Enjoy cool breezes in a patio filled with fragrant fruit trees, watch a stunning sunset or cozy up to your meal in front of a blazing fire in winter. Taos boasts over 80 restaurants. In Taos, chile appears as a stew with beans and pork for seasoning, as a sauce over enchiladas, in a classic beef stew or meatloaf, and in or over eggs of every shape and form. It can be a side dish or the main entree. Like garlic, chile enhances the flavor of other ingredients and is thought to be beneficial to good health.
Chile is on the list of possible anti- anticarcinogens.
Chiles range from mild to very hot and the latter really sizzles on your tongue. If you're staying in a suite hotel, a cabin or room with a kitchenette, you'll want to cook in part of the time. Three major grocery store chains, Furr's , Smith's , and Super Save , are full-service markets complete with delis, bakery and video rentals. Furr's also has a pharmacy, a branch of Peoples Bank, an ATM and a post office. A Lowe's Super Save grocery store is planned for the shopping center on the corner of Albright and South Santa Fe Road across from the County Courthouse complex.