Gastronomic Compendium

Mexican Cuisine

71 dishes documented: their history, their origin, and the real restaurants where you can try them today.

Main Dishes

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Barbacoa

Barbacoa

Best authentic Mexican barbacoa restaurants. Slow-cooked beef or lamb in the traditional pit style.

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Birria

Birria

Find the best authentic Mexican birria restaurants near you. Beef birria, goat birria, and more.

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Carne Asada

Carne Asada

Best authentic Mexican carne asada restaurants. Marinated beef grilled over charcoal.

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Carnitas

Carnitas

Best authentic Mexican carnitas restaurants. Michoacan-style pork confit with tortillas and salsa.

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Ceviche

Ceviche

Best authentic Mexican ceviche restaurants. Fresh seafood marinated in lime with chile and cilantro.

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Chiles Rellenos

Chiles Rellenos

Best authentic Mexican chiles rellenos. Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, picadillo or rajas.

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Churros

Churros

Best authentic Mexican churros. Fresh, crispy, with chocolate, cajeta or filled.

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Elotes Pre-Hispanic

Elotes

Best authentic Mexican elotes and esquites. Cup corn, on the cob, with cream, cheese and chile.

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Enchiladas

Enchiladas

Best authentic Mexican enchiladas. Green, red, Swiss, mole and more regional styles.

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Flautas

Flautas

Best authentic Mexican flautas. Crispy chicken, beef and potato flautas.

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Menudo

Menudo

Best authentic Mexican menudo restaurants. Beef tripe soup with hominy, chile and oregano.

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Pre-Hispanic

Mixiote

Chile-marinated meat (mutton, chicken, rabbit or pork) wrapped in the membrane of the pulque agave leaf and steamed. The technique is pre-Hispanic.

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Mole

Mole

Best authentic Mexican mole restaurants. Black, red, green, poblano mole and more varieties.

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Pozole Pre-Hispanic

Pozole

Find the best authentic Mexican pozole restaurants. Red, white and green pozole.

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Quesadillas

Quesadillas

Best authentic Mexican quesadillas. With Oaxacan cheese, huitlacoche, squash blossom and more.

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Sopes

Sopes

Best authentic Mexican sopes. Thick masa topped with beans, meat, cream and cheese.

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Tacos al Pastor

Tacos al Pastor

Best authentic tacos al pastor. Achiote-marinated pork with pineapple, cilantro and onion.

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Tacos

Tacos

Tacos Mexicanos

Best authentic Mexican tacos: al pastor, carnitas, barbacoa, suadero and more.

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Tamales Pre-Hispanic

Tamales

Best authentic Mexican tamales. Rajas, sweet, green, red and more regional styles.

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Tortas

Tortas

Best authentic Mexican tortas. Milanesa, ahogada, cubana and more.

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Tostadas

Tostadas

Best authentic Mexican tostadas. Tinga, ceviche, beans and more.

Street Food

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burrito

burrito

Mexican dish consisting of a wheat flour tortilla wrapped or folded into a cylindrical shape to completely enclose the filling

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Burro percherón

Very large burrito made with a sobaquera flour tortilla filled with grilled beef, mayonnaise or cream, avocado, cheese and tomato. Typical of Hermosillo; its origin is placed in Guaymas in the late 1980s.

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Pre-Hispanic

Chapulines

Grasshoppers from maize and alfalfa fields, boiled and toasted with garlic, lime and salt; eaten as a snack or in tacos.

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Esquites Pre-Hispanic

Esquites

Corn kernels simmered with epazote and served in a cup with mayonnaise, cheese, chili powder and lime.

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Gorditas

A thick corn masa cake stuffed with pressed chicharrón, cheese, beans or other fillings, cooked on a griddle or fried.

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Huarache

An elongated, sandal-shaped corn masa snack filled with beans and topped with salsa, cheese and meat. Created by Carmen Gómez Medina in 1935 in Mexico City.

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Nachos

Fried corn-tortilla triangles topped with melted cheese and pickled jalapeño slices. Created in 1943 by Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

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Pastes de Hidalgo

A wheat-flour turnover traditionally filled with raw beef, potato and onion with chile. It comes from the pasty brought by Cornish miners to Pachuca and Real del Monte in the 19th century.

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Pre-Hispanic

Tlacoyo

Oval or triangular corn masa cake stuffed with fava beans, peas, beans or requesón, topped with nopales, cheese, onion and salsa. It is pre-Hispanic in origin.

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Tlayuda

Large (30 cm+) semi-dry, chewy corn tortilla topped with pork lard (asiento), beans, quesillo and tasajo, cecina or chorizo.

