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achiote yucatan-style paste made from ground annatto seeds, spices and lime juice or vinager |
| adobo a smoky, chile-based sauce with tomatoes, onions,garlic and spices |
| agave plant a very native mexican plant with broad, flat leaves that come to a point on the end and grow a single tall flower at maturity, the heart of the blue agave plant called "la piña" is used to make miel de agave a high quality of tequila |
| al carbon meat (any type) cooked over charcoal or wood coals |
| albondiga mexicana meatballs usually filled with rice, or egg on a tomato sauce |
| annatto seeds small seeds ground up and used in yucatan's achiote paste |
| asada carne beef steak broiled over hot coals |
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barbacoa meat cooked in an underground pit, usually grapped in agave or banana leaves chile & spices |
| birria made from lamb or goat, or a combination of both with spices and dry peppers in a soup or dry |
| bolillo a delicious crispy white roll of bread in the shape of a bobbin to make the classical mexican torta |
| borracho when is used in a culinary sense, it denotes foods and sauces where a type of alcoholic beverage is an ingredient, such as beer or wine |
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cajeta or dulce de leche confection of goat's milk simmered with sugar |
| carnitas a mexican food speciality of michoacan and morelos, pork simmered in juice, beer, spices and herbs, very popular in tacos |
| ceviche raw Raw fish marinated in Mexican lime juice and mixed with tomatoes, onions, chiles and spices. Served as an appetizer. |
| chayote A type of squash |
| chicharrones Deep fried pork rinds |
| chilaquiles Fried tortilla pieces topped with mild red sauce , cream and cheese. Served as an appetizer or for breakfast. with beans on side |
| chiles rellenos chiles, with skins removed, dipped in batter, stuffed with cheese or meat and covered with lightly spiced red sauce. |
| chilorio A meat filling from northern Mexico (Culiacan, Sinaloa) made with boiled, shredded pork that's fried with ground chiles and spices. |
| chorizo Fresh, highly seasoned sausage flavored with chiles and spices. can be red or green |
| cilantro Corriander. An herb used all over Mexico for Mexican food seasoning, salads and soups |
| cotija An aged, crumbly white cheese used also on fruit cocktail |
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dulce sweet or candy |
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elote fresh corn |
| empanadas Pastry turnover filled with spicy meat or fruit and sweets. Empanadas are very popular in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Spain. |
| enchiladas Lightly fried corn tortilla dipped in red sauce and stuffed with cheese or shredded chicken or beef. |
| epazote A wild herb that grows all over North America. Used to flavor Mexican food soups and stews. |
| escabeche Mixture of oil, vinegar, herbs and seasonings used to pickle jalapeños and other Mexican foods. |
| esquites A corn based snack called esquite is made of Mexican corn kernels in a plastic cup and your choice of toppings: grated cheese, chile powder like Tajin, Lime Juice, salt and creme or Mayo |
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flautas o taquitos dorados Long corn or flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken and deep fried. |
| frijoles Beans (usually kidney, bayo, pinto or black). a base of mexican food |
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guacamole Dip served with tortilla chips of mashed avocado with onions, chiles, tomatoes, lime juice and spices. |
| gusanos de maguey worms living in agave plants that are considered a delicacy when fried. Also found in bottles of mescal to denote the particular type of agave plant. |
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habanero chile Hottest Mexican food chile pepper out there. |
| horchata drink made by blending ground rice with water or juice and melon seeds plus cinamon |
| huitlacoche in Mexico, Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche is a Mexican food delicacy to be savored. Also called corn smut, maize mushroom, Mexican truffle or Mexican caviar. The kernels have a smoky-sweet flavor. |
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Iguana is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of central and south america |
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jalapeno peppers Medium hot chile pepper. jalapeño peppers |
| jicama A crunchy, delicious white root, served sliced and sprinkled with lime and chile powder the kids favourite! |
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leche quemada Burnt milk. Also known as cajeta. |
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maguey Miel de Agave. Agave Nectar. |
| mariscos Seafood. |
| masa Dough of ground corn meal, lime and water used to make corn tortillas. |
| menudo Robust, medium spicy soup with tripe, hominy, onions and spices. |
| mezcal Distilled liquor made from juice of several types of agaves. Mezcal |
| mojo de ajo Cooked in garlic sauce. |
| molcajete Stone mortar used mostly to grind chiles for salsas. Buy your Molcajete here. |
| mole Complex dark sauce with chiles, nuts, spices, fruits, vegetables, chocolate and seasonings. |
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nopalitos Nopal or Nopales (prickly pear) cactus leaves chopped into pieces. Tender cactus. |
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olote nahuatl \"olotl\" from the corncob |
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papadzules Dish from Yucatan of soft, rolled corn tortillas filled with varying ingredients and topped with pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and tomato sauce. |
| pepitas Pumkin seeds, unhulled. An ingredient for mole verde and pipian |
| piñones Pine nuts. Pinones |
| pipian sauce Similar to a mole, made from ground pepitas (squash seeds or pumpkin seeds) and other nuts. (Pepian) |
| pozole Robust, medium spicy soup with pork or chicken, hominy, onions and spices. Also called posole. |
| pulque Fermented beverage using agave invented by the Mayans for medicinal purposes |
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quesadilla frita Usually a fried corn tortilla, folded in half and filled with meat, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and salsa. Can also be served soft and filled with a variety of ingredients. |
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rompope Sweet, thick alcoholic beverage with vanilla and egg. |
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sangria Spanish beverage made with brandy, wine, Controy (or Triple Sec), fruit juice and fresh fruits. |
| sangrita A favorite accompaniment to tequila made from orange juice, grenadine, chile powder and frequently, ften tomato juice. |
| sopa Soup. Also called caldo or sopa. |
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taco Little soft taco made of corn tortilla filled with meat, cilantro and onion on top |
| tequila World renowned liquor distilled from the juice of the blue agave, which only grows within 100 miles of Guadalajara. and other parts of mexico |
| tomatillo (green) Relative of the gooseberry family. Resembles a small green tomato. Very flavorful and used in many sauces. |
| torta mexicana mexican style sandwich or bolillo |
| tortilla Flat, thin, circular unleavened bread made of masa for corn tortillas or harina for flour tortillas. Most important item in Mexican cooking. |
| tostada Fried flat corn tortilla, often topped with beans, meat, tomatoes, lettuce and salsa. |
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unguento in culinary sense the action of cover or marinated the meat (any type) |
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vino wine |
