| Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Mashed avocado dip | Guacamole | 97%
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| Tortilla folded around a filling | Taco | 96%
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| Thick tortilla wrap that fully encloses its fillings | Burrito | 94%
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| Tortilla filled with cheese (and other ingredients) | Quesadilla | 88%
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| Term for a table dip. It is often spicy and made using tomatoes | Salsa | 82%
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| Movie snack that was first prepared from corn kernels in as early as 3600 BCE in New Mexico | Popcorn | 81%
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| Long pieces of fried dough of Spanish origin; often enjoyed with chocolate | Churros | 80%
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| Staple Latin American rice and chicken dish; literally, 'rice with chicken' | Arroz con pollo | 76%
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| Latin American dish of stuffed masa (corn dough) steamed in leaves | Tamales | 74%
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| Restaurant chain that specialises in bowls of Mexican cuisine | Chipotle | 70%
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| Tequila, triple sec and lime juice cocktail often served with a salted glass rim | Margarita | 70%
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| Most popular brand of Mexican beer; often advertised with a lime wedge in its bottle neck | Corona | 68%
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| Red 'fruit' first used for cooking by the Aztecs | Tomato | 68%
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| Iced drink of fruit juice mixed with sugar and water; it translates from Spanish to 'fresh water' | Agua fresca | 67%
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| Rolled, filled tortilla covered in a sauce | Enchilada | 66%
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| Four letter chilli sauce that can contain various spices, nuts, fruits, and sometimes, chocolate | Mole | 63%
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| Dish of raw fish cured in citrus juice | Ceviche | 60%
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| Most commonly used bean in Mexican cuisine | Pinto | 58%
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| Custard dessert topped with a caramel top layer; very popular in former Spanish colonies | Flan | 57%
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| Crescent-shaped Spanish pastry which can have sweet or savoury fillings | Empanada | 56%
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| Breakfast of fried eggs on a tortilla served with the above sauce | Huevos rancheros | 53%
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| Stuffed, doughy tortilla whose Spanish name is comparable to 'chubby' | Gordita | 51%
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| Chilli pepper named after a Mexican state. Also used for a hot sauce of the same name | Tabasco | 42%
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| Tripe stew | Menudo | 37%
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| General name for a variety of sweet Mexican pastries | Pan dulce | 31%
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| Prawns served in a glass with ________ sauce | Prawn {cocktail} | 30%
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| Native Caribbean method of cooking over fire that has been popularised through Mexican cuisine | Barbacoa (barbecue) | 18%
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| Mexican-style hot chocolate discs produced by Nestlé | Abuelita | 15%
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| Moulded sugar sweets often shaped into skulls during Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) | Alfeñique | 8%
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| Oaxacan fried tortilla typically topped with lard, refried beans, meat, roasted grasshoppers and Oaxacan cheese | Tlayuda | 7%
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