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A list of Mexican food worth trying
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Regional Specialties:

South East

  • Papatzules - Pumpkin seed sauce and egg based dish
  • Cochinita Pibil - Like pulled pork, but Mexican, and a million times better
  • Pan de Cazón - One of those things you can only get in the Mexican southeast: it's a local shark and black bean based specialty
  • Relleno negro (Chilmole) - Turkey and a black sauce that's waaay to difficult to describe properly.
  • Panuchos - Street food classic. It's a fluffy tortilla filled with refried beans and pork
  • Salbutes - Similar to panuchos, but fresher and normally turkey based
  • Tamales - Corn based dough steamed in a banana leaf with meat and sauce

General Mexican Specialties:

  • Chilaquiles - The best cure for hangovers ever invented
  • Enchiladas - Tortillas, pulled chicken and hot sauce. Simple but always a winner
  • Mole - There's a million versions of this. They are all amazing, normally a thick super flavorful sauce served on some kind of meat
  • Pipián - A specific kind of mole based on pumpkin seed
  • Almendrado - Another kind of mole, this one based on almonds. Tends to be spicier
  • Mole negro poblano - The most classic mole, it's considered an untangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO and has like 100 ingredients, including chocolate
  • Birria - Slightly spicy goat stew, great for hangovers
  • Barbacoa - Slow cooked, steamed mutton. One of my favourites
  • Carnitas - Braised pork
  • Tacos al pastor - Easy to recognize for their kebab-like way of preparing them, a Mexico City classic that you can find all over the country

Weirder stuff:

  • Chapulines - We like insects in Mexico, these are great as bar snacks with some mezcal
  • Escamoles - Might be hard to find, but another insect-based dish
  • Chincuiles - More insects! These are flying ants
  • Aguachile - Lime and chili cured shrimps, VERY spicy
  • Huitlacoche - The Mexican truffle, it's a fungus that grows on corn and it's amazing when cooked
  • Menudo/pancita - Intenstine soup. It's super tasty though

Drinks:

  • Tequila - 'nuff said
  • Mezcal - Like tequila, but smokier and a lot more hip these days
  • Michelada - Beer cocktail, perfect for a hot day on the beach
  • Pulque - Prehispanic alcoholic drink based on the same plant as tequila but fermented instead of distilled, I love it but it's an acquired taste
  • Curado - Like pulque, but much more accessible, I'd start here
  • Pozol - Maybe hard to find, but a delicious corn based drink
  • Horchata - Non alcoholic rice based drink
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