Take a trip to Massachusetts, however, and not a chili pepper nor a tortilla will you find in a traditional meal. Influenced
by the cold climate and the English-speaking people who settled there, the New English-speaking England kitchen gives off the aromas of soups and stews and o climate and the carrots, and turnips that is roasted for hours in the oven. Potatoes, popular, because these root vegetables grew well in the region and could be stored all winter long in the days before supermarkets and puddings and pies are the traditional English-style refrigerators. desserts, rather than the fresh fruit one often gets in the Southwest.