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Chilindrinas

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Chilindrinas

A large fried rectangular flour tortilla made to look like fried pork skin, topped with, for example, lettuce, avocado, hot sauce, crema

Cuajada

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Cuajada

Milk curd cheese, serve with honey, walnuts, raspberries

Hoja santa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Hoja santa

An herb that is used in many dishes and drinks

Mole verde

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole verde

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

Nopalito

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Nopalito

A salad of diced prickly pear cactus pads, vegetables, crumbly white cheese

Pipian rojo

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken

Queso Chihuahua

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso Chihuahua

Soft white cheese

Queso flameado

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Queso flameado

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

Queso fresco

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso fresco

Fresh, unaged, crumbly white cheese made from milk that is curdled with rennet, though sometimes the terms queso fresco and queso blanco are used interchangeably

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

Huevos motuleños

Huevos motuleños

Fried tortillas topped with fried eggs, black beans, salsa, chorizo, queso fresco

Vuelve a la vida

Vuelve a la vida

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

Pastel tres leches

Pastel tres leches

Tres leches cake

Pópo

Pópo

Toasted cocoa bean beverage with rice, cinnamon, anise seed, asquiote

Pozol

Pozol

Fermented corn drink, may contain cocoa

Arroz a la tumbada

Arroz a la tumbada

Soupy rice and seafood

Barbacoa

Barbacoa

Traditionally, slow-cooking meats or even whole sheep over an open fire or in an earth oven, can also be steamed, serve with tortillas, salsa, guacamole, onions, cilantro, limes

Bocol

Bocol

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

Caldo de mariscos

Caldo de mariscos

Caldo tlalpeño

Caldo tlalpeño

Chicken soup with carrots, chickpeas, green beans, onion, garlic, epazote, chipotle chiles, avocado, cheese, lime

Chileatole

Chileatole

Thick corn soup with chili peppers and spices, thickened with corn masa

Chilpachole

Chilpachole

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

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

Crab

Crab

Enchilada

Enchilada

Beef, chicken, pork, cheese

Garnacha

Garnacha

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

Huachinango a la Veracruzana

Huachinango a la Veracruzana

Red snapper in a tomato-based sauce

Mole de cacahuate

Mole de cacahuate

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

Mole manchamanteles

Mole manchamanteles

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

Pejelagarto

Pejelagarto

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Pescado a la Veracruzana

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

Pipian rojo

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken

Pipian verde

Pipian verde

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

Pollo en salsa verde

Pollo en salsa verde

Chicken in a tomatillo and chili pepper sauce

Pollo encacahuatado

Pollo encacahuatado

Chicken in peanut and chili pepper sauce, may also be made with pork

Pollo pibil

Pollo pibil

Chicken marinated with achiote sauce and steamed in a banana leaves

Puchero

Puchero

Stewed meat and vegetables

Ropa vieja

Ropa vieja

Shredded stewed beef with vegetables

Seafood

Seafood

Spiny lobster

Spiny lobster

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

Chipilín

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Chipilín

Crotalaria longirostrata, a plant common in Central America, Guatemala and southern Mexico

Ensalada de camarones

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Ensalada de camarones

Fruit

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Fruit

Mamey, papaya, plantains, zapote

Hoja santa

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Hoja santa

An herb that is used in many dishes and drinks

Kibbeh

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Kibbeh

Bulgur croquettes, often made with onions, meat such as lamb, goat, camel or beef, pine nuts, spices

Mole de cacahuate

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Mole de cacahuate

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

Mole xiqueño

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Mole xiqueño

A sweet mole made with chili peppers, raisins, prunes, nuts, chocolate, broth, tomatoes, originally from Xico, Veracruz, serve with chicken, enchiladas, chilaquiles, eggs and tortillas

Pipian rojo

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken

Pipian verde

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pipian verde

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

Salsa de piña

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Salsa de piña

Pineapple salsa, serve with 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

Vainilla

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Vainilla

Vegetables

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Vegetables

Cassava, sweet potatoes

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

Bionico

Bionico

Fruit salad topped with crema (condensed milk and sour cream/yogurt), coconut, raisins, granola, honey, made with apples, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew, papaya, strawberries

Pay de platano

Pay de platano

Raspado

Raspado

Fruit juice flavored shave ice/snow cone, with condensed milk on the top

Agua de tuna

Agua de tuna

Licuado

Licuado

Blended fruit drink

Mezcalita

Mezcalita

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

Trends coming soon

Mistela

Mistela

Drink from fruits such as mango, plum and tejocote

Té de coca

Té de coca

Tea made from coca leaf

Tejuino

Tejuino

Fermented corn drink

Tequila

Tequila

Alcohol/spirit from the blue agave plant

Aguachile

Aguachile

Traditionally, shrimp in a sauce flavored with chili peppers, cilantro, onion, lime, salt, though other seafood may also be used

Amberjack

Amberjack

Birria

Birria

Stewed beef, mutton or pork

Black sea bass

Black sea bass

Caldosa

Caldosa

Stew or hearty soup made with chicken, chorizo, ham, potatoes, onions, plantains, taro, corn, sofrito

Callos de lobina

Callos de lobina

Tostada topped with salt-cured sea bass ceviche

Carne asada

Carne asada

Chilayo

Chilayo

Stewed pork and chili peppers

Chilorio

Chilorio

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

Frijoles charros

Frijoles charros

Stewed pinto beans with bacon, sausage, vegetables

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

Marlin

Marlin

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

Octopus

Octopus

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

Picadillo

Picadillo

Stewed meat and vegetables, may also include fruit

Pollo en crema

Pollo en crema

Chicken in a cream sauce

Porgy

Porgy

Pozole

Pozole

Stew with hominy, chicken, pork, vegetables

Recado negro

Recado negro

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

Sailfish

Sailfish

Seafood

Seafood

Shrimp

Shrimp

Snapper

Snapper

Sopa seca

Sopa seca

Lightly fried noodles cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, chili peppers, herbs

Swordfish

Swordfish

Tacos de pescado

Tacos de pescado

Fish tacos, dogfish is a popular fish

Tatemado

Tatemado

Coconut vinegar-marinated pork that is braised in a chili pepper sauce

Torta ahogada

Torta ahogada

A sandwich typically filled with pork, drowned in a red arbol chile sauce, and served with onions, avocado, radishes and chili peppers

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

Ensalada de col

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Ensalada de col

Shredded cabbage salad

Mole dulce

Side, Snack, Appetizer

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

Recado negro

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Recado negro

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

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