Mexican food/drinks Flashcards
1
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Mexican beers
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- Bohemia Clasica
- Carta Blanca
- Victoria
- Dos Equis
- Tecate
- Modelo
2
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Mexican cocktails
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- Margarita:
- Michelada:
- Paloma: grapefruit soda and tequila
- Rosada: grapefruit, tequila and rosemary simple syrup
3
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Mexican non alcoholic drinks
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- Horchata: drink made by blending white rice and cinnamon sticks in water
- Champurrado: hot beverage made with corn flour and chocolate
- Atole: hot beverage made with masa, cinnamon, and brown sugar
- Agua de Jamaica: hibiscus tea served chilled
- Licuado/Batido: blended beverage made of milk, fresh fruit, and ice
- Cafe de Olla: coffee made with cinnamon & piloncillo (raw cane sugar)
- Carajillo: coffee with a shot of liquor
4
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Types of tacos
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- Al pastor: pork marinated in annatto and pineapple on a vertical spit rotisserie
- Barbacoa: slow roasted meat, either lamb, sheep, or goat
- Carnitas: slow roasted pork (aka “little meats”)
- Cochinita pibil: suckling pig slow roasted in achiote chili paste and orange
- Suadero: beef meat between the cow leg and belly
- Birria: slow roasted goat (or beef) served with consomme
- Arrachera: beef flank, usually the most expensive taco on the menu
- Guisado: stew - breakfast taco served with many possible fillings
- Campechano: means two fillings, usually bistec and chorizo
- Nopales: edible part of the cactus
5
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Mexican breakfasts
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- Chilaquiles: fried corn tortillas are smothered in sauce, sprinkled with cheese and a dollop of cream, and then topped with some finely sliced onion and parsley
- Huevos rancheros: fried eggs served on top of a lightly fried tortilla and smothered in a sometimes-spicy tomato sauce
- Huevos motuleños: tortilla that is lightly fried, then topped with a spoonful of refried beans, a fried egg, a tomato-based sauce, peas, ham and fried plantains
- Huevos divorciados: fried eggs and tortillas, served with salsa verde and roja
- Huevos a la Mexicana: scrambled eggs cooked with onion, tomato, and chile peppers
- Mollete:
- Enchiladas suizas: lightly fried tortillas stuffed with chicken, covered in a green tomatillo sauce that usually also has cream in it, and coated with shaved cheese
6
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Mexican desserts
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- Tres leches: sponge cake made with three milks
- Arroz con leche: rice pudding
- Capirotada: baked bread bathed in piloncillo honey
- Jericallas: custard
- Churros: fried dough
- Sopaipilla: fried puff pastry dipped in honey
- Flan de rompope: “fiesta time” flan, simply made with vanilla
- Plátanos flameados: flamed plantains
- Paleta: Mexican ice pop
7
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Types of salsa
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- Pico de gallo
- Salsa verde
- Salsa roja
- Salsa borracha
- Salsa bruja
- Salsa macha
- Mole
- Chiltomate
8
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Mexican cheeses
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- Queso fresco
- Queso anejo
- Cotija
- Queso de Oaxaca
- Panela
- Crema
- Chihuahua cheese
- Requeson
- Queso asadero
- Manchego
9
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Mexican “ceviche”
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Aguachile
10
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Mesoamerican dish made of masa
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Tamal
11
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Creamy and spicy street corn
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Elote
Esquite: elote, but served in a cup
12
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Traditional Mexican sauce or marinade
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Mole
13
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Sandwich
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Torta
14
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Grasshoppers
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Chapulines
15
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Stuffed pepper
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Chile en nogada
