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.
Aguachile Avocado Bolillos Burrito Burro percherón 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
Caldo de queso Queso flameado
Egg dishes
Huevos a la mexicana Huevos motuleños Huevos rancheros Migas
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 Cabrito
Pork dishes Calabacitas con puerco Carnitas Chilorio Chorizo Cochinita pibil Hog maw (Buche) Pickled pigs' feet Poc Chuc
Poultry dishes Patitas Pollo asado Pollo al carbón Pollo motuleño
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 Conejo en Adobo – rabbit in red chile sauce 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
Moles, sauces, dips and spreads Chamoy Guacamole Mole blanco Mole sauce Mole verde Pepian – green or red, meat, pork Salsa Salsa chipotle Salsa verde
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 Aguachile Huachinango a la Veracruzana
Soups and stews
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 or yogurt Borrachitos Buñuelos Brazo de gitano/Niño envuelto Caballero pobre Cajeta Cajeta envinada Cajeta de piña y plátano Calabaza en tacha Calavera Capirotada Caramelo de miel Camote al vapor Cubierto 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"). Fried ice cream 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 Raspado Rosca de reyes Rollo de guayaba con cajeta o jamoncillo Sopaipilla Tortitas de Santa Clara Biscochos Piñata cookie Platáno frito Jamoncillo Carlota de limón Dulce de tamarindo
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
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