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Mexican Foods #2

Based on the descriptions, can you name these Mexican foods and drinks?
If you haven’t already, make sure to attempt Mexican Foods #1. This quiz is probably harder than the first.
This quiz includes dishes associated with Mexican cuisine that originate in former Mexican states currently under US control (e.g. Tex-Mex dishes), while some answers bear Spanish names
If you enjoyed this quiz, you can try Mexican Foods #3
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Last updated: June 25, 2025
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Strips of meat, peppers and onions usually served on a tortilla
Fajita
Cocoa product believed to have first been consumed as a drink in as early as 1900 BCE in Mesoamerica
Chocolate
Famous type of green chilli pepper
Jalapeño
Diced tomato, white onion and chilli salsa
Salsa mexicana
Spicy Jalisco meat stew that is a common taco and quesadilla filling
Birria
Mexican bread roll sandwich (Hint: 'tortilla' minus three letters)
Torta
Green relative of the tomato that is a common ingredient in Mexican cuisine
Tomatillo
Tortilla chips typically covered in cheese and other ingredients
Nachos
Spicy meat, tomato and pinto/kidney bean stew; translates from Spanish to 'chilli with meat'
Chile con carne
Popular Mexican soft drink brand of various fruit juice flavours
Jarritos
Deep-fried burrito
Chimichanga
Native grinding vessel made from volcanic rock that is comparable to a mortar
Molcajete
Mexican-flavoured pork kebab often served in tacos
Al pastor
Latin American 'three milks' cake
Tres leches cake
Dried and roasted grasshoppers
Chapulines
Mildly sweet fruit of a cactus
Prickly pear
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Traditional hominy and meat stew flavoured with garlic, lime and chilli
Pozole
Agave liquor
Mezcal
Stuffed green chillies often covered in egg batter before frying
Chiles rellenos
Term for several chilli based cooking sauces/condiments which derives from the Spanish for 'marinade'
Adobo
Brand of rolled tortilla chips whose most popular flavour is ‘Fuego’ (chilli and lime)
Takis
'Huitlacoche' is corn intentionally infected with a type of ______ to provide a unique sweet and earthy flavour
Fungus
Toasted tortilla topped with ingredients; can be considered a flat version of a taco
Tostada
Spanish dough fritters that are sometimes circular, and can have both sweet and savoury variations
Buñuelo
Beef tongue
Lengua
Grilled corn street food that is covered with various ingredients (e.g. mayonnaise, lime juice, chilli powder)
Elote
Typically alcoholic yellow eggnog
Rompope
Tomato sauce enchilada
Entomatada
Bread roll dipped in red guajillo pepper sauce. It is typically filled with potatoes, chorizo and cheese
Pambazo
Seeds used to make _______ oil, which has a smoky, peppery flavour and a yellow-orange colour
Annatto
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