Tacos made with carnitas filling

The following is a list of dishes found in the Mexican cuisine. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples remain native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and lots of spices.


Soups and Stews

Rice dishes

Egg dishes

Vegetable dishes

Chiles en nogada
Ensalada de nopales

Poultry dishes

Pork dishes

Beef dishes

Seafood dishes

Pescado zarandeado

Other protein dishes

Barbacoa

Cheese dishes

Other

Pastel azteca

Antojitos of corn dough and wheat dough

Preparation of huaraches
Cochinita pibil is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península of Mayan origin
Flautas with guacamole
Menudo
Molotes
Sopes
Chilaquiles
Mole poblano
Cemita with milanesa
Guacamole
Green and red salsa
Toasted grasshoppers


Moles and sauces


Drinks and coffee

Tequilas of various styles
Hot bowl of champurrado as served at a Mexican breakfast

Desserts and sweets

Homemade flan
A piece of sugary pan de muerto

Mexico's candy and bakery sweets industry, centered in Michoacán and Mexico City, produces a wide array of products.

See also

References