Inside 10 Arizona Kitchens Preserving the Time-Honored Traditions of Sun-Dried Carne Seca and Crispy Chimichangas

Beef dries in cages on a restaurant roof in Arizona, right under the desert sun. That sun-dried beef is called carne seca, and it is a Tucson treasure. The chimichanga has deep roots here too. Southern Arizona claims this crispy, fried burrito as its own, and one downtown kitchen is widely credited as its birthplace. I love that a plate of food can carry this much family history. These dishes come from Sonoran cooking, a style built on flour tortillas, chile, and beef. It feels different from Te