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Central (State of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Mexico City)

Central (State of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Mexico City)
Central (State of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Mexico City)

Featured Dishes from Central (State of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Mexico City)

Memela
Breakfast

Memela

Pan-fried masa cake topped with meats, sauces, vegetables, beans, guacamole, cheese
Vuelve a la vida
Breakfast

Vuelve a la vida

Seafood cocktail, made with clams, oysters, red snapper, shrimp, squid in a spicy sauce
Alfeñique
Dessert, Sweet

Alfeñique

Molded artistic confections made from sugar paste, many different designs are made, such as calaveras, skeletons, coffins, fruit, animals, common during Day of the Dead festivities
Buñuelos de rodilla
Dessert, Sweet

Buñuelos de rodilla

Flat, pancake-shaped fritters, common during Christmas
Dulce de guayaba
Dessert, Sweet

Dulce de guayaba

Guava jam or paste, used in cakes, candies, empanadas, serve with bread and cheese
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Dessert, Sweet

Hojaldra

Deep-fried flatbread
Pan de muerto
Dessert, Sweet

Pan de muerto

Bread of the dead, sweet bread common during Day of the Dead festivities, serve with coffee, champurrado
Pastel tres leches
Dessert, Sweet

Pastel tres leches

Tres leches cake
Agua de tuna
Drink

Agua de tuna
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Drink

Ponche de piña

Pineapple punch, common during Christmas
Pulque
Drink

Pulque

Alcoholic drink from the sap of the maguey plant
Alambre
Main

Alambre

Grilled beef, bacon, onions, bell peppers, serve with avocado, cheese, salsa and tortillas, may also be made with chicken
Arroz con camarones
Main

Arroz con camarones

Rice with shrimp
Barbacoa
Main

Barbacoa

Traditionally, slow-cooking meats or even whole sheep over an open fire or in an earth oven, can also be steamed, serve with tortillas, salsa, guacamole, onions, cilantro, limes
Bocol
Main

Bocol

Corn masa cake, served plain, filled with cheese, beans, chili peppers, meat
Cecina enchilada
Main

Cecina enchilada

Thin pork or beef cutlets marinated in adobo, then pan-fried, serve with tortillas, use in tacos
Cemita
Main

Cemita

Sandwich made with a brioche-like roll covered with sesame seeds and milanesa, panela cheese, avocado, chile sauce
Chalupa
Main

Chalupa

Tostada topped with a variety of ingredients such as pork, chicken, onion, salsa
Chileatole
Main

Chileatole

Thick corn soup with chili peppers and spices, thickened with corn masa
Chiles en nogada
Main

Chiles en nogada

Poblano chiles stuffed with picadillo and topped with a walnut cream sauce
Costra de queso
Main

Costra de queso

Crispy fried cheese shell filled with ingredients such as pork, steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, chile peppers, cilantro, then wrapped with a flour tortilla
Enchilada
Main

Enchilada

Beef, chicken, pork, cheese
Huarache
Main

Huarache

Fried masa tortilla topped with meat, cheese, beans, avocado, tomato, created in Mexico City
Lentejas con arroz
Main

Lentejas con arroz

Lentils and rice, serve with chorizo or longaniza sausage
Migas
Main

Migas
Milanesa torta
Main

Milanesa torta

Cutlet sandwich, made with beef, chicken, pork
Mole manchamanteles
Main

Mole manchamanteles

Stew with meat, fruit, vegetables, chili peppers, tomatoes, pineapple, spices
Mole poblano
Main

Mole poblano

A complex red sauce from Puebla, made with several different chili peppers, seeds, raisins, nuts, spices, chocolate, sugar, commonly served over chicken, turkey
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Main

Mole prieto

Mole made with chili peppers, huitlacoche, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, broth, harina, corn tortillas, serve with turkey, venison, pork
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Main

Mole ranchero

Pork in a sauce made with chili peppers, tomatoes, onion, sesame, cloves, peppercorns, corn flour, also made with chicken
Mole rojo
Main

Mole rojo

Red mole made with chili peppers, nuts, tomatoes, sesame seeds, raisins, chocolate, cinnamon, broth, bread
Mole verde
Main

Mole verde

Green mole, made with tomatillos, chili peppers, garlic, spices, herbs, epazote, hoja santa, chicken or pork stock, masa
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Main

Pan con bistec

Steak sandwich on pressed Cuban bread
Pescado a la talla
Main

Pescado a la talla

Butterflied and grilled whole fish with one side topped with green salsa and the other side topped with red salsa
Pipian rojo
Main

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken
Pipian verde
Main

Pipian verde

Green mole made with pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, hoja santa, chili peppers, garlic, onion, used with roast chicken, pork, enchiladas
Pollo en salsa verde
Main

Pollo en salsa verde

Chicken in a tomatillo and chili pepper sauce
Pollo encacahuatado
Main

Pollo encacahuatado

Chicken in peanut and chili pepper sauce, may also be made with pork
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Main

Puntas de filete

Pan-fried meat simmered with vegetables, potatoes, chili peppers, serve with tortillas
Ropa vieja
Main

Ropa vieja

Shredded stewed beef with vegetables
Sopa de lentejas
Main

Sopa de lentejas

Lentil soup
Sopa de nopales
Main

Sopa de nopales

Soup made with nopale cactus
Sopa seca
Main

Sopa seca

Lightly fried noodles cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, chili peppers, herbs
Tacos arabes
Main

