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South Pacific Coast (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas)

South Pacific Coast (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas)
South Pacific Coast (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas)

Featured Dishes from South Pacific Coast (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas)

Aporreadillo
Breakfast

Aporreadillo

Pounded and shredded beef steak with eggs and salsa made with, for example, arbol, guajillo, and/or serrano chili peppers, garlic and cilantro, serve with rice and beans
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Breakfast

Frijoles Oaxaqueños

Oaxaca-style refried beans, black beans cooked with onion, epazote, avocado leaves, chili peppers, lard, seasonings
Huevos motuleños
Breakfast

Huevos motuleños

Fried tortillas topped with fried eggs, black beans, salsa, chorizo, queso fresco
Memela
Breakfast

Memela

Pan-fried masa cake topped with meats, sauces, vegetables, beans, guacamole, cheese
Pan de yema
Breakfast

Pan de yema

Sweet egg bread/rolls
Vuelve a la vida
Breakfast

Vuelve a la vida

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

Fruit

Fruit seasoned with chili, lime juice and salt, commonly sold in bags on the street
Nicuatole
Dessert, Sweet

Nicuatole

Sweet corn masa pudding, may include fruit, coconut, milk
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Drink

Balché

A fermented beverage using the bark of the Lonchocarpus violaceus tree, honey and water
Beer
Drink

Beer

Pacifico, Negra Modelo, Victoria, Cucapá
Chilate
Drink

Chilate

Beverage made with rice, cocoa, cinnamon, sugar
Coffee
Drink

Coffee
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Drink

Comiteco

Alcoholic drink from the maguey plant
Hot chocolate
Drink

Hot chocolate

Made with water or milk, flavored with ground almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger
Margarita
Drink

Margarita

Mixed drink made with tequila, lime, orange liqueur and agava syrup, IBA official cocktail
Mezcal
Drink

Mezcal

Alcohol from the heart of the maguey plant
Michelada
Drink

Michelada

Beer with, for example, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and lime
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Drink

Ponche de piña

Pineapple punch, common during Christmas
Pozol
Drink

Pozol

Fermented corn drink, may contain cocoa
Tascalate
Drink

Tascalate

Chocolate beverage with corn, pine nuts, vanilla, achiote and sugar
Tejate
Drink

Tejate

Chocolate drink with corn, cacao, mamey, almonds, cinnamon, etc
Aporreadillo
Main

Aporreadillo

Pounded and shredded beef steak with eggs and salsa made with, for example, arbol, guajillo, and/or serrano chili peppers, garlic and cilantro, serve with rice and beans
Armadillo
Main

Armadillo

Stewed
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Main

Caldo de chuti

River snail soup
Caldosa
Main

Caldosa

Stew or hearty soup made with chicken, chorizo, ham, potatoes, onions, plantains, taro, corn, sofrito
Chanfaina
Main

Chanfaina

Tripe, offal and vegetable stew
Chileajo
Main

Chileajo

Chileajo mole dish, commonly made with pork but can also be made with chicken, vegetables
Clam
Main

Clam
Cochito
Main

Cochito

Roast pork or suckling pig flavored with chili peppers, spices and herbs
Crab
Main

Crab
Garnacha
Main

Garnacha

Thick fried tortilla topped with refried black beans, cheese, lettuce, onions, red or green salsa, sour cream and meat
Grouper
Main

Grouper
Higaditos de pollo
Main

Higaditos de pollo

Chicken livers are stewed, fried, mixed with rice, eggs
Huarache
Main

Huarache

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

Mojarra
Mole amarillito
Main

Mole amarillito

Mole made with chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, Mexican oregano, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, yerba santa leaves, onions, tomatillos, served with chicken, pork, chochoyotes
Mole amarillo
Main

Mole amarillo

A chili pepper sauce thickened with corn flour, used with turkey, vegetables, seafood, tamales
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Main

Mole chichilo

Stew-like mole made with dark roasted chili peppers, spices, tomatoes, garlic, avocado leaves, chicken or beef stock and burned tortillas
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Main

Mole chileajo

Sauce made with pork broth, roasted chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, herbs
Mole coloradito
Main

Mole coloradito

Red mole, made with dried red chili peppers, commonly served with turkey or chicken
Mole manchamanteles
Main

Mole manchamanteles

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

Mole negro

A sauce made with chilhuacle negro chili peppers, nuts, raisins, plantains, chocolate, onions, garlic, tomatoes, seeds, used in many different dishes, meats
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Main

Mole niguijuti

Sauce made for pork, made with chili peppers, garlic, onion, tomatoes, cloves, allspice, sesame seeds, plantains
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

Oaxacan barbecue

Pit-grilled beef, chicken, pork, lamb
Pepita con tasajo
Main

Pepita con tasajo

Dried beef cut into strips and cooked in a sauce made with pumpkin seeds, rice, achiote paste, tomatoes, onions and broth, common during Comida Grande celebrations on January 20th
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
Pollo en salsa verde
Main

Pollo en salsa verde

Chicken in a tomatillo and chili pepper sauce
Pozole verde
Main

Pozole verde

Thick soup made with hominy, pork, chicken, fish, tomatillos, avocado, chili peppers, radishes, garlic, herbs, spices, lime juice
Sardine
Main

Sardine
Sea bass
Main

Sea bass
Seafood
Main

Seafood
Shrimp
Main

Shrimp
Sopa de pan
Main

Sopa de pan

Vegetable soup thickened with dry or fried bread
Taco al pastor
Main

Taco al pastor

Tacos filled with pork and pineapple marinated in a chile sauce
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
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Main

Tamal de jacuané

A tamale made with dried shrimp, black beans, chili peppers, pumpkin seeds
Tlayuda
Main

Tlayuda

Crispy tortilla or flatbread topped with beans, salsa, guacamole, lettuce/cabbage, shredded chicken, beef, pork, seafood, Oaxaca cheese, salsa
Bolillo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bolillo

Small bread roll
Chapulines
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chapulines
Chili pepper
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chili pepper

Amarillos, chilcostles, chiljuacles, costeños, pasilla oaxaqueña
Chipilín
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chipilín

Crotalaria longirostrata, a plant common in Central America, Guatemala and southern Mexico
Chorizo oaxaqueño
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chorizo oaxaqueño

Oaxacan chorizo
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Frijoles Oaxaqueños

Oaxaca-style refried beans, black beans cooked with onion, epazote, avocado leaves, chili peppers, lard, seasonings
Hoja santa
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Hoja santa

An herb that is used in many dishes and drinks
Memela
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Memela

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

Mole amarillito

Mole made with chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, Mexican oregano, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, yerba santa leaves, onions, tomatillos, served with chicken, pork, chochoyotes
Mole amarillo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole amarillo

A chili pepper sauce thickened with corn flour, used with turkey, vegetables, seafood, tamales
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole chichilo

Stew-like mole made with dark roasted chili peppers, spices, tomatoes, garlic, avocado leaves, chicken or beef stock and burned tortillas
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole chileajo

Sauce made with pork broth, roasted chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, herbs
Mole coloradito
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole coloradito

Red mole, made with dried red chili peppers, commonly served with turkey or chicken
Mole manchamanteles
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole manchamanteles

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

Mole negro

A sauce made with chilhuacle negro chili peppers, nuts, raisins, plantains, chocolate, onions, garlic, tomatoes, seeds, used in many different dishes, meats
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Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mole niguijuti

Sauce made for pork, made with chili peppers, garlic, onion, tