Mexican Foods #1

Based on the descriptions, can you name these Mexican foods and drinks?

This quiz includes dishes associated with Mexican cuisine that originate in former Mexican states currently under US control (e.g. Tex-Mex dishes)

Some answers bear Spanish names

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Description	Answer
Tortilla folded around a filling	Taco
Mashed avocado dip	Guacamole
Tortilla filled with cheese (and other ingredients)	Quesadilla
Tequila, triple sec and lime juice cocktail often served with a salted glass rim	Margarita
Latin American dish of filled masa (maize flour dough) wrapped and steamed in leaves	Tamales
Movie snack that was first prepared from corn kernels in as early as 3600 BCE in New Mexico	Popcorn
Crescent-shaped Spanish pastry that can have various sweet or savoury fillings	Empanada
Tortilla that fully surrounds its fillings to form a thick wrap	Burrito
Dish that translates from Spanish to 'rice with chicken' that is a staple across Latin America	Arroz con pollo
Term for a table dip	Salsa
Breakfast of fried eggs on a tortilla served with a spicy version of the above sauce	Huevos rancheros
Iced beverage typically comprising fruit juice blended with sugar and water; it translates from Spanish to 'fresh water'	Agua fresca
Tripe stew	Menudo
Four letter chilli sauce often seasoned with spices, nuts, fruits, and sometimes chocolate	Mole
International restaurant chain that specialises in bowls of Mexican cuisine	Chipotle
'Fruit' first used in cooking by the Aztecs that later transformed Italian cooking	Tomato

Description	Answer
Mexican-style hot chocolate discs produced by Nestlé	Abuelita
Doughy, stuffed tortilla whose name is comparable to the word 'chubby' in English	Gordita
Long pieces of fried dough of Spanish origin that are often enjoyed with chocolate	Churros
Oaxacan fried tortilla dish typically topped with lard, refried beans, meat, roasted grasshoppers and Oaxacan cheese	Tlayuda
Most popular brand of Mexican beer; often served with a lime wedge in its bottle neck	Corona
Chilli pepper used for a hot sauce of the same name. It also shares its name with a Mexican state	Tabasco
General name for a variety of sweet Mexican pastries	Pan dulce
Rolled, filled tortilla covered in a savoury sauce	Enchilada
Prawns served in a glass with ________ sauce	Prawn cocktail
Custard dessert topped with a caramel layer that is very popular in former Spanish colonies	Flan
Most commonly used bean in Mexican cuisine	Pinto
Dish of raw fish cured in citrus juice	Ceviche
Native Caribbean method of cooking over fire that has been popularised through Mexican cuisine	Barbacoa (barbecue)
Moulded sugar sweets often shaped into skulls during Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)	Alfeñique

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