Soups & Stews

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Caldo

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Taco

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Torta

3

Carne

2

Marisco

2

Mole

1

Tamal

1

Guisado

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Desayuno

2

Drinks

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Traditional Breads

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Desserts

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Salsas

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Acoyo

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Chaya water

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Agua de jamaica

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Aguamiel

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Alegría

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Fire-roasted chocolate clams

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Colima ante cake

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Aporreadillo

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Aporreado

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Apozole

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Arroz a la tumbada

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Asado de boda

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Asado mazatleco

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Ashisarre

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Atápakua

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Ate de Morelia

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Atole

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Sour atole

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Atole de teja

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Ayomole

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Bacanora

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Bate de Colima

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Zacatelco cacao drink

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Birote

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Bocoles

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Bolas de Pedernales

Bolas de Pedernales

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Guerrero pork-stuffed bolillo

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Plantain bollitos

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Bote de Jalisco

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Brazo de reina yucateco

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Caballero pobre

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Cabrito al pastor

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Japanese style peanuts

Japanese style peanuts

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Cachetadas

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Café lechero

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Cajeta de Celaya

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Cajeta de membrillo

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Caldillo durangueño

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Freshwater prawn soup

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Caldo de Indianilla

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Caldo de oso

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Caldo de piedra

Caldo de piedra

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Caldo de queso

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Caldo de shuti

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Caldo michi

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Caldo tlalpeño

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Caldo Xóchitl

Caldo Xóchitl

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Camotes de Santa Clara

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Capirotada

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Carnavalito de Hidalgo

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Carne a la tampiqueña

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Carne apache

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Carne de chango

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Chinameca smoked pork

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Meat in its own juice

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Carne polaca

Carne polaca

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Carne zaraza

Carne zaraza

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Carnero gambusino

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Cazuela sonorense

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Cazueleja

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Cebadina

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Yecapixtla cecina

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Conch ceviche

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Chacales

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Chiapas chalupas

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Chalupas poblanas

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Chamucos

Chamucos

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Chanclas poblanas

Chanclas poblanas

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Chanducata

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Charamuscas

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Charanda

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Charape

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Chicharrón de la Ramos

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Fish chicharrón

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Chichilo

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chicken burrito

chicken burrito

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Chilate

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Chilatequile

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Chilaxtle

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Chilayo

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Chile con queso

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Chile de uña salsa

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Chile pasado

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Chileatole

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Veracruz-style chileatole

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Chiles en nogada

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Querétaro stuffed chiles

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Chiles Ventilla

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Chilorio

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Chilpachole

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Chiltomate

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Red maguey worms

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Chintextle

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chirmol

chirmol

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Chivichangas

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Chivo tapeado

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Huastec chocolate

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Oaxacan hot chocolate

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Chocolomo

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Chongos zamoranos

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Toluca green chorizo

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Chorote

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Chorreadas mazatlecas

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Chorreadas queretanas

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Chuales

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Churipo

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Clemole

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Chiapas roast suckling pig

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Cocol de Hidalgo

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Codzitos

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Colache

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Colonche

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Comiteco

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Conchas

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Condoches

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Coricos

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Cortadillo norteño

Cortadillo norteño

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Corundas

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Cuachala

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Cuajitos

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Discada

Discada

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Sweet bean dessert

Sweet bean dessert

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Empalme de Nuevo León

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Mole amarillo empanada

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Colima-style enchiladas

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Enchiladas del suelo

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Enchiladas ilustradas

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Miners' enchiladas

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Enchiladas placeras

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Potosí-style enchiladas

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Querétaro-style enchiladas

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Rioverde-style enchiladas

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Tapatío-style enchiladas

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Enchiladas tultecas

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Zacatecas-style enchiladas

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Enfrijoladas

Enfrijoladas

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Caesar salad

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Guanajuato xoconostle salad

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Escabeche oriental

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Escamoles

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Esmeriles de Aguascalientes

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Isthmus-style beef stew

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Potosí fiambre

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Frijol con puerco

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poison beans

poison beans

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Fritada de cabrito

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Fruta de horno

Fruta de horno

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Gallina pinta

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Toluca garapiña

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Morelia gazpacho

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Glorias de Linares

Glorias de Linares

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Gorditas chiqueadas

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Cracked-corn gorditas

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Gorditas de migajas

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Gorditas de nata

Gorditas de nata

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Guajolota

Guajolota

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Tulancingo guajolote sandwich

