Mexico

🇨🇴Colombia

Cocadas

A Panamanian coconut ball with raspadura, condensed milk, and cinnamon, baked until golden, a Holy Week and daily classic.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Cochinita Pibil

Yucatecan pulled pork slow-cooked in citrus and achiote, then wrapped in banana leaves until fall-apart tender and deeply red.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Codzitos

Yucatecan rolled tacos of cochinita or other filling, fried crisp and served with tomato salsa.

🇲🇽Chiapas, Mexico

Comiteco

A Chiapas corn spirit, aged in oak, with a smooth, sweet profile.

🇲🇽Mexico

Conchas

Soft, sweet brioche rolls topped with a crisp, patterned sugar crust that resembles a seashell.

🇨🇷Costa Rica

Corn Tortillas

Tortillas

Handmade corn tortillas, staple accompaniment to meals, freshly made at sodas, pliable and slightly thick, essential.

🇲🇽Michoacán, Mexico

Corunda

A triangular Michoacán tamal of corn masa, often with a small filling of pork or beans.

🇲🇽Sonora, Mexico

Coyotas

Sonoran cookies of flour, sugar, and lard, large, thin, and crisp.

🇲🇽Mexico

Crema de flor de calabaza

A creamy squash-blossom soup, pale and delicate.

🇲🇽Jalisco, Mexico

Cuachala

A thick Jalisco-style stew of chicken or pork seasoned with dried chile and herbs, with masa dissolved into the broth for its characteristic body.

🇲🇽Mexico

Cuchamas

Edible xamues, also called cuchamas, the plump stink bugs collected seasonally and toasted or cooked in Mexican chile dishes.

🇲🇽Tijuana, Mexico

Danger Dog

A Tijuana street hot dog wrapped in bacon, griddled, and piled with grilled onions, peppers, and sauces.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Dzik

A Yucatecan shredded meat and citrus salad mixed with tomato, onion, cilantro, and sour orange; fish versions are a local alias.

🇲🇽Mexico

Elote

Grilled or boiled corn on the cob slathered with mayonnaise, crema, chili powder, lime, and crumbled cheese.

🇲🇽Sonora, Mexico

Empalme

A Sonoran stacked tortilla dish layered with beans and cheese, bathed in salsa.

🇲🇽Mexico

Empanadas de Santa Rita

Sweet empanadas from Santa Rita, filled with pumpkin or fruit and dusted with sugar.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas

Corn tortillas rolled or folded around a filling, drenched in chile sauce and topped with onion, crema, and cheese.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas coloniales

Colonial-style enchiladas in a dark, mildly sweet mole or chile sauce.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas de camaron

Enchiladas filled with shrimp, bathed in a chile sauce.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas mineras

Guanajuato miners' enchiladas with a guajillo sauce, potatoes, carrots, and cheese.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas Potosinas

San Luis Potosí enchiladas with a distinctive red chile masa, cheese, and a tomato sauce.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas rancheras

Enchiladas in a ranchera tomato-chile sauce, topped with fried egg or cheese.

🇲🇽Monterrey, Mexico

Enchiladas regias

Monterrey-style enchiladas with a red chile sauce and plenty of cheese.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enchiladas Suizas

Enchiladas topped with a creamy tomatillo sauce and melted cheese, then gratinéed.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enfrijolada

Tortillas bathed in a smooth, seasoned black-bean sauce and rolled with a filling.

🇲🇽Mexico

Enmoladas

Tortillas rolled and napped in mole sauce, topped with onion and cheese.

🇲🇽Mexico

Ensalada de nopalitos

A cactus salad of boiled nopal strips with tomato, onion, cilantro, and lime.

🇲🇽Mexico

Entomatadas

Tortillas bathed in a tomato sauce, rolled and topped with onion, crema, and cheese.

🇲🇽Mexico

Escabeche de cebolla

Pickled onions in vinegar with oregano and chiles, a classic taco topping.

🇲🇽Mexico

Escamoles

The 'Mexican caviar': ant larvae, sautéed with butter, garlic, and epazote until creamy.

🇲🇽Mexico

Esquites

Corn kernels cut from the cob and simmered with epazote, served in a cup with mayo, crema, cheese, chili, and lime.

🇲🇽Mexico

Fajitas

Sizzling strips of grilled meat with peppers and onions, served with warm tortillas.

🇲🇽Sonora, Mexico

Frijoles charros

Charro beans: pinto beans simmered with bacon, chorizo, tomato, and chiles.

🇲🇽Mexico

Frijoles de la olla

The simplest pot beans: pinto beans simmered with onion, garlic, and epazote.

🇲🇽Mexico

Frijoles puercos

'Pig beans': refried beans cooked with chorizo, chicharrón, and cheese until thick.

🇲🇽Jalisco, Mexico

Frijoles puercos estilo Jalisco

Jalisco-style refried beans with chorizo, cheese, and chiles.