Tacos arabes

Marinated shawarma meat, typically pork, that is cooked on a spit and eaten in a pita with, for example, chipotle salsa, chili peppers, crema
Tacos campechanos
Main

Tacos campechanos

Tacos filled with several different types of meat such as steak, chorizo, chicharron, as well as potatoes, onions, nopalitos, salsa, cilantro
Tacos de cecina
Main

Tacos de cecina

Corn tortillas topped with pounded pork or beef, avocado, cilantro, onions, salsa, limes
Tacos de suadero
Main

Tacos de suadero

Stewed beef using the suadero cut of meat that is pan-fried before being added to a tortilla
Tinga
Main

Tinga

Shredded meat such as chicken, beef or pork in a sauce with tomatoes, chipotle chilies, adobo and onions, serve with refried beans, avocado, etc
Tlacoyo
Main

Tlacoyo

Thick pan-fried oval-shaped corn tortillas that are commonly topped or filled with an assortment of ingredients, for example, beef barbacoa, chicharron, pork carnitas, cochinita pibil, fava beans, beans, cheese, salsa
Torta Cubana
Main

Torta Cubana

Telera roll stuffed full with meat, hot dogs, eggs, ham, Oaxaqueño cheese, pierna, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, jalapeños and mashed black beans, created in Mexico City
Torta de jamon
Main

Torta de jamon

Ham sandwich
Zacahuil
Main

Zacahuil

A very large tamale, which can be up to 6 feet long, commonly made to sell as a street food, for festivals, holidays, special events
Aguacate relleno
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Aguacate relleno

Avocado stuffed with shrimp, rice, tuna, ground beef
Arroz amarillo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Arroz amarillo
Arroz con queso
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Arroz con queso

Rice cooked with cheese
Cecina
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cecina

Cured beef, though pork, horse and game meat can also been used, typically cut in thin strips and drizzled with olive oil
Ceviche de pulpo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Ceviche de pulpo

Octopus ceviche
Guasacaca
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Guasacaca

Avocado salsa, serve with tacos, salads, grilled steak, arepas, empanadas, fried cassava, fried plantains, tequenos
Longaniza
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Longaniza

Pork sausage made with paprika, many different types, for example, Didalets, Espetec, Petador, Secallona, Somalla
Memela
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Memela

Pan-fried masa cake topped with meats, sauces, vegetables, beans, guacamole, cheese
Mole almendrado
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole almendrado

A sauce made with almonds, chili peppers, sesame, bread, tortillas, salt, sugar, chocolate, spices, seeds, nuts, raisins, peanuts, broth, serve with turkey, chicken, pork
Mole manchamanteles
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole manchamanteles

Stew with meat, fruit, vegetables, chili peppers, tomatoes, pineapple, spices
Mole poblano
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole poblano

A complex red sauce from Puebla, made with several different chili peppers, seeds, raisins, nuts, spices, chocolate, sugar, commonly served over chicken, turkey
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole prieto

Mole made with chili peppers, huitlacoche, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, broth, harina, corn tortillas, serve with turkey, venison, pork
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole ranchero

Pork in a sauce made with chili peppers, tomatoes, onion, sesame, cloves, peppercorns, corn flour, also made with chicken
Mole rojo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole rojo

Red mole made with chili peppers, nuts, tomatoes, sesame seeds, raisins, chocolate, cinnamon, broth, bread
Mole verde
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole verde

Green mole, made with tomatillos, chili peppers, garlic, spices, herbs, epazote, hoja santa, chicken or pork stock, masa
Molote
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Molote

Fried masa empanada filled with chorizo and potato, beans, cheese, chili peppers
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Papas con rajas

Sautéed potatoes and roasted poblano chili peppers
Pasilla salsa
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pasilla salsa

Salsa made with Pasilla de Oaxaca chili peppers, tomatillos, garlic, salt and water
Pipian rojo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pipian rojo

Red sauce with pumpkin seeds, serve with turkey, chicken
Pipian verde
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pipian verde

Green mole made with pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, hoja santa, chili peppers, garlic, onion, used with roast chicken, pork, enchiladas
Queso flameado
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso flameado

A dish of melted cheese, chili peppers, chorizo, serve with warm tortillas
Queso ranchero
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Queso ranchero

Fresh white cheese made with unpasteurized milk
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Recado negro

A black seasoning paste made from heavily roasted/charred chili peppers,use with soups, chicken, pork
Requesón
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Requesón

Ricotta-like cheese made from cow, goat or sheep milk
Salsa borracha
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salsa borracha

Sauce made with tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, garlic, cilantro, seasonings and beer, used with tacos, fajitas, chicken, eggs, tortilla chips
Salsa macha
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salsa macha

A spicy sauce made with olive oil, peanuts or other nuts, toasted chili peppers, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, garlic, brown sugar, vinegar, good with grilled fish, fish tacos, seafood
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salsa mole

A sauce that is between a salsa and a mole, made with chili peppers, raisins, almonds, onion, garlic, cinnamon, tomato sauce, chicken broth, chocolate, used with grilled chicken, turkey, pork
Salsa taquera
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Salsa taquera

Taco sauce, made with tomatoes, tomatillos, chili peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tacos arabes salsa

Mortar-ground chipotle salsa, used with tacos arabes
Xnipec
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Xnipec

Very spicy salsa made with habanero chili peppers, it is said this salsa is so spicy it will make your nose moist with sweat like a wet dog nose