{"id":58190,"date":"2026-01-31T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=58190"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:39:38","slug":"sazon-con-amor-bernalillo-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=58190","title":{"rendered":"Sazon Con Amor &#8211; Bernalillo, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_58191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58191\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58191 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/539;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"539\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-300x216.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-1024x736.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-768x552.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-1536x1104.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01-2048x1472.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01.jpeg?size=128x92&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01.jpeg?size=384x276&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01.jpeg?size=512x368&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor01.jpeg?size=640x460&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sazon Con Amor Serving Terrific Tacos, Tortas, Burritos, Menudo and Burgers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Broadway musical <a href=\"https:\/\/broadwaymusicalhome.com\/shows\/rent.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rent<\/strong> <\/a>taught us that a year is comprised of &#8220;<em>five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Instead of measuring the length of a year<em> &#8220;in daylights, sunsets, midnights, cups of coffee, inches, miles, laughter or strife<\/em>,&#8221; Rent encouraged us to measure a year in life in seasons of love. \u00a0Not surprisingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zp5Eyt7knus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Seasons of Love<\/strong><\/a> (a song from the musical from which the italicized\u00a0lyrics originated) came immediately to mind when we espied Sazon Con Amor, a food truck (that&#8217;s mobile kitchen to you, Bob) parked on Highway 550 in Bernalillo.<\/p>\n<p>Sazon Con Amor translates from Spanish to &#8220;Seasoning With Love,&#8221; but that was close enough to Rent&#8217;s definitive song to trigger a day-long earworm. \u00a0It also prompted me to ruminate on the many times chefs have expressed that the secret ingredient in their cooking is love, but until discovering Sazon Con Amor, we&#8217;ve never heard of any chef bragging about seasoning with love. \u00a0It&#8217;s not just semantics either. \u00a0Cookbooks refer to seasoning as &#8220;<em>the herbs, spices and herb-spice mixes used during the preparation of food<\/em>&#8221; \u00a0(by \u00a0contrast, condiments consist of ingredient combinations (often including spices) added by a diner at the point of consumption). \u00a0It would be very interesting indeed to see if we could discern that Sazon Con Amor seasons with love.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58192\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58192 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/562;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-300x225.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-1024x768.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-768x576.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-1536x1152.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02-2048x1535.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02.jpeg?size=128x96&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02.jpeg?size=384x288&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02.jpeg?size=512x384&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor02.jpeg?size=640x480&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torta Poka M<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sazon Con Amor has been serving the community of Bernalillo since February, 2021. \u00a0Initially stationed on the parking lot of a shuttered Pizza 9 just west of McDonald&#8217;s on Highway 550, it&#8217;s become hard to to miss a mobile conveyance the colors of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/casablancamexican.com\/the-history-behind-the-mexican-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican flag<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 That&#8217;s because Sazon Con Amor is now recessed from Highway 550 and now sits in a vacant parking lot it with Wash Tub Laundry Mat as its nearest neighbor.\u00a0 Weather permitting and traffic moving slowly enough, the inimitable aromas of Mexican food seasoned with love may waft into your vehicle like an inviting siren beckoning you to stop. \u00a0Who can resist a fragrant invitation to stop and enjoy tacos, tortas, burritos, burgers, menudo, breakfast burritos, quesadillas and so much more?<\/p>\n<p>And if those inviting aromas don&#8217;t get you, maybe you&#8217;ll stop when you see a walking, talking whirling dervish of a taco trying to flag you down. \u00a0That would be one of Sazon Con Amor&#8217;s employees, the &#8220;front of the store&#8221; young woman who takes and delivers your order. \u00a0She doesn&#8217;t wear the taco costume to transact day-to-day sales, but you might meet &#8220;Lady Taco&#8221; during events such as the August 14th feast day of San Lorenzo, patron saint of Bernalillo. \u00a0Even sans taco costume as she was the day we met her, she&#8217;s a luminous personality who can sell a taco de barbacoa to a vegan. \u00a0 (If you&#8217;d like to see her taco alter ego, just launch Sazon Con Amor&#8217;s Facebook page, click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/Sazon-con-Amor-102365145233891\/photos\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photos tab<\/strong><\/a> and scroll.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58193\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58193 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/583;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"583\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-300x233.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-1024x795.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-768x597.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-1536x1193.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03-2048x1591.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03.jpeg?size=128x99&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03.jpeg?size=384x298&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03.jpeg?size=512x398&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor03.jpeg?size=640x497&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torta de Barbacoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sazon Con Amor has a menu even brick-and-mortar Mexican restaurants would envy. \u00a0It operates on the less-is-more fashion Mexican food trucks tend to employ. \u00a0That means you can enjoy tacos,\u00a0tortas, burritos and even quesadillas stuffed with your choice of asada, barbacoa, carnitas, tripitas, chicharron and al pastor. \u00a0It&#8217;s a winning formula, one which ensures you can&#8217;t go wrong no matter what you order. \u00a0Portions, particularly the tortas, are generous and&#8230;seasoned very well. \u00a0Obviously with love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 August 2021<\/strong>:\u00a0 For years I&#8217;ve engaged in a campaign to change my Kim&#8217;s staid and predictable ordering at Mexican restaurants, to convince her of the superiority of the mighty torta over the ubiquitous taco. \u00a0She&#8217;s been unplacable until espying something called the &#8220;<em><strong>Torta Poka M<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; on Salzon Con Amor&#8217;s menu. \u00a0Lady Taco raved that this torta weighed in at over one pound. \u00a0That&#8217;s one pound of pastor, jamon, asada, queso, avocado, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a beautiful bolillo roll. \u00a0That&#8217;s one pound of complementary flavors coming together on one soft bread canvas. \u00a0It accomplished what I&#8217;d long thought possible. \u00a0It won over my reluctant bride.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58194\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58194 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/482;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"482\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-300x193.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-1024x659.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-768x494.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-1536x988.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04-2048x1317.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04.jpeg?size=128x82&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04.jpeg?size=384x247&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04.jpeg?size=512x329&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor04.jpeg?size=640x411&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tacos Al Pastor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3 August 2021<\/strong>:\u00a0 Ironically, my Kim enjoyed my <em><strong>torta de barbacoa<\/strong><\/em> even more than she enjoyed the Torta Poka M. \u00a0Torta de barbacoa has long been my barometer for torta greatness. \u00a0If a restaurant can prepare a great torta de barbacoa, it&#8217;s usually indicative of its prowess with all things torta. \u00a0Sazon Con Amor&#8217;s torta de barbacoa is quite good with moist and tender tendrils of moist, juicy beef piled high between a bounteous bolillo. \u00a0Though it is seasoned beautifully (and with love), it wouldn&#8217;t be a Gil endorsed torta without salsa, the perfect condiment complement to seasoning. \u00a0One caution about Sazon&#8217;s salsa&#8211;it&#8217;s muy picante. \u00a0Be judicious in using it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 August 2021<\/strong>:\u00a0 No additional seasoning or condiment is needed for Sazon&#8217;s sensational <em><strong>tacos al pastor<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Traditional taco accompaniment of chopped white onion and cilantro is all you need. \u00a0We couldn&#8217;t discern a great deal of pineapple influence on the al pastor nor was it overly seasoned with achiote (a common problem with al pastor). \u00a0What we did discern was cubed pork shoulder seasoned with love and generously stuffed into thick corn tortillas. \u00a0There&#8217;s no need for doubling up on the tortillas thanks to pinto pony speckled corn tortillas redolent with corn flavor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58195\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58195 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-scaled.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2560w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-300x225.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-1024x768.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-768x576.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-1536x1152.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05-2048x1536.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 2048w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05.jpeg?size=128x96&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05.jpeg?size=384x288&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05.jpeg?size=512x384&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonConAmor05.jpeg?size=640x480&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quesadilla Al Pastor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3 August 2021<\/strong>:\u00a0 If there was any queso on the <em><strong>quesadilla al pastor<\/strong><\/em>, it was a supporting player. \u00a0Where queso normally blankets a tortilla with its molten, salty qualities, instead we found a smear of frijoles. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t quite tostada style, but certainly reminiscent. \u00a0Atop the frijoles, a refried blend, al pastor in all its flavorful goodness. \u00a0A quesadilla in which the named ingredient doesn&#8217;t hold a prominent place, who would have thought it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>31 January 2026<\/strong>:\u00a0 According to the latest data I could find (2017-2019), Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida ranked as the top three states for per capita expenditure on legumes. These southern states showed higher consumption rates compared to others in the U.S.. Overall, U.S. consumption of legumes has trended upward, reaching nearly 12 pounds per person in 2017. Pinto beans, black beans, and kidney beans were the leading types of beans purchased. Had the data been exclusively about pinto beans, it&#8217;s likely New Mexico would have ranked higher.\u00a0 Pinto beans are such a staple across the Land of Enchantment that the New Mexico State Legislature declared them the official state vegetable (sharing that distinction with our sacrosanct red and green chile).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73212\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73212 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 647px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 647\/800;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 647w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?size=128x158&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?size=256x317&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?size=384x475&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor03-scaled.png?size=512x633&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Side of Beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sazon Con Amor&#8217;s menu includes a side of <em><strong>whole beans<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (single serving of whole beans, boiled in a simple preparation of water and salt.)\u00a0 Although beans go best when paired with green chile and a few tortillas (fashioned into &#8220;New Mexican spoons&#8221;), there&#8217;s much to enjoy about whole beans simple and unadorned.\u00a0 As shown above, whole pinto beans are beautiful to look at (ogle would be more like it).\u00a0 Among native New Mexicans the sight or aroma of freshly prepared beans will trigger salivation.\u00a0 We love them!\u00a0 Sazon Con Amor knows what it&#8217;s doing with beans.\u00a0 They reminded me very much of the beans my beautiful mom prepared for her family.\u00a0 That&#8217;s about the biggest tribute I could pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31 January 2026<\/strong>:\u00a0 Despite the awful photograph below, the <em><strong>Big Burrito<\/strong><\/em> (with your choice of meat, onions, cilantro, rice and beans. Asada, pastor, barbacoa, chicken, beef tongue, fried pork rind in green sauce) is also a thing of beauty.\u00a0 It&#8217;s crafted on a tortilla the size of a Frisbee and is generously packed with deliciousness.\u00a0 I was talked (not hard to do) into adding lettuce, tomato and avocado) to my big burrito.\u00a0 Not that any other ingredients were needed.\u00a0 This isn&#8217;t a one-meal affair.\u00a0 It took me two meals on a hungry stomach to polish it all off.\u00a0 As with every other food, I fantasized about how much better the burrito would be with green or red chile.\u00a0 The accompanying red and green salsa, while quite good, don&#8217;t measure up to New Mexico&#8217;s other official state vegetable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73211\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73211 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/497;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"497\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 850w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?size=128x75&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?size=256x150&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?size=384x225&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?size=512x299&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SazonDeAmor02-scaled.png?size=640x374&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Burrito<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes in a year. \u00a0Don&#8217;t let a season of love pass you by without visiting Sazon Con Amor, the food truck which seasons its food with love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sazon Con Amor<\/strong><br \/>\n200 US Highway 550<br \/>\n<strong>Bernalillo, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n(505) 357-9601<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sazon-con-Amor-102365145233891\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 31 January 2026<br \/>\n<strong>1st VISIT<\/strong>:\u00a0 3 August 2021<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Very Good<\/strong><\/span>: Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Quesadilla Al Pastor, Tacos Al Pastor, Torta de Barbacoa, Torta Poka M, Beans, Burrito Grande<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Broadway musical Rent taught us that a year is comprised of &#8220;five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Instead of measuring the length of a year &#8220;in daylights, sunsets, midnights, cups of coffee, inches, miles, laughter or strife,&#8221; Rent encouraged us to measure a year in life in seasons of love. \u00a0Not surprisingly, Seasons of Love (a song from the musical from which the italicized\u00a0lyrics originated) came immediately to mind when we espied Sazon Con Amor, a food truck (that&#8217;s mobile kitchen to you, Bob) parked on Highway 550 in Bernalillo. Sazon Con Amor translates from Spanish to &#8220;Seasoning With Love,&#8221; but that was close enough to Rent&#8217;s definitive song to trigger a day-long earworm. \u00a0It also prompted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,731,57,141,5631,727],"tags":[1086,1030,809,5540,896,831,1131,1130,991,857,1132,1084,5539],"class_list":["post-58190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bernalillo","category-food-truck","category-mexican","category-new-mexico","category-very-good","category-tacos","tag-al-pastor","tag-breakfast-burritos","tag-burgers","tag-burrito-grande","tag-burritos","tag-food-truck","tag-lady-taco","tag-menudo","tag-quesadillas","tag-tacos","tag-torta-de-barbacoa","tag-tortas","tag-whole-beans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sazon Con Amor - Bernalillo, New Mexico - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=58190\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sazon Con Amor - Bernalillo, New Mexico - Gil&#039;s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Broadway musical Rent taught us that a year is comprised of &#8220;five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Instead of measuring the length of a year &#8220;in daylights, sunsets, midnights, cups of coffee, inches, miles, laughter or strife,&#8221; Rent encouraged us to measure a year in life in seasons of love. \u00a0Not surprisingly, Seasons of Love (a song from the musical from which the italicized\u00a0lyrics originated) came immediately to mind when we espied Sazon Con Amor, a food truck (that&#8217;s mobile kitchen to you, Bob) parked on Highway 550 in Bernalillo. 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