Hominy and pork stew with red chile, oregano and lime, traditionally eaten at Christmas and New Year. Pueblo Indian roots, Spanish refinement, an everyday winter staple.

Posole has Pueblo Indian roots in pre-Columbian New Mexico, using nixtamalized corn (hominy). The Spanish added pork after colonization in the 1600s. Across New Mexico the stew is the Christmas Eve and New Year's tradition, eaten for prosperity in the new year. Pueblo Harvest Cafe at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center serves the modern Pueblo version year round.

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