| Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Salad first prepared by an Italian immigrant to Mexico (Hint: shares its name with a Roman conqueror) | {Caesar} salad | 79%
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| Creamy rice drink typically flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon | Horchata | 71%
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| Spanish smoky red sausage | Chorizo | 68%
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| Taco texture popularised by Taco Bell | {Hard}-{shell} tacos | 64%
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| Braised, simmered and fried tender pork; translates from Spanish to 'little meats' | Carnitas | 61%
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| Common name for cactus pads that can be used in cooking | Nopal | 54%
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| Fried pork skin snack | Chicharrón | 50%
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| Chilli, lime and salt seasoning mix | Tajín | 46%
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| Breakfast dish of leftover tortilla chips simmered in salsa | Chilaquiles | 36%
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| Common tamarind 'agua fresca' drink | Tamarindo | 36%
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| Starchy white root vegetable originating in Mexico | Jícama | 21%
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| Shrimp and raw fish fillet submerged in water seasoned with chilli and lime juice | Aguachile | 18%
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| Typically spicy condiment made from pickled fruit | Chamoy | 18%
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| Shaved ice and flavoured syrup dessert | Raspado | 18%
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| Cinnamon and piloncillo (cane sugar) coffee brewed over an open fire | Café de olla | 14%
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| Poblano chillies stuffed with picadillo (a minced meat stew) and topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds | Chiles en nogada | 14%
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| Fried pastry popular in Latin America and the US southwest; its sweet version is sometimes drizzled in honey | Sopaipilla | 14%
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| Hot masa beverage of several flavours (e.g. strawberry, chocolate) | Atole | 11%
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| Seeds native to Mexico known for their extensive health benefits | Chia | 11%
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| Compact cream cakes that typically involve sugar and cinnamon | Gorditas {de} {nata} | 11%
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| Fried masa (maize flour dough) topped with savoury ingredients | Sope | 11%
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| ‘Cowboy beans’ dish of pinto beans stewed with onions, garlic and bacon | Frijoles charros | 7%
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| Dried, shredded meat that is often rehydrated in dishes | Machaca | 7%
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| Ant larvae and pupae delicacy | Escamoles | 4%
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| Chiapas roast pork and ancho pepper stew | Cochito al horno | 0%
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