The Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire occurred in the 16th century. The basic staples since then remain native foods such as corn, beans, squash and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced many other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals, dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and spices, although key spices in Mexican cuisine are also native to Mesoamerica such as a large variety of chili peppers.
Antojitos
Street food in Mexico, called antojitos, is prepared by street vendors and at small traditional markets in Mexico. Most of them include corn as an ingredient.
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Cemita with milanesa
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Preparation of huaraches
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Chilaquiles
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Menudo
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Molotes
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Cochinita pibil is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Peninsula of Mayan origin.
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Flautas with guacamole
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Sopes
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Tacos al pastor
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Tacos prepared with a carnitas filling
- Aguachile
- Avocado
- Bolillos
- Burrito
- Camote (Mexican sweet potato)
- Chahuis
- Cemitas sandwiches
- Chalupa
- Chapulines
- Charales, small fish, basically a type of smelt
- Chicharrón
- Chilaquiles
- Chimichangas (Tex-Mex mostly)
- Choriqueso
- Chorizo
- Cochinita pibil
- Cocido
- Cóctel de camarón and other seafood cocktails
- Corunda
- Curtido
- Elote
- Empanadas
- Enchilada (red or green)
- Enfrijoladas
- Ensalada de fruta (fruit salad)
- Entomatadas
- Escamoles
- Fajitas
- Filete de pescado
- Flautas
- Frijoles charros
- Fritada
- Gorditas
- Gringas
- Huauzontles
- Huaraches
- Huitlacoche
- Japanese peanuts
- Jicama
- Jocoque
- Jumiles
- Lengua
- Lentil soup (lentil beans)
- Longaniza
- Machaca
- Maguey worm
- Mancha manteles
- Memela
- Menudo
- Mixiotes
- Mole de olla
- Mole poblano
- Molletes
- Molotes
- Moronga
- Nachos
- Pambazos
- Panucho
- Papadzules
- Parilladas
- Pastel azteca
- Pejelagarto
- Picadillo
- Quesadillas
- Queso
- Rajas con crema
- Romeritos
- Salbutes
- Salsa
- Sincronizadas
- Sopes
- Tacos
- Taco al pastor
- Tacos de sesos
- Tamales
- Taquitos
- Tlacoyos
- Tlayudas
- Tortas (sandwiches)
- Tortillas
- Tostadas
- Tostilocos
- Totopo
- Tripas
- Venado (venison), particularly in the Yucatan
- Yuca (cassava)
Cheese dishes
See also: Cheeses of MexicoEgg dishes
Meat dishes
Beef dishes
- Albóndigas, Mexican meatballs
- Aporreadillo
- Beef brain
- Bistec
- Carne asada, grilled beef
- Carne a la tampiqueña, carne asada that is usually accompanied by a small portion of enchiladas (or chilaquiles), refried beans, fresh cheese, guacamole, and a vegetable (often rajas; grilled slices of Poblano peppers)
- Cecina – In Mexico, most cecina is of two kinds: sheets of marinated beef, and a pork cut that is pounded thin and coated with chili pepper (this type is called cecina enchilada or carne enchilada).
- Milanesas – Chicken, beef, and a pork breaded fried bisteces
Goat dishes
Pork dishes
- Calabacitas con puerco
- Carnitas
- Chilorio
- Chorizo
- Cochinita pibil
- Hog maw (Buche)
- Pickled pigs' feet
- Poc Chuc
Poultry dishes
Other meat and protein dishes
- Barbacoa
- Birria – a spicy stew from the state of Jalisco traditionally made from goat meat or mutton
- Chapulines – toasted grasshoppers seasoned with salt & lime
- Escamol – the edible larvae and pupae of ants
- Pastel azteca
- Puntas
- Queso de Puerco, head cheese prepared with vinegar, garlic, oregano and black pepper, among others. Wheels are often sold covered in paraffin wax. Non dairy.
