The Sagebrush State

NEVADA

Capital
Carson City

State animal
Bighorn sheep

State bird
Mountain bluebird

State tree
Bristlecone Pine,
Single-leaf Pinyon

State Flower
Sagebrush

Visit

Las Vegas, which could be nicknamed th town that never sleeps, is full of interesting places.

Don't forget Lake Tahoe.

The Hoover Dam and Lake Mead ar worth a day, also, give yourslef some time to go hiking along the Red Rock Canyon.

Virginia City still has the charm and color of a western frontier town. This was where Mark Twain began his writing career.

Food in the U.S.A.
-Rocky Mountains-

Nevada

Unless you are in Las Vegas, where you can eat anything from anywhere in the world, Nevada serves typical American fare –bacon, eggs, steak, hamburgers- mostly. This is the kind of food you will find in small towns, those with only one diner in a hundred miles radius.

A curious note is the north region, where you can find Basque style food. Restaurants there will have large tables and everyone will seat side by side, like they would at a family meal. Expect chateaubriand, leg of lamb, chicken, pig’s feet and various types of seafood, all seasoned with plenty of garlic, and, of course, old Spanish familiars like paella and chorizo.

For another curious note, remember people in Nevada like to add lemon to their spaghetti sauce. Two typical desserts dating from pioneer times are potato-caramel cake and saffron cake.

Las Vegas used to be famous for its ‘eat all you can’ cheap buffets, but now it has many gourmet restaurants.

Nevada foods

Nevada is the driest of all the states, but with the help of irrigation, some crops are grown, including potatoes, onions, and wheat. Beef cattle and sheep are raised.

…and food events

The Best in the West Nugget Rib Cookoff, Sparks, September, and the Basque traditional festivals.

Recipes from Nevada

Onion rings

Other articles about Nevada

If you are planning to visit Las Vegas, a city of dreams, you will be interested about dining or which are the best hotels. The choice is difficult, as every hotel has a theme and a host of free entertainment in the premises. You could try any of them and always have a great time.

Las Vegas atractions

Shopping is a major pastime, and there are very exclusive places to shop in the hotels, but also Freemont Street. Las Vegas offers unique shows like the Cirque du Soleil or unforgettable wilderness like Red Rock Canyon.

Las Vegas hotels

The Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, MGM Grand, The Mirage, The Venetian.

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Other Nevada facts

Nevada means "snow covered" in Spanish. It probably refers to the many peaks covered in snow all year round.

Nevada miners found one of the world's richest silver deposits in 1859. It was called it the Comstock Lode after the miner Henry Comstock.

Sagebrush is a shrub that grows in the Nevada desert. The desert covers about 20% of the state. Nevada is also known as the silver state.

Nevada sites

Nevada - official State site.

Nevada history - State history site.

Center for Basque Studies, at he University of Nevada, Reno.

Glossary

Chateaubriand - one big slab of meat cooked between two thin ones, once done, the two outer thin pieces are discarded leaving the a perfectly rare center, the piece to eat.

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