italian fusion cuisine led to chorizo and roasted pepper pizzas.

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Contrary to its typical fast-food incarnation, Mexican and south-western cuisine is not necessarily spicy or greasy.

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Sonoran cuisine, which originates from Mexico's Sonoran desert region south of Arizona, comes closest to New Mexican cooking in its spiciness.

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