🇲🇽Mexican food
Mexican cuisine is based on corn, beans and chillies, together with tomatoes, avocado, cheese, meats and fresh herbs. Tortillas are central, used for tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas, and salsas accompany most meals.
65dishes
180average kcal per 100 g
35%vegetarian
Lightest dishes
Most filling dishes
Highest in protein
💡Tip
Cheese, sour cream and fried tortillas add calories quickly — beans, grilled meat and salsa make a filling, lighter base.
All 65 dishes
🌺 Agua de jamaica (hibiscus water)🌮 Barbacoa tacos🌯 Beef burrito🌮 Beef tongue tacos (tacos de lengua)🌮 Birria Tacos🌯 Burrito de carne🥗 Caesar salad🍠 Camote enmielado (candied sweet potato)🌮 Carne Asada Tacos🐖 Carnitas (Michoacán-style)🌮 Carnitas tacos🌮 Chicken Quesadilla🫔 Chicken Tamales (Tamales de Pollo)🌮 Chicken Tinga🌯 Chicken enchiladas🌮 Chicken tacos (tacos de pollo)🍳 Chilaquiles🌶️ Chilaquiles rojos🫑 Chiles en nogada🫑 Chiles rellenos🍮 Chongos zamoranos🌮 Cochinita pibil🌽 Elote🌽 Elote Loco🌶️ Enchiladas rojas🌯 Enchiladas suizas🌯 Enchiladas verdes🌽 Esquites🌽 Esquites (Elote en Vaso)🌮 Fish tacos🌮 Fish tacos (tacos de pescado)🍮 Flan Napolitano🫓 Gorditas🥑 Guacamole🍹 Hibiscus agua fresca with lime🥛 Horchata (Mexican rice drink)🍳 Huevos Divorciados🍳 Huevos rancheros🍮 Mexican Flan🥛 Mexican Horchata🍚 Mexican arroz con leche🍋 Mexican ceviche🍩 Mexican churros🥘 Molcajete mixto🍗 Mole negro🍗 Mole poblano🌮 Nachos🐟 Pescado a la veracruzana🫔 Pork Tamales🍲 Pozole🍲 Pozole Rojo🍲 Pozole Verde🌶️ Salsa verde🦐 Shrimp Ceviche Tostadas🦐 Shrimp aguachile🍲 Sopa de Tortilla🌮 Sopes🌮 Suadero tacos🌮 Tacos al Pastor🫔 Tamales Rojos🫔 Tamales de Rajas🌮 Tlayuda🌮 Tongue tacos with salsa verde🌮 Tostadas🌮 Tostadas de Tinga
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. How we count →