Mexican cuisine: Bold and impressive.

Huevos rancheros

Let's start with some of Mexico's best breakfast dishes, and this one is sure to wake you up and get you ready for a day of exploring. Huevos rancheros (translated as "poultry eggs") are fried eggs served on hot fried corn tortillas, along with salsa. It's easy to make and delicious when eaten with fried beans, avocado, Mexican-style rice, and guacamole.

Chiles en nogada

Perhaps one of Mexico's most beloved dishes is chile en nogada. This dish consists of poblano peppers stuffed with picadillo (a mixture usually containing shredded meat, dried fruit, and spices) and topped with a creamy walnut sauce, nogada, and pomegranate seeds. These ingredients give the dish the three colors of the Mexican flag: green from cilantro, white from the seed sauce, and red from the pomegranate.

Pozole

Pozole is a traditional soup or stew that dates back thousands of years. It's made with hominy (dried corn kernels), meat (usually pork), and toppings such as cabbage, peppers, onions, garlic, turnips, avocado, salsa, or lime. Mexicans often eat pozole on special occasions like Mexican Independence Day, Christmas, or birthdays.

Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles are fried corn tortillas cooked in green or red salsa and topped with cheese. There are many ways you can enjoy them, such as with eggs for breakfast, or with chicken, beef, guacamole, and fried beans for lunch.

Mole Poblano

Often referred to as Mexico's national dish, poblano is perhaps the most famous variety of mole (a general term for several types of sauces used in Mexican cuisine). Mole poblano is a thick sauce made from at least 20 ingredients, including chilies and chocolate, giving it a rich flavor.

Like pozole, it is often reserved for special occasions, such as weddings and birthdays (where it is served over turkey), or Christmas, where it is served with romeritos (an herb similar to rosemary) on prawn cakes.

Pambazos

An iconic Mexican street food, pambazos are white bread rolls filled with potatoes and chorizo, then dipped in a warm red chili sauce, transforming the bread into its famous color. They are then deep-fried until crispy and toasted with lettuce, salsa, cheese, or sour cream, resulting in a flavorful and delicious dish.

Mollette

While mollete is simply a flatbread in Spain, in Mexico it's essentially a better version with a topping of grilled cheese. It's a type of sandwich with fried beans, salsa, cheese, and slices of jalapeño peppers. It's then baked in the oven until the cheese melts, resulting in a delicious treat.

Doodles

You can't talk about great Mexican food without mentioning tacos, one of Mexico's most beloved dishes. As Enrique Olvera, head chef of Pujol Mexican restaurant (one of the world's top 50 restaurants), once said: "Tacos are life."

Tacos come in many varieties, such as Carnitas tacos, which are filled with braised pork, chopped and served with cilantro, diced onions, salsa, guacamole, tortillas, and fried beans.

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