Huevos rancheros
Start with some of Mexico’s best breakfasts, and this one is sure to wake you up and get you ready for the day. Huevos rancheros (which translates to “poultry eggs”) are fried eggs served on hot tortillas, along with salsa. It’s easy to make and goes great with refried beans, avocado, Mexican rice, and guacamole.
Chiles en nogada
Perhaps one of the most beloved Mexican dishes is chile en nogada. The dish consists of poblano peppers stuffed with picadillo (a mixture that often includes shredded meat, dried fruit, and spices) in a walnut cream sauce, nogada, and pomegranate seeds. These give the dish the three colors of the Mexican flag: green from the 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 is made from hominy (dried corn kernels), with meat (usually pork) and toppings such as cabbage, peppers, onions, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa, or lime. Mexicans often eat pozole on special occasions such as Mexican Independence Day, Christmas, or birthdays.
Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles are corn tortillas that are fried, cooked in green or red salsa, and topped with cheese. Then there are many ways you can enjoy them, like with eggs for breakfast, or with chicken, beef, guacamole, and refried beans for lunch.
Mole Poblano
Often referred to as Mexico's national dish, poblano is perhaps the most famous variety of mole (a generic name for several sauces used in Mexican cuisine). Mole poblano is a thick sauce made with at least 20 ingredients, including chili peppers and chocolate, which give it a wonderful flavor.
Like pozole, it is often saved 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 shrimp cakes.
Pambazos
An iconic dish of Mexico City street food, pambazos are white bread filled with potatoes and chorizo, then dipped in a warm red chili sauce, giving the bread its famous color. Then fried until crispy and topped with lettuce, salsa, cheese or sour cream, the dish is flavorful and delicious.
Mollete
While mollete is simply flatbread in Spain, in Mexico it is essentially a better version with a grilled cheese topping. It is a sandwich with refried beans, salsa, cheese, and jalapeño slices. It is then baked in the oven until the cheese is melted, which is delicious.
Tacos
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 50 best restaurants in the world), once said: “Tacos are a way of life.”
Tacos come in many varieties, like Carnitas tacos, which are filled with stewed, chopped pork served with cilantro, diced onions, salsa, guacamole, tortilla chips, and refried beans.
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