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White maguey worms

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Fava beans in pulque

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Higaditos

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Hojarascas

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Sonoran hot dog

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Red snapper Veracruz style

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Huatape

Huatape

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Huaxmole

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Huevos a la mexicana

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huevos al albañil

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Huevos motuleños

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Huevos tirados

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Lima beans in toksel

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Itacates

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Ixucari

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Stuffed blue crabs

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Jericalla

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Joroches

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Jumiles

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Kibi de Yucatán

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Lágrimas de la Virgen

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Puerto Nuevo-style lobster

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Damiana liqueur

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Lomitos de Valladolid

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Querétaro pork loin

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Lonches bañados

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Machaca

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Dried manta ray machaca

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Machacado con huevo

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Machitos

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Macum

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Mamanxa

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Manchamanteles

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Manea

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Querétaro mantecado

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Marquesitas

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Memelas

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Menyul

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Mexican rice

Mexican rice

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Mezcal

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Mezcatamal

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Michmole

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Migas de Tepito

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Minguichi

Minguichi

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Mochomos

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Mogo mogo

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Mole amarillo

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Mole coloradito

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Rice mole

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Colima wedding mole

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Mole de caderas

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Garambullo mole

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Mole de olla

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Mole de Xico

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Oaxacan black mole

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Mole prieto

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Querétaro mole

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Oaxacan red mole

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Mole rosa

Mole rosa

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Mole verde

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Oaxacan green mole

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Mollete

Mollete

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Molotes

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Montados de Chihuahua

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Morisqueta

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Muéganos from Huamantla

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Mukbil pollo

Mukbil pollo

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Nawá

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Nicuatole

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Nieve de pasta

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Dolores Hidalgo ice creams

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Ningüijute

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wafer cookie

wafer cookie

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Olla podrida of Pinos

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Pacholas

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Pajarete

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Acámbaro bread

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Pan de cazón

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Comala bread

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Pan de muerto

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Plantain bread

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Pulque bread

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Oaxacan egg-yolk bread

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Panuchos

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Panzaje

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Papadzules

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Pascal de Veracruz

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Patlache

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Patoles

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Pejelagarto asado

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Gar in chirmol sauce

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Pelonas poblanas

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Pemoles

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Pepeto

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Pescado a la talla

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Pátzcuaro whitefish

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Pescado tatemado

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Picadas veracruzanas

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Jalisco-style pico de gallo

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Picón

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Piedrazo

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Pinturitas

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Pipián

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Piznate

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Taco pizza

Taco pizza

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Mexican pizza

Mexican pizza

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Poc chuc

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Chicken in garlic-cumin sauce

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Pollo en cuñete

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Chicken in jocoque sauce

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Pollo pibil

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Querétaro-style chicken

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Pollocoa

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Polvillo

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Pomegranate punch

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Ponche pineno

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Popo de Veracruz

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Potze

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Colima white pozole

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Shrimp pozole

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Wheat pozole

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Jalisco-style red pozole

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Guerrero green pozole

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Tabasco beef puchero

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Pulque

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Cured pulque

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Squash blossom quesadillas

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Queso de puerco

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Queso de tuna

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Queso relleno

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Quintonil with onion

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Raicilla

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Raspada de Jalisco

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recado

recado

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Reliquia de Coahuila

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Juchitán-style baked pork

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Relleno negro

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Rellenos queretanos

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Romeritos

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Rompope

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Rosca de reyes

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Lobster in white kool

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Salbutes

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Crab salpicón

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Salsa borracha

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Salsa macha

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Red salsa

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salsa verde

salsa verde

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Xnipec salsa

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Sangrita

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Segueza

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Semitas de Bustamante

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Sikil pak

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Sisguaj

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Sopa capón

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Chipilín soup with masa dumplings

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Sopa de lima

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Chiapas bread soup

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Tarascan soup

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Oyster sopes

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Sopitos

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Sotol

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Taco árabe

Taco árabe

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taco de chicharra

taco de chicharra

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Taco placero

Taco placero

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Tacos acorazados

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Tacos chinacos

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Tacos colorados

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Suadero tacos

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Tacos envenenados

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Tacos mineros

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Potosí-style tacos

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Tamal barbón

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Tamal de bola

Tamal de bola

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Chepil tamale

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Chipilín tamale

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Tamal de juacané

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Mojarra fish tamal

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Gar tamale

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Blackberry tamal

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Huastec tamal

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Tamal picte

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Zacatecas tamal

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Tamales barbones

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Coscóatl tamales

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Tasajo

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Tascalate

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Colima tatemado

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Taxtihuili

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Tecuí

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Tejate

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Tequila

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Tikin xic

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Tiritas de pescado

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Mextlapique

Mextlapique

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Tlatonil

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Tlaxcales

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Torito de Veracruz

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Torta cubana

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Torta de albañil

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Torta de la barda

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Torta morisca

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Torta pajihueca

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Malpaso tortas

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Sobaquera tortilla

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Colorín flower fritters

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Huauzontle fritters

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Tortitas de Santa Clara

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tostada Siberia

tostada Siberia

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Pickled pork skin tostadas

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Jerez pork tostadas

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Marlin tostadas

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Isthmus totopo

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Totoposte

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Malinalco-style trout

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Tsi'ik

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Tuba de Colima

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Tulancingueñas

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Tumbagones de Guanajuato

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Turcos de Nuevo León

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Tuxca

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Uchepos

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Úcle

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Uliche

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Ungui

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Uvate

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Uvola

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Venorio

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Vino de Tuxpan

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Vuelve a la vida

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Wakabaki

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Xagis

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Ximbó

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Xocochile

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Xohol

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Xtabentún

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Yesca

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Zacahuil

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Zendechó

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