Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes


Mexican cuisine, the typical dishes to taste during a trip to Mexico, far from clichés, from tex mex, read and book your trip to Mexico which can be an adventure even tasting the flavors of this country.

The first approach I had with the Mexican cuisine it was breakfast in the morning. First awakening at the hotel in Playa del Carmen, welcomed by a steaming plate of black bean cream. A rather unusual start to the day for an Italian, accustomed to brioche and cappuccino.



And then I found this same dish also for lunch and dinner. I slowly began to love him. Accustomed to Mexican restaurants in Italy, which offer you typical dishes that in reality are perhaps not so typical, I have had a hard time distinguishing between tortillas, nachos and tacos.

Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes

I fell in love with the quesadillas and the queso fundido. And find the guacamole sauce served as an appetizer in all the restaurants it was a wonderful surprise. Glasses of margaritas with 2 × 1 offerings, as if it were raining. After dinner or sipped during meals. And then shot glasses of tequila or mezcal, more famous as the "liqueur with worm". Not exactly pleasant taste, for a few. But to taste at least once in a lifetime.



What to eat in Mexico

The first adjective that could come to mind when thinking about Mexican cuisine is undoubtedly: spicy. But then it turns out that there is not only this and that there are many variations depending on the area of ​​Mexico in which you are located.

Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes

It is a cuisine that comes from a mixture of Spanish, Caribbean, indigenous and French dishes, which have been handed down for centuries and have helped to create the typical Mexican dishes that we are now lucky enough to be able to taste. It must be said that Mexican cuisine varies a lot depending on the area and in each of these you can taste typical specialties, more or less close to our tastes (in some areas, eat fried grasshoppers not a rarity at all ...)

Do you want to find out what are the typical dishes of Mexican cuisine? So here are the main dishes that you will be able to try during a trip to Mexico, with all the regional variations of the case.

Typical dishes of Mexican cuisine

Taco - Flour or corn tortilla folded on itself, filled with meat, beans and vegetables.
Burrito - Tortilla rolled into a roulade, filled with beans, chicken, meat, fish, cheese and vegetables.
Quesadilla - Two tortillas filled with local cheese, mushrooms or other vegetables.
fajitas - Bites of marinated meat (chicken breast or beef, or both) with pepper, onion, hot pepper, paprika and other spices.


Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes
Enchilada - Stuffed tortilla, rolled up and dressed with chili sauce. The tortilla filling can be meat, cheese, vegetables or beans.
Nachos - Tortilla chips (totopos) covered with or without cheese.
Melted cheese - Melted cheese, often accompanied by tortillas or totopos and with or without added mushrooms.
Rancheros eggs - Fried eggs topped with spicy pepper sauce.
Beans –Bean cream prepared with spices, deep fried and served with tortillas.
Sopa de limon - Chicken, lemon and chillies soup. There is also a little beer in the chicken broth.
Cochinita Pibil - Suckling pig meat cooked in an underground oven with orange, onion and achiote sauce.



Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes

What to drink in Mexico

Beer - It is beer, consumed at all times and in all situations. There are many varieties and different gradations.
Tequila - Liqueur made with the agave plant.
Mezcal - Mexican distillate obtained from the agave plant. Unlike tequila, it is produced only with the central part of the plant.
Liquados - Fruit-based smoothies.
Mexico and Mexican cuisine: typical dishes
Fresh waters - Refreshing juices made from fruit, cereals, seeds and water, mostly sold by stalls on the street.
Margarita - Alcoholic cocktail based on tequila, triple sec and lime juice.


Tell the truth, have your mouth watered already talking about Mexican cuisine? Then maybe it's time to book your next Mexico vacation.

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