List of Mexican cuisine dishes

Below is a list of dishes found in Mexican cuisine

Appetizers ("botanas") and side dishes

*Arroz amarillo
*Arroz con lima
*Arroz Español (Spanish rice)
*Arroz Verde
*Bolillos
*Calabaza (squash)
*Camote, Mexican sweet potato
*Ceviche, a seafood dish commonly served in the Gulf of California areas
*Sopa, typically pasta flavored with meat or tomato consomme
*Consomme, broth, either made from drippings of meat roasted for barbacoa, or dry bouillon cubes and powder (usually known by its most common brand name, (Knorr-Suiza)
*Curtido
*Elote
*Ensalada de fruta, fruit salad
*Fideos, noodles
*Frijoles pintos, pinto beans
*Frijoles negros, black beans
*Frijoles charros
*Frijoles
*Guacamole
*Jicama
*Lentejas, lentil beans
*Refried beans ("frijoles refritos")
*Nopalitos
*Pambazos
*Papas (potatoes)
*Pico de gallo
*Salsa
*Yuca Cassava
*Iris

Main Courses

*Albóndigas
*Arroz con camarones
*Arroz con pollo
*barbacoa
*birria
*Bistec a la Mexicana
*bistec picado
*"caldo", soup, (generally considered an entree rather than an appetizer) which has many variations, such as
**"caldo de pollo", chicken soup
**"caldo de res", beef soup
**"caldo de queso", cheese soup
**"caldo de camaron" shrimp soup, typically made from dried shrimp
**"carne en su jugo", meat and beans in a meat broth
**"caldo de mariscos", seafood soup, similar to the Italian dish "zuppa di pesce". Popularly supposed to be an aphrodisiac.
**"caldo tlalpeño", chicken and vegetable soup with rice, chopped avocado, white cheese, and a chipotle chile
*** Also see Menudo and pozole
*carne asada
*carnitas
*cecina
*cemitas sandwiches
*chapulines and escamoles
*charales, small fish, basically a type of smelt
*chicharrón and chicharrones
*chilaquiles
*chiles en nogada
*chile relleno
*chilorio
*chilpachole de jaiva
*chimichangas
*choriqueso
*chorizo
*churipo
*cochinita pibil
*cocido
*cóctel de camarón and other seafood cocktails
*coyotas
*huaunzontles
*empanadas
*enchilada (red or green)
*fajita
*flautas
*fritadas de camaron
*gorditas
*glorias
*gringas
*huevos divorciados
*huevos motuleños
*huevos rancheros
*lengua
*longaniza
*machaca
*mancha manteles
*menudo
*milanesa
*mixiotes
*mole
*molletes
*moronga
*nachos
*parilladas
*pasties, a speciality of Cornwall, adopted as "comida typical" of Pachuca
*Pejelagarto asado
*picadillo
*Poc chuc
*pollo asado
*pollo picado
*pollo rostizado
*polvorones
*pozole
*"pulpo", octopus
*quesadillas
*rajas con crema
*romeritos
*sopes
*sopa azteca
*sopa de pescado siete mares, a seven-fished bouillabaise popular in the Gulf of California and Pacific areas
*sopa de pollo
*sopa de tortilla
*sopa tarasca
*sopapilla
*tacos
**"taco al pastor"
*tamales
*taquitos
*Tortillas
*Tortas (sandwiches)
**"Tortas de....", Small omelettes similar to egg foo yung patties. See also romeritos.
*tostadas
*tlacoyos
*tlayudas
*tripas
*venado, particularly in the Yucatan.

Drinks

*Tequila
*Aguas frescas
*Jarritos
*Jamaica (drink)
*Tejate
*Bacanora
*Chocolate Generally known better as a drink rather than a candy or sweet
*Atole or champurrado
*Mexican beer and soft drinks are very popular and are major export products.
*Mezcal
*Michelada
*Tepache
*Pulque, a popular drink of the Aztecs
*Agua De Horchata
*Barrilitos

Desserts and sweets

Mexico's candy and bakery sweets industry, centered in Michoacan and Mexico City, produces a wide array of products.

*Churros
*Arroz con leche, rice with milk and sugar
*Pastel de queso, cheesecake
*Jamoncillos
*Cajeta
*Capirotada
*Carlota de limón
*Coyotas
*Empanadas
*Flan
*Pastel de tres leches (Three Milk Cake)
*Platano
*Alegrías
*Dulce de leche
*Chongos zamoranos, a milk candy named for its place of origin, Zamora, Michoacán.
*Jarritos (spicy tamarindo candy in a tiny pot), as well as a brand of soda
*"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.
*Pepitorias
*Obleas
*Glorias
*"Pan de Acambaro" (Acambaro bread), named for its town of origin, Acambaro, Guanajuato. Very similar to Jewish Challah bread, which may have inspired its creation.
*Ice cream. Pancho Villa was noted as a devotee of ice cream. The Mexican ice cream industry is centered in the state of Michoacan; most ice cream stands in Mexico are dubbed "La Michoacana" as a tribute to Michoacan's acknowledged leadership in the production of this product.
*"Paletas", popsicles (or "ice lollies"), the street popsicle vendor is a noted fixture of Mexico's urban landscape.
*champurrado,
*rosca de reyes,
*Tacuarines, Biscochos, or Coricos

ee also

*Aztec cuisine

External links

* [http://www.mexinsider.com/mexican-cuisine.html Food and Recipes in Mexico]
* [http://www.lasrecetasdelaabuela.com LasRecetasdelaAbuela.com]