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container once opened. The adobo sauce can also be scooped out alone from the chiles and used to flavor sauces and salad dressings.

Duros A popular snack food made from puffed wheat. Buy duros either pre-puffed or as flat pellets that look like dried pasta.

Evaporated Milk A thick, unsweetened milk that has had some of the water removed before canning. Used in both savory dishes and desserts.

Hominy Dried corn that has been soaked in an alkaline solution. The process softens the kernels and adds nutritional value. The hominy is either re-dried, ground into corn masa, or used whole. Fresh hominy is available at some specialty markets, while dried and canned versions are available online and in many major supermarkets.

Lard Lard is making a resurgence and there are now varieties ranging from very expensive and sourced from organic grass-fed cows, to the classic boxed lard that’s been around since forever. Choose the one that best fits your needs.

Maggi Jugo Seasoning Sauce Like soy sauce, this is made with fermented wheat protein. It is used to flavor sauces and savory dishes.

Mexican Chorizo A spicy ground sausage with a deep red hue, available in beef, pork, and vegetarian varieties, and which needs to be cooked before serving. It should not to be confused with Spanish chorizo, which is more like salami.

Mexican Crema A savory, slightly salty table cream with a thinner consistency than sour cream. Use as a base for sauces; drizzle or dollop as a topping. The Cacique brand is most commonly available. Look for it in the dairy section or purchase online at Walmart.com or Amazon Fresh.

Olive Oil Originally imported from Europe. Even though the trees were not grown in the region until 1894, olive trees are now commonly found throughout the city.

Red and Green Chiles, Frozen, Chopped, or Pureed Stemmed and deseeded red chiles, chopped, or pureed, are available in the frozen food aisle in

Duros, puffed wheat snack.

Mesquite seed pods, which are dried and ground to make flour.

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Sonoran-Style Staples