<P> Some ingredients are common in Mexican cuisine , but other ingredients not typically used in Mexico are often added . Tex - Mex cuisine is characterized by its heavy use of shredded cheese , meat ( particularly beef and pork ) , beans , peppers and spices , in addition to flour tortillas . Dishes such as Texas - style chili con carne , nachos , hard tacos and fajitas are all Tex - Mex inventions . Moreover , Tex - Mex has imported flavors from other spicy cuisines , such as the use of cumin , introduced by Spanish immigrants to Texas from the Canary Islands and used in Berber cuisine , but used in only a few central Mexican recipes . </P>
what is an example of an americanized mexican food created by tex-mex cuisine
Texas - style chili con carne , nachos , hard tacos and fajitas