New Mexican cuisine and red flint corn varieties are used for specialties like and blue-corn tortilla chips. Kernel corn and corn on the cob are frequent side dishes, as in the rest of the American South. Corn is not a frequent component of New Mexico or , and is usually a separate side dish in and of itself. Anise is common in some desserts, especially the state cookie, the bizcochito. Cilantro, a pungent green herb (also called Mexican or Chinese parsley, the seeds of which are known as coriander) used fresh in salsas, and as a topping for virtually any dish; not common
Rod Parsley a member of their church. I received their endorsement, which did not mean that I endorsed their views." Thereafter, Parsley withdrew his endorsement of McCain's candidacy. Parsley is identified as a prominent player in the so-called dominionist movement by both TheocracyWatch and commentator Bill Moyers. Some have criticized Parsley's recent book, "Silent No More", because of the book's description of Islam and its view that the United States Constitution provides for a separation of church and state (among other social issues), and for his support of faith healing. Parsley supports the claim that Islam is an enemy of both the