American Southwest Food. Search. Click to view full Infographic. Southwestern cuisine was created at the confluence of Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultures, which took place especially in the region of New Mexico, but also in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and California.he natives cultivated chiles, corn, tomatoes, beans, avocados, and squash, which have been incorporated into the cuisine of the American Southwest. The Spanish brought ingredients from their homeland, including cheese, lard, and rice.
tarpon. n, pl-pons or-pon. 1. (Animals) a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae. 2. (Animals) Austral another name for ox-eye herring. 3. (Animals) any similar related fish.
For many years Lake Tarpon has held the Florida state record for largemouth bass that was caught using a wild shiner for bait. The lake is nearly nine miles from end to end, covering a total over 2,500 acres. Surrounded with houses and resorts there are lots of fishing opportunities.ake Thonotosassa and Edward Medard Reservoir, both located near the Tampa area, offer adverage bass fishing. But Lake Tarpon is located a little farther away to the north side of Tampa.