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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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New Mexico Symbols
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New Mexico State Vegetables
Chile & Frijol (free-HO-lays)
(Pinto beans)
Adopted in 1965.
Chile & Frijol (free-HO-lays) were adopted as the state vegetables in 1965.
New Mexico's state vegetables represent
the culinary contributions of the early Spanish settlers, who brought chile
(Capsicum annum L.) from Mexico, and
of New Mexico's indigenous Pueblo people,
for whom frijoles (pinto beans of the
Phaseolus vulgaris variety) were a
dietary staple. Chile is a pungent pepper
that is harvested in early fall, then roasted,
peeled and served. When chile ripens, it turns bright red, and red
chile is often strung in ristras and hung out to dry. New Mexico State University has developed a variety of new strains of chile, and there are always conflicting claims as to who harvests the mildest or hottest. Chile and frijoles combine in a distinctive cuisine that can only be considered "native New Mexican". The combination of vitamin-rich chile and protein-rich frijoles offers natives and visitors alike a memorable dining experience. In 1965, the legislative debate over adoption of the vegetable centered on the argument that the two vegetables were inseparable, so both chile and frijoles were adopted as the official state vegetables.
Chile and frijoles (free-HO-lays)- pinto beans - are a unique part of the New Mexican diet. Chile is a pungent pepper which is harvested green, in early fall, roasted, peeled and served in everything from soups to stews.
New Mexico Legislature
12-3-4. State flower; state bird; state tree; state fish; state animal; state vegetables; state gem; state grass; state fossil; state cookie; state insect; state question; state nickname; state butterfly; state reptile; state amphibian. (2003)
A. The yucca flower is adopted as the official flower of New Mexico.
B. The chaparral bird, commonly called roadrunner, is adopted as the official bird of New Mexico.
C. The nut pine or pinon tree, scientifically known as Pinus edulis, is adopted as the official tree of New Mexico.
D. The native New Mexico cutthroat trout is adopted as the official fish of New Mexico.
E. The native New Mexico black bear is adopted as the official animal of New Mexico.
F. The chile, the Spanish adaptation of the chilli, and the pinto bean, commonly known as the frijol, are adopted as the official vegetables of New Mexico.
G. The turquoise is adopted as the official gem of New Mexico.
H. The blue grama grass, scientifically known as Bouteloua gracillis, is adopted as the official grass of New Mexico.
I. The coelophysis is adopted as the official fossil of New Mexico.
J. The bizcochito is adopted as the official cookie of New Mexico.
K. The tarantula hawk wasp, scientifically known as Pepsis formosa, is adopted as the official insect of New Mexico.
L. "Red or green?" is adopted as the official question of New Mexico.
M. "The Land of Enchantment" is adopted as the official nickname of New Mexico.
N. The Sandia hairstreak is adopted as the official butterfly of New Mexico.
O. The New Mexico whiptail lizard, scientifically known as Cnemidophorus neomexicanus, is adopted as the official reptile of New Mexico.
P. The New Mexico spadefoot toad, scientifically known as Spea multiplicata, is adopted as the official amphibian of New Mexico.
History: Laws 1927, ch. 102, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 129-101; 1941 Comp., § 3-1303; Laws 1949, ch. 142, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 4-14-3; Laws 1955, ch. 245, § 1; 1963, ch. 2, § 1; 1965, ch. 20, § 1; 1967, ch. 51, § 1; 1967, ch. 118, § 1; 1973, ch. 95, § 1; 1981, ch. 123, § 1; 1989, ch. 8, § 1; 1989, ch. 154, § 1; 1999, ch. 266, § 1; 1999, ch. 271, § 1; 2003, ch. 182, § 1.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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