Mexican Dishes
States and Gastronomy
Mexican Ingredients
Traditional Drinks
Sweets and Desserts
100

What Mexican dish is made with a tortilla folded around different fillings?

Tacos

100

Which state is famous for its Ensenada-style fish tacos?

Baja California 

100

What is the main ingredient in traditional Mexican tortillas?

Corn

100

Which drink is traditionally made with water, lime, and sugar?

Lime water 

100

What traditional bread is especially popular during Day of the Dead?

Pan de muerto

200

What traditional Mexican food is made with corn dough and wrapped in corn or banana leaves?

Tamale

200

Which state is famous for cochinita pibil?

Yucatan

200

What fruit is used to make guacamole?

Avocado

200

Which traditional Mexican drink is made by fermenting agave sap?

Pulque

200

What Mexican sweet is made with milk and sugar and usually has a light brown color?

Cajeta

300

What traditional soup is made with hominy and is often served with radishes, lettuce, and oregano?

Pozole

300

Which state is famous for tlayudas?

Oaxaca

300

Which dried chili is a characteristic ingredient in mole poblano?

Ancho chili

300

 Which traditional drink is made with cacao and water and can be whisked to create foam?

Mexican hot chocolate

300

What dessert is made from fried dough covered with sugar and cinnamon?

Churros

400

What famous dish from Puebla features a thick sauce made with chilies, spices, seeds, and sometimes chocolate?

Mole poblano

400

Which state is famous for traditional carnitas?

Michoacán 

400

What traditional process treats corn with water and lime before grinding it?

Nixtamalizacion

400

Which Mexican state is famous for producing tequila?

Jalisco 

400

What traditional Mexican fruit sweet is made with fruit pulp and sugar and is often sold in bars?

Ate

500

What traditional dish is made by slowly cooking meat in an underground oven?

Barbacoa 

500

Which Mexican state is known for zacahuil, a very large traditional tamal?

San Luis Potosi

500

Which chili from Oaxaca is characteristic of Oaxacan black mole?

Chilhuacle chili

500

What traditional Mexican drink is made from rice, milk, cinnamon, and sugar?

Horchata

500

What traditional sweet from Puebla is made with sugar and pumpkin seeds?

Pumpkin seed candy

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