Beyond Guacamole: Your fast guide to the World of Mexican Eats🌶️

Food

☐ Bean Burritos: Burritos filled with refried or black beans, rice, cheese, and various toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. 🌯

☐ Veggie Tacos (more expensive than the street food, but totally worth it!)

☐ Guacamole: A classic Mexican dip made from mashed avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice, and spices, served with tortilla chips.

☐ Chiles Rellenos: Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese or a mixture of cheese and beans, then battered and fried, often served with tomato sauce.

☐ Enchiladas: Tortillas filled with cheese, beans, or vegetables, rolled up, and covered with a savory sauce, such as red chili or green tomatillo sauce.

☐ Tostadas: Crispy fried or toasted tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, cheese, and salsa.

☐ Vegetable Quesadillas: Flour or corn tortillas filled with cheese and various sautéed or grilled vegetables, often served with sour cream and salsa.

☐ Sopes: Thick, fried tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, cheese, and salsa.

☐ Huaraches: Oval-shaped masa doug I’m h topped with beans, salsa, lettuce, cheese, and various toppings.

☐ Vegetarian Pozole: A hearty soup made with hominy (corn kernels), vegetables, and a flavorful broth, often garnished with cabbage, radishes, and lime.

☐ Mexican Rice: A flavorful rice dish often cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices, served as a side dish.

☐ Nopalitos: Tender cactus pads, typically sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and spices.

☐ Sopa de Tortilla: A tomato-based soup with tortilla strips, topped with avocado, cheese, and cilantro.

☐ Chilaquiles: Fried tortilla chips smothered in red or green sauce and topped with cheese, beans, and often served with eggs.

☐ Veggie Fajitas: Sautéed bell peppers, onions, and other vegetables served with tortillas and various toppings like guacamole and salsa.

☐ Tamales: Steamed masa dough filled with various ingredients, including cheese, vegetables, or chilies, wrapped in corn husks.

☐ Papadzules: A traditional Yucatecan dish consisting of tortillas filled with hard-boiled eggs and covered in a pumpkin seed sauce.

☐ Ceviche de Soya: A vegetarian version of ceviche made with soy protein marinated in lime juice with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

☐ Concha Bread    

☐ Churros

☐ Pan de muerto: A traditional Mexican sweet bread with significant cultural importance during the Dia de los Muertos.

Drinks

☐ Pulque: traditional drink made from agave

☐ Tequila

☐ Mezcal: alcoholic beverage made from the agave plant similar with tequila

☐ Michelada: Mexican beer cocktail that combines beer with salt or tajín, lime juice, hot sauce and ice.

☐ Mexican Hot Chocolate 🌶️

☐ Jamaican Water

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