Mexico
55 dishes.
PozoleHominy and pork soup garnished with radish, cabbage, lime
PulqueMilky, viscous fermented agave sap, lightly sour and mildly alcoholicsnackQuesadillaFolded tortilla griddled with melting cheese and fillingscheese & dairyQueso CotijaHard, salty aged cow's cheese crumbled over beans, elote and soups
Queso OaxacaMild white cheese wound into a ball of ribbons, melted into quesadillassauce & condimentSalsa machaChunky chili oil with dried chiles, peanuts and sesame, spooned on everythingwine & spiritSotolHerbal desert spirit distilled from the desert spoon plant, not agave
Tacos al pastorChile-marinated pork shaved from a spit, with pineapple and cilantromainTamalesMasa steamed in husks or banana leaves with savory fillingsdrinkTejuinoFermented corn masa drink served cold with lime, salt and lime sorbetdrinkTepacheLightly fermented pineapple rind drink with piloncillo and cinnamonwine & spiritTequilaBlue agave spirit from Jalisco, sipped or in cocktailswine & spiritTesgüinoCloudy low-alcohol beer of sprouted maize, drunk from gourds at gatheringsstreet foodTlacoyosOval masa patties stuffed with beans or fava, griddled and topped with nopalesstreet foodTlayudaHuge crisp tortilla spread with pork lard, beans, quesillo and grilled meatstreet foodTortaCrusty bolillo sandwich stuffed with meats, beans, avocadosoup & stewTortilla soupTomato broth with fried tortilla strips, avocado, pasilla chilecocktailVampiroTequila lengthened with spiced tomato sangrita and grapefruit soda, chile-salt rim-
Agua de jamaica
Deep red hibiscus calyx infusion, sweetened and served over ice. Ready in 10 min prep and 10 min cooking. 2…
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Aguachile
Raw shrimp drowned in lime juice, chiltepin chile and cucumber. 25 min to prepare. 4 servings. A main recipe from…
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Barbacoa
Pit-steamed lamb in maguey leaves, weekend taco tradition. Ready in 45 min prep and 6 hr cooking. 10 servings. A…
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Birria
Jalisco chile-braised goat or beef, served with consommé. Ready in 40 min prep and 4 hr cooking. 8 servings. A…
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Calabaza en tacha
Pumpkin simmered in piloncillo syrup with cinnamon until glassy and dark. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30…
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Cantarito
Tequila with lime, orange and grapefruit juice, salt and grapefruit soda in clay. 5 min to prepare. 1 drink. A…
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Carnitas
Michoacán pork confit, crisp and tender, for tacos. Ready in 20 min prep and 2 hr 45 min cooking. 8…
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Chamoy
Salty-sour-sweet fruit sauce poured over mango, jicama and iced drinks. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About…
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Chapulines
Toasted grasshoppers seasoned with lime, garlic and chili, eaten by the handful. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min…
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Chiles en nogada
Stuffed poblano in walnut cream with pomegranate; patriotic colors. Ready in 2 hr prep and 1 hr cooking. 8 servings.…