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How Good Is Your Mexican Food Knowledge?

Are You A Mexican Food Expert Like You Think You Are?

A corn-based dough filled with meat and wrapped in a corn husk

They're tamales!

What are these?

It's pozole!

What about this?

It's a chile relleno!

Name this fried beauty.

Tortillas with spit-grilled pork and a pineapple wedge

They're tacos al pastor!

What kind of tacos are these?

A cup fiilled with chamoy, mango chunks, and mango ice cream

It's a mangonada! Or a chamango, or a mangoneada, whichever works for you.

What is this mouth-watering treat?

A thick tortilla with raised edges topped with meat, cheese, sour cream, and lettuce

They're sopes!

What are these mountains of food?

A pan filled with a chopped up green vegetable

It's got nopales (cactus) in it!

What is this pan filled with?

A chicken drumstick covered in a dark sauce and sesame seeds

It's mole!

What is this chicken covered in?

A torta drenched in red sauce and filled with meat

It's a torta ahogada!

What might this mouthful of a meal be?

They're chapulines (grasshoppers)!

What are these fellas who are just chillin' on some guac called?

Corn topped with mayo, cheese, chili powders and lemon juice

They're elotes!

Oblong-shaped dough smashed down and topped with beans, salsa, cheese, meat, and veggies

It's a huarache!

They're albóndigas!

What's in this soup?

Fluffy, brioche-like bread topped with a colorful sugar pattern on top that resembles a shell

It's a concha!

This should be real easy. What's this pan dulce called?

A spoon filled with a sticky, tan substance

It's cajeta!

What's on this spoon?

Flat, fried dough covered in sugar and cinnamon 

They're buñuelos!

What are these sweet things called?

Fried tortilla triangles topped with green salsa and cheese

They're chilaquiles!

What is this?

 A tostada topped with shrimp, avocados, tomatoes and cucumbers

It's ceviche!

What is on the tostada?

It's birria!

What is this person eating a bowl full of?

Fried, long, thin, rounded dough covered in sugar and cinnamon 

They're churros, duh!

I'll end this on a SUPER easy note, what are these?

Let's face it, 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 Latino-owned Mexican restaurant and try some of these dishes and desserts out for yourself!

Mexican Food Rookie

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!

Mexican Food Lover

You're either Mexican or you grew up eating this stuff 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.

How Good Is Your Mexican Food Knowledge?

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