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Traditional Mexico Food

Discover 74 authentic Mexico dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

74 Total Dishes
18 Must-Try
38 Street Food
13 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Mexico

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Mexico

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chanchamito - Traditional Mexico dish

chanchamito

Tamal from South of Veracruz and Tabasco

chili - Traditional Mexico dish

chili

American stew

Cortadillo

Mexican sweet bread

Cortadillo norteño - Traditional Mexico dish

Cortadillo norteño

Northern Mexican stew

Discada

rounded disc shaped cooking pan from northern Mexican and southwestern US cuisine

Dulce de frijol - Traditional Mexico dish
Vegetarian

Dulce de frijol

Enfrijoladas - Traditional Mexico dish
Vegetarian

Enfrijoladas

Fruta de horno - Traditional Mexico dish
Vegetarian

Fruta de horno

type of traditional Mexican cookie

Glorias de Linares - Traditional Mexico dish
Vegetarian

Glorias de Linares

typical Mexican sweet

Huarache - Traditional Mexico dish

Huarache

Mexican maize dish

huitlacoche - Traditional Mexico dish

huitlacoche

Mexican delicacy

Marquesita - Traditional Mexico dish

Marquesita

Yucatec dessert

Mennonite bread

a bread from Chihuahua, México

Mexican pizza - Traditional Mexico dish

Mexican pizza

Vegetarian

Mexican rice

type of rice

Mextlapique - Traditional Mexico dish

Mextlapique

plato mexicano de origen prehispánico

Mezcal worm

insect larva added for flavor to mezcal

Minguichi

Mole prieto

Obispo

Pork sausage from Tenancingo (Mexico)

Pan Quintalero

quesadilla - Traditional Mexico dish
Vegetarian

quesadilla

Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla filled with cheese and then grilled

romeritos - Traditional Mexico dish

romeritos

typical Mexican dish

Tamal de bola

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