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Tacos campechanos

Tacos campechanos

Tacos filled with several different types of meat such as steak, chorizo, chicharron, as well as potatoes, onions, nopalitos, salsa, cilantro

Tacos de cecina

Tacos de cecina

Corn tortillas topped with pounded pork or beef, avocado, cilantro, onions, salsa, limes

Tacos de suadero

Tacos de suadero

Stewed beef using the suadero cut of meat that is pan-fried before being added to a tortilla

Tinga

Tinga

Shredded meat such as chicken (tinga de pollo, chicken tinga), beef or pork in a sauce with tomatoes, chipotle chilies, adobo and onions, serve with refried beans, avocado, etc

Tlacoyo

Tlacoyo

Thick pan-fried oval-shaped corn tortillas that are commonly topped or filled with an assortment of ingredients, for example, beef barbacoa, chicharron, pork carnitas, cochinita pibil, fava beans, beans, cheese, salsa

Torta Cubana

Torta Cubana

Telera roll stuffed full with meat, hot dogs, eggs, ham, Oaxaqueño cheese, pierna, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, jalapeños and mashed black beans, created in Mexico City

Torta de jamon

Torta de jamon

Zacahuil

Zacahuil

A very large tamale, which can be up to 6 feet long, commonly made to sell as a street food, for festivals, holidays, special events

Aguacate relleno

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Aguacate relleno

Avocado stuffed with shrimp, rice, tuna, ground beef

Arroz amarillo

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Arroz amarillo

Arroz con queso

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Arroz con queso

Rice cooked with cheese

Cecina

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Cecina

Cured beef, though pork, horse and game meat can also been used, typically cut in thin strips and drizzled with olive oil

Ceviche de pulpo

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Ceviche de pulpo

Octopus ceviche

Guasacaca

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Guasacaca

Avocado salsa, serve with tacos, salads, grilled steak, arepas, empanadas, fried cassava, fried plantains, tequenos

Longaniza

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Longaniza

Pork sausage made with paprika, many different types, for example, Didalets, Espetec, Petador, Secallona, Somalla

Memela

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Memela

Pan-fried masa cake topped with meats, sauces, vegetables, beans, guacamole, cheese

Mole almendrado

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Mole almendrado

A sauce made with almonds, chili peppers, sesame, bread, tortillas, salt, sugar, chocolate, spices, seeds, nuts, raisins, peanuts, broth, serve with turkey, chicken, pork

Mole manchamanteles

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Mole manchamanteles

Stew with meat, fruit, vegetables, chili peppers, tomatoes, pineapple, spices

Mole poblano

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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 prieto

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Mole prieto

Mole made with chili peppers, huitlacoche, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, broth, harina, corn tortillas, serve with turkey, venison, pork

Mole ranchero

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Mole ranchero

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

Mole rojo

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Mole rojo

Red mole made with chili peppers, nuts, tomatoes, sesame seeds, raisins, chocolate, cinnamon, broth, bread

Mole verde

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Mole verde

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

Molote

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Molote

Fried masa empanada filled with chorizo and potato, beans, cheese, chili peppers

Papas con rajas

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Papas con rajas

Sautéed potatoes and roasted poblano chili peppers

Pasilla salsa

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Pasilla salsa

Salsa made with Pasilla de Oaxaca chili peppers, tomatillos, garlic, salt and water

Pipian rojo

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Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken

Pipian verde

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Pipian verde

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

Queso flameado

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Queso flameado

A dish of melted cheese, chili peppers, chorizo, serve with warm tortillas

Queso ranchero

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Queso ranchero

Fresh white cheese made with unpasteurized milk

Recado negro

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Recado negro

A black seasoning paste made from heavily roasted/charred chili peppers,use with soups, chicken, pork

Requesón

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Requesón

Ricotta-like cheese made from cow, goat or sheep milk

Salsa borracha

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Salsa borracha

Sauce made with tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, garlic, cilantro, seasonings and beer, used with tacos, fajitas, chicken, eggs, tortilla chips

Salsa macha

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Salsa macha

A spicy sauce made with olive oil, peanuts or other nuts, toasted chili peppers, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, garlic, brown sugar, vinegar, good with grilled fish, fish tacos, seafood

Salsa mole

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Salsa mole

A sauce that is between a salsa and a mole, made with chili peppers, raisins, almonds, onion, garlic, cinnamon, tomato sauce, chicken broth, chocolate, used with grilled chicken, turkey, pork

Salsa taquera

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Salsa taquera

Taco sauce, made with tomatoes, tomatillos, chili peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings

Tacos arabes salsa

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Tacos arabes salsa

Mortar-ground chipotle salsa, used with tacos arabes (Arab tacos, taco árabe)

Xnipec

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Xnipec

Very spicy salsa made with habanero chili peppers, it is said this salsa is so spicy it will make your nose moist with sweat like a wet dog nose

Champurrado

Champurrado

A hot chocolate beverage made with cinnamon and thickened with corn masa flour, serve with pan dulce (sweet bread, pastries) or churros, common during Christmas

Huevos rancheros

Huevos rancheros

Fried eggs with a spicy tomato sauce

Machacado con huevo

Machacado con huevo

Machaca and eggs dish

Vuelve a la vida

Vuelve a la vida

Seafood cocktail, made with clams, oysters, red snapper, shrimp, squid in a spicy sauce

Buñuelo

Buñuelo

Fried dough ball, doughnut, made with banana (aga), yam (dago), pumpkin (kalamasa), can be eaten alone, filled with custard, fruit jam, topped with sugar

Cocada

Cocada

Coconut confections, many different variations and flavors such as branca, preta, morena, com leite condensado

Coyotas

Coyotas

Large pastries filled with grated piloncillo (cane sugar)

Gorditas de azucar

Gorditas de azucar

Sweet griddle cakes, top with, for example, jam, dulce de leche, nutella

Jamoncillo

Jamoncillo

Milk and sugar candy, similar to fudge

Pastel de mango

Pastel de mango

Pastel tres leches

Pastel tres leches

Tres leches cake

Pay de platano

Pay de platano

Bacanora

Bacanora

Mescal liquor derived from agave in Sonora

Cafe de olla

Cafe de olla

Coffee brewed in clay pots or jars with cinnamon and panela (raw sugar)

Margarita

Margarita

Mixed drink made with tequila, lime, orange liqueur and agava syrup, IBA official cocktail

Mezcalita

Mezcalita

A cocktail made with mezcal, orange juice, lime juice, jalapeño

Trends coming soon

Sotol

Sotol

A distilled spirit of Mexican origin sourced from Dasylirion texanum, Asparagaceae, and Dasylirion wheeleri (Desert Spoon, sotol)

Topo Chico

Topo Chico

Wine

Wine

Arrachera

Arrachera

Skirt steak, grilled, used in tacos

Birria

Birria

Stewed beef, mutton or pork

Bistec ranchero

Bistec ranchero

Beef steak, for example, sirloin, cut into strips and pan-fried with onions and a sauce made with tomatoes, chili peppers, garlic, salt and pepper, serve with tortillas, beans, rice, eggs

Bocol

Bocol

Corn masa cake, served plain, filled with cheese, beans, chili peppers, meat

Brisket

Brisket

Cabrito asado

Cabrito asado

Roasted kid goat, spit-roasted or oven-roasted, serve with onions, beans, tortillas

Calabacitas con puerco

Calabacitas con puerco

Pork cooked with squash, pumpkin or zucchini, garlic, onion, tomato, corn, similar to soup or stew, serve with refried beans and red rice

Caldo de mariscos

Caldo de mariscos

Caldo de queso

Caldo de queso

Cheese soup with potatoes, tomatoes, onion, chile verde

Callos de lobina

Callos de lobina

Tostada topped with salt-cured sea bass ceviche

Carne a la tampiqueña

Carne a la tampiqueña

Tampico-style grilled steak that has been marinated in orange juice, serve with, for example, entomatadas, refried or black beans, tortilla chips, guacamole

Carne adobada

Carne adobada

Chile Colorado

Chile Colorado

Beef or pork stewed in a red chile sauce

Chile relleno

Chile relleno

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

Chilorio

Chilorio

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

Chivichanga

Chivichanga

Small burrito typically filled with stewed and shredded meat, for example, brisket, chilies, tomatoes, cheese

Cocido

Cocido

Meat and vegetable stew

Costra de queso

Costra de queso

Crispy fried cheese shell filled with ingredients such as pork, steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, chile peppers, cilantro, then wrapped with a flour tortilla

Entomatada

Entomatada

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

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

Lobster taco

Lobster taco

Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico

Machaca

Machaca

Traditionally, machaca is dried and rehydrated spiced meat such as beef or pork (called carne seca), though fresh meat is more commonly used now, used in tacos, burritos, flautas, with eggs, onions, chili peppers

Menudo

Menudo

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

Milanesa

Milanesa

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

Mole verde

Mole verde

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

Pastel azteca

Pastel azteca

Layered enchilada casserole

Pescado zarandeado

Pescado zarandeado

A whole fish that is split in half, coated with a chile and garlic seasoning paste, then grilled, some recipes use fillets

Pipian rojo

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken

Pollo en crema

Pollo en crema

Chicken in a cream sauce

Pozole verde

Pozole verde

Thick soup made with hominy, pork, chicken, fish, tomatillos, avocado, chili peppers, radishes, garlic, herbs, spices, lime juice

Puerco asado

Puerco asado

Sonoran hot dog

Sonoran hot dog

Bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with, for example, caramelized onions, sauteed peppers, pice de gallo, avocado, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise

Tacos de carne asada

Tacos de carne asada

Tacos with grilled beef

Tacos de cecina

Tacos de cecina

Corn tortillas topped with pounded pork or beef, avocado, cilantro, onions, salsa, limes

Tacos de pescado

Tacos de pescado

Fish tacos, dogfish is a popular fish

Tacos gobernador

Tacos gobernador

Tijuana dog

Tijuana dog

Bacon-wrapped and deep-fried hot dog with, for example, pico de gallo, avocado, pineapple, grilled jalapeno, crema

Torta Cubana

Torta Cubana

Telera roll stuffed full with meat, hot dogs, eggs, ham, Oaxaqueño cheese, pierna, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, jalapeños and mashed black beans, created in Mexico City

Tostadas de mariscos

Tostadas de mariscos

Seafood tostadas, made with ceviche, sea urchin, lobster, octopus, mussels, sea snails, sea cucumber, tuna, shrimp, clams

Caesar dressing

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Caesar dressing

Trends coming soon

Carne seca

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Carne seca

Heavily salted and dried meat, typically soaked in water to remove salt before cooking

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