Platillos mexicanos

This popular traditional breakfast dish features lightly fried corn tortillas cut into quarters and topped with green or red salsa, scrambled or fried eggs, and pulled chicken are usually added on top, as well as cheese and cream.

• tamales

• flan

• enchiladas

• chilaquiles

Corn, or ____________, in Spanish, has been an essential part of the Mexican diet since well-before the Spanish arrived to the Americas.

• maíz

• corno

• kernales

• guacamole

________ is used to make tortillas, taco shells, and doughs, like masa, used in Mexican cooking.

• arroz

• maíz

• avocado

• yuca

Tortillas are used to make __________. These are meat, cheese, or vegetables, wrapped in tortillas, with sauce and cheese on top.

• fajitas

• tamales

• enchiladas

• postre

________is a popular sauce for enchiladas or meat dishes that is made of chili peppers, tomatoes, spices, and chocolate. It has an unusual, but delicious, spicy-sweet taste.

• crema

• salsa verde

• salsa roja

• mole

_______ is a roasted meat dish in which the steak is rubbed with seasonings prior to roasting.

• carne asada

• cazuela

• pescado

• ceviche

This historic dish is one of the most popular Mexican dishes, with origins dating back to the 1920s and 30s and the arrival of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants to Mexico. To create ____________ (meaning ‘in the style of the shepherd’), thin strips of pork are sliced off a spit, placed on a corn tortilla and served with onions, coriander leaves and pineapple.

• pazole

• chiles rellenos

• tacos al pastor

• tamales

_______is a stuffed pepper dish. It consists of roasted fresh poblano peppers and they are stuffed with melted cheese or meat and is covered in an egg batter or corn dough or masa, then fried.

• chile relleno

• pazole

• tamale

• flan

Boasting the 3 colors of the Mexican flag, _________is one of Mexico’s most patriotic dishes. Poblano chillies filled with picadillo (a mixture of chopped meat, fruits and spices) represent the green on the flag, the walnut-based cream sauce is the white and pomegranate seeds are the red.

• chiles rellenos

• flautas

• chiles en nogada

• pazole

The Mexican name for corn on the cob, it´s sold on nearly every city street corner in Mexico. The corn is traditionally boiled and served either on a stick (to be eaten like an ice cream) or in cups, the kernels having been cut off the cob. Salt, chili powder, lime, butter, cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream are then added in abundance.

• flan

• churros

• masa

• elote