- Discada
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Barbacoa
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Chapulines – toasted grasshoppers
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Moles, sauces, dips and spreads
- Chamoy
- Guacamole
- Mole blanco
- Mole sauce
- Mole verde
- Pepian – green or red, meat, pork
- Salsa
- Salsa chipotle
- Salsa verde
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Guacamole with tortilla chips
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Habanero, chipotle and chimichurri salsas
Rice and pasta dishes
- Arroz a la tumbada (rice with seafood)
- Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken)
- Arroz negro (black rice)
- Arroz poblano
- Arroz rojo (red rice, Mexican rice, or Spanish rice)
- Green spaghetti, a celebration dish of spaghetti in a roasted poblano cream sauce
- Morisqueta
Seafood dishes
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Huachinango a la Veracruzana (Veracruz-Style Red Snapper)
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Pescado zarandeado
Soups and stews
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- Birria
- caldo de pollo, chicken soup
- caldo de queso, cheese soup
- caldo de mariscos, seafood soup
- caldo tlalpeño, chicken, broth, chopped avocado, chile chipotle and fried tortilla strips or triangles – may include white cheese, vegetables, chickpeas, carrot, green beans
- Fideos (noodles)
- Menudo
- Pozole
- Sopa de fideo
- sopa de flor de calabaza
- Sopa de lima, from Yucatán
- Sopa de nueces, walnut soup
- Sopa de pollo (chicken soup)
- Sopa de tortilla (tortilla soup)
Vegetable dishes
- Chile relleno
- Chiles en nogada
- Cuitlacoche, a fungus that grows on corn plants, often served in soups
- Egg rolls
- Frijoles
- Frijoles pintos (pinto beans)
- Frijoles negros (black beans)
- Frijoles charros
- Frijoles Puercos
- Frijoles refritos (refried beans)
- Nopalitos
- Papas (potatoes)
- Pico de gallo
Desserts and sweets
Mexico's candy and bakery sweets industry, centered in Michoacán and Mexico City, produces a wide array of products.
- Alfajor
- Arroz con leche, rice pudding
- Bionico, type of fruit salad with cream
- Borrachitos
- Buñuelos
- Brazo de gitano
- Caballero pobre
- Cajeta
- Calavera
- Capirotada
- Chacualole
- Champurrado
- Chongos zamoranos, cheese candy named for its place of origin, Zamora, Michoacán
- Chocolate
- Chocolate brownie
- Churros
- Cocadas
- Coconut candy
- Cochinito de Piloncillo
- Concha
- Coyotas
- Dulce de leche
- Flan
- Fresas con crema
- Frozen banana
- Gorditas de nata
- Ice cream ("nieves" and "helados").
- Jericalla
- Manjar blanco
- Marie biscuit
- Marquesita
- Mazapán de Cacahuate
- Nicuatole
- Paletas, popsicles (or ice lollies), the street popsicle vendor is a noted fixture of Mexico's urban landscape.
- Palmier
- Pan de muerto, sugar covered pieces of bread traditionally eaten at the Día de muertos festivity
- Pan dulce, sweet pastries in many shapes and sizes that are very popular for breakfast. Nearly every Mexican town has a bakery (panaderia) where these can purchased.
- Pastel de tres leches (Three Milk Cake)
- Plátanos Fritos
- Polvorón
- Rosca de reyes
- Sopaipilla
- Tortitas de Santa Clara
- Biscochos
- Piñata cookie
- Platáno frito
- Jamoncillo
- Carlota de limón
Beverages
Non-alcoholic
- Aguas frescas
- Atole
- Café de olla, coffee with cinnamon
- Chamoyada
- Champurrado
- Chia Fresca
- Chocolate, generally known better as a drink rather than a candy or sweet
- Hot chocolate
- Horchata
- Jamaica (drink)
- Jarritos (drink)
- Jugos frescos
- Lechuguilla
- Licuado, drink that includes banana, chocolate, and sugar
- Mangonada
- Mexican Coke
- Mexican tea culture
- Pópo
- Pozol
- Sangria Señorial
- Tascalate
- Tamarindo
- Tejate
Alcoholic
- Bacanora
- Cerveza, Mexican beers such as "Sol" and "Corona"
- Colonche
- Mexican wine
- Mezcal
- Michelada
- Pulque, popular drink of the Aztecs
- Sotol
- Tejuino
- Tepache
- Tequila
- Tubâ
See also
- List of cuisines
- List of maize dishes
- List of tortilla-based dishes
- Mexican breads
- Mexican street food
- New Mexican cuisine
- Sopaipilla (not typical in Mexico, but common in New Mexico)
- Tex-Mex
References
- "Mexico City's best street food". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- "Menu in Progress: Anatomy of an Oaxacan Carniceria". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- Leimkuhler, Mia (5 December 2024). "It's Easy Being Green Spaghetti". New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- Topalu, Feta (2024-01-08). "Espagueti Verde (Mexican Green Spaghetti) Recipe". Mashed. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- Martínez, Mely (2024-04-30). Mexico in Your Kitchen: Favorite Mexican Recipes That Celebrate Family, Community, Culture, and Tradition. Rock Point. ISBN 978-0-7603-8130-4.
- "11 Best Desserts in Mexico". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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