Description of Mexican Foods
- Tortilla
- Thin flat Mexican bread.
- Guacamole
- Avocado mashed or puréed with tomato and lightly spiced with chili, served as a dip or as an accompaniment to some Mexican-style dishes.
- Frijoles Refritos
- Refried Beans
- Tamale
- A Mexican dish made by mixing fried chopped meat with peppers and seasonings, rolling the mixture in cornmeal dough, wrapping it in corn husks, and then steaming it.
- Tostados
- A crisply fried Mexican-style tortilla, usually served with several meat and vegetable toppings, grated cheese, and hot sauce.
- Nachos
- A tortilla chip, usually eaten in quantity covered with melted cheese, salsa, or sliced pickled jalapeño peppers.
- Quesadilla
- A grilled floured tortilla folded in half and stuffed with cheese
- Chalupa
- A crisp corn tortilla with refried beans, shredded cheese, tomatoes, and guacamole salad
- Burrito
- A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat, beans, or cheese
- Tacos
- A crisp fried corn tortilla usually filled with meat, lettuce or cabbage, tomatoes, cheese, and hot sauce
- Enchilada
- A fried tortilla rolled around a filling and served hot with a usually spicy sauce
- Tostaguac
- Crisp tortilla with beef topped with lettuce, guacamole, and shredded cheese
- Chiles Rellenos
- Hot peppers filled with cheese and fried in an egg batter