Ultimate component of meal encountered in hacienda cooking? (9)
I believe the answer is:
enchilada
This clue could be a double definition.
'ultimate component of meal' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'hacienda cooking?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'encountered in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for enchilada that I've seen before include "Hot food" , "spicy dish" , "hot dish" , "The whole ___ -- everything (US)" , "spicy snack" .)