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Chairo

Chairo

Meat and vegetable stew, made with chuño (dried potatoes), vegetables, beans, beef, lamb, pumpkin, corn, wheat grains

Chalupa

Chalupa

Tostada topped with a variety of ingredients such as pork, chicken, onion, salsa

Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles

Layered deep-fried tortillas, chicken, hot sauce and cheese, serve with beans, sour cream

Chile relleno

Chile relleno

Stuffed and fried chili pepper, filled with pork, beef, cheese

Chiles en nogada

Chiles en nogada

Poblano chiles stuffed with picadillo and topped with a walnut cream sauce

Chilorio

Chilorio

Slow-cooked shredded pork in a chile sauce made with orange juice

Chilpachole

Chilpachole

Seafood soup, made with fish, scallops, clams, shrimp (chilpachole de camarones), crab (chilpachole de jaiba)

Chimichanga

Chimichanga

Deep-fried burrito, may also be baked, several variations, said to have been created in Tucson, Arizona

Chivo

Chivo

Chop suey

Chop suey

Meat and vegetable stir fry

Choripán

Choripán

Chorizo sausage sandwich on a crusty bread roll with chimichurri, salsa

Chow mein

Chow mein

Stir fried noodles with vegetables, meat, seafood

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Chuleta de cerdo

Chuleta de cerdo

Pork chop, for example, fried, stewed, roasted

Cochinita pibil

Cochinita pibil

Slow-cooked or roasted pork cooked in a clay pot with achiote/annato paste seasoning, herbs, vegetables, serve with tortillas, salsa

Cocido

Cocido

Meat and vegetable stew

Costillas

Costillas

Ribs, typically beef ribs or pork ribs

Crema de maiz

Crema de maiz

Cornmeal porridge or corn soup

Curry

Curry

Meat, vegetables, seafood in a sauce or stew with a numerous spices and herbs

Empanada

Empanada

Sweet or savory hand-held pie

Enchilada

Enchilada

Beef, chicken, pork, cheese

Enfrijolada

Enfrijolada

Corn tortilla filled with chicken, chorizo, pork, beans, cheese

Ensalada de pollo

Ensalada de pollo

Entomatada

Entomatada

Fried corn tortilla filled with beef, chicken, cheese, beans and covered in a tomato-based sauce

Espetada

Espetada

The technique of cooking meats and vegetables on skewers

Estofado de pollo

Estofado de pollo

Stewed chicken with potatoes, vegetables

Filet mignon

Filet mignon

French onion soup

French onion soup

Frijoles charros

Frijoles charros

Stewed pinto beans with bacon, sausage, vegetables

Garnacha

Garnacha

Thick fried tortilla topped with refried black beans, cheese, lettuce, onions, red or green salsa, sour cream and meat

Gordita

Gordita

Small pan-fried corn cake or thick corn tortilla filled with cheese, beans, meat, eggs, etc

Gringas

Gringas

Flour tortillas filled with al pastor (marinated pork), cheese and pineapple, a common street food

Guajolota

Guajolota

A bolillo roll with a tamale inside, a tamale sandwich

Guiso

Guiso

Stew or sauce made with meat, vegetables, beans, potatoes

Hamburger

Hamburger

A ground beef patty between two buns, many toppings and variations, may also be made with bison, turkey, pork, portobello mushroom, vegetables

Hamburguesa

Hamburguesa

Ground beef patty between two buns with many different toppings

Higado encebollado

Higado encebollado

Liver and onions

Huarache

Huarache

Fried masa tortilla topped with meat, cheese, beans, avocado, tomato, created in Mexico City

Lechón

Lechón

Suckling pig, traditionally spit-roasted but is also prepared and cooked in numerous ways, either whole or using different cuts or roasts

Lechon al horno

Lechon al horno

Suckling pig, either the whole animal, cuts of meat or roasts, serve with, for example, sweet potatoes, fried plantains

Lemon chicken

Lemon chicken

Lengua de res

Lengua de res

Beef tongue, used in many dishes and prepared in a variety of ways, for example, tacos de lengua

Lo mein

Lo mein

Noodles in a savory and sweet soy-based sauce with chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, vegetables

Lomo relleno

Lomo relleno

Stuffed pork tenderloin

Mariscada

Mariscada

Mixed seafood platter with barnacles, fish, limpets, lobster, mussels, octopus, sea snails

Mechado

Mechado

Beef and vegetable stew, though other meats such as chicken and pork may also be used

Menudo

Menudo

Spicy tripe and vegetable stew, may also contain liver, serve with beer and lime

Migas

Migas

Mexican-style migas is a breakfast of scrambled eggs with fried tortillas, note that this is different from the central Mexico version of migas, which is a garlicy pork soup with stale bread, or the Spanish version made with bread crumbs, chorizo and eggs

Milanesa

Milanesa

Breaded and fried meat cutlet, made with chicken, beef, pork, veal

Milanesa de pollo

Milanesa de pollo

Chicken cutlets, breaded and fried

Mixiote

Mixiote

Seasoned meat cooked in maguey leaf skin/film, made with, for example, chicken, pork, beef, seafood, rabbit, mutton, can also use vegetables, fruit

Mojarra frita

Mojarra frita

Pan-fried tilapia

Mole

Mole

A category of sauces that are made with many different ingredients such as chili peppers, seeds, dried fruit, spices, herbs, chocolate, plantains, corn flour, bread, there are more than 300 different types of regional moles

Mole de cacahuate

Mole de cacahuate

Sauce made with peanuts or peanut butter, chili peppers, cloves, cumin, serve with quail, duck, chicken, beef

Mole de olla

Mole de olla

Spicy beef stew with vegetables and chili peppers

Mole dulce

Mole dulce

Sweet mole made with piloncillo (cane sugar), chocolate, chili peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts, raisins, sesame seeds, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, marjoram, serve with chicken, rice

Mole poblano

Mole poblano

A complex red sauce from Puebla, made with several different chili peppers, seeds, raisins, nuts, spices, chocolate, sugar, commonly served over chicken, turkey

Mole ranchero

Mole ranchero

Pork in a sauce made with chili peppers, tomatoes, onion, sesame, cloves, peppercorns, corn flour, also made with chicken

Mole verde

Mole verde

Green mole, made with tomatillos, chili peppers, garlic, spices, herbs, epazote, hoja santa, chicken or pork stock, masa

Oyster

Oyster

Raw, deep-fried, scalloped, pie, soups, stews, soufflé

Pabellón criollo

Pabellón criollo

A combination plate of shredded beef, rice, fried plantain, black beans, cheese

Pambazo

Pambazo

Large round crispy crust bread is dipped in red guajillo pepper sauce and filled with potatoes, chorizo, lettuce, cheese

Pan de jamon

Pan de jamon

Ham and olive bread, rolled bread filled with ham, bacon, olives, raisins, nuts, common during Christmas

Pan relleno

Pan relleno

Bread filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, or ingredients, can be rolled, made into a sandwich, filled with a cheese dip

Pancho

Pancho

Panes con pavo

Panes con pavo

Turkey sandwich

Parrillada

Parrillada

A barbecue where many different kinds of meats, chorizo (sausage), morcillas (blood sausage), chinchulines (pig intestines), mollejas (sweetbreads), and steaks are grilled

Pastel azteca

Pastel azteca

Layered enchilada casserole

Pastel de carne

Pastel de carne

Savory ground beef or veal casserole topped with mashed potatoes, may also contain hard boiled eggs

Pastel de papa

Pastel de papa

Ground meat and mashed potatoes pie/casserole, similar to shepherd's pie, some versions do not contain meat, and are more like scalloped potatoes

Pastel de pollo

Pastel de pollo

Chicken pot pie

Pasteles

Pasteles

Savory meat pie/tamale

Pasteles de arroz

Pasteles de arroz

Pastelito

Pastelito

Puff pastry with a savory filling

Pavo Navideño

Pavo Navideño

Roast turkey, common during Christmas

Pechuga rellena

Pechuga rellena

Stuffed chicken breast

Peking duck

Peking duck

Oven-roasted duck with crispy skin

Pepito

Pepito

A sandwich typically made with beef, pork, ham or chicken, many toppings and sauces may also be included

Pescado

Pescado

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Braised fish fillets with tomatoes, onions, garlic, olives, capers and herbs

Pescado empanizado

Pescado empanizado

Seasoned, breaded and fried fish fillets

Pescado empapelado

Pescado empapelado

Fish and vegetables cooked inside foil, parchment or banana leaves

Pescado frito

Pescado frito

Picadillo

Picadillo

Stewed meat and vegetables, may also include fruit

Pincho

Pincho

Skewered and grilled meat, vegetables, fruit

Pinole

Pinole

Roasted cornmeal mixed with cocoa, herbs, cinnamon, vanilla, seeds, spices, a food in powder form

Pipian

Pipian

Mole made with pumpkin seeds, several variations such as pipian rojo (red pipian), pipian verde (green verde), commonly used with chicken

Pipian verde

Pipian verde

Green mole made with pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, hoja santa, chili peppers, garlic, onion, used with roast chicken, pork, enchiladas

Pizza

Pizza

Oven baked flat dough or crust topped with sauce, meat, cheese, vegetables, fruit, many different toppings, crust types and cooking styles

Pollo agridulce

Pollo agridulce

Sweet and sour chicken

Pollo al ajo

Pollo al ajo

Pollo asado

Pollo asado

Pollo de la plancha

Pollo de la plancha

Marinated chicken breast cutlets cooked on a plancha (griddle), serve with sauteed onions, salsa

Pollo encebollado

Pollo encebollado

Chicken simmered with onions

Pollo frito

Pollo frito

Pollo relleno

Pollo relleno

Stuffed chicken or chicken rolls

Pozole

Pozole

Stew with hominy, chicken, pork, vegetables

Rajas con crema

Rajas con crema

Roasted poblano peppers in cream sauce, serve with tortillas, rice, chicken

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Stewed vegetables

Ravioli

Ravioli

Pasta filled with meat, vegetables, cheese, fruit, nuts, typically in the shape of squares or circles and topped with sauce

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