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You may love eating al pastor tacos, but now tell me what "al pastor" even means...

An al pastor taco and a boy from Coco eating an Elote

Puede que te guste comer tacos al pastor, pero ahora dime qué significa al pastor...

Averigüemos si realmente sabes mucho de comida mexicana o si eres un impostor

Let's Find Out If You Really Know A Lot About Mexican Food Or If You're A Fraud

You may love eating al pastor tacos, but now tell me what al pastor even means...

Just How Great Is Your Mexican Food Knowledge?

These 37 Questions Will Put Your Mexican Food IQ To The Test

A row of individual food items wrapped in a husk of some sort

What are these?

What are the tamales above wrapped in?

What is the most common method of cooking tamales?

A bowl of red soup with radishes and white balls inside

What's in the large bowl?

What are the white ball-shaped things inside pozole?

Which of these ISN'T a type of pozole?

Tacos with meat that's in strips and a yellow fruit inside

What kind of taco are these?

What type of meat does "al pastor" refer to?

What kind of fruit is placed inside an al pastor taco?

A cup filled with a yellow fruit, red sauce, a candy straw, and ice cream

What is this treat?

What is the red sauce in a mangonada?

The thick plastic straw that is placed inside a mangonada is covered in what?

Sour cream and cheese on strips of fried tortillas

What is this?

Chilaquiles are usually made with what?

Chilaquiles are typically eaten for what meal?

What makes this torta "ahogada"?

What type of bread is typically used for tortas?

A long food covered in cheese, chili powder, and a white sauce of some sort

Elotes are typically slathered with what?

Is hot sauce typically put on an elote?

A bowl of meatballs and broth with veggies

What's in this bowl?

What does the word "albondiga" even refer to?

Which of these ingredients would you put into an albondiga?

What is this chicken covered in?

True or false: All mole sauces contain some chocolate in them.

Which of these is NOT a type of mole?

A plastic jug filled with ice and a white drink

What is horchata most commonly made with?

Which of these is a crucial horchata ingredient?

Two fried tortilla-shaped pieces of dough topped with meat and beans

The dough of a sope is made using what?

True or false: Sopes and gorditas are the same exact thing.

Here's the final dish: What is it?

Nopales are cactus plants. What type of cactus plant is typically used in a nopal dish?

How would you best describe the texture of cooked nopales?

Finally, do you like Mexican food? (There's a correct answer here, so choose wisely.)

You may not have necessarily grown up with Mexican food, but you definitely can't get enough of it now. You're always down to go to a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant just to experience the best of the best!

 {{points}} out of 37! You're a Mexican food lover. 

Okay, so you didn't do so hot on this. There's a lot you have to learn about the beauty that is Mexican cuisine, but I applaud you for taking the time to even take this and learn something new today. Now go forth and please eat and learn as much about Mexican food as possible!

 {{points}} out of 37! You're a Mexican food learner.  

You are either Mexican or grew up eating these meals because there's nothing that could ever separate you from your love of some of the finest food in the world. You know each of these dishes like the back of your hand, and chances are, you're very hungry now.

 {{points}} out of 37! You're a Mexican food expert. 

You know some of the basics but still have a long way to go! Mexico has given the world some of the finest cuisine known to humans, and it's about time you learned all about it! Look up some recipes or go to a local Mexican restaurant and try some of these dishes and desserts out for yourself!

 {{points}} out of 37! You're a Mexican food rookie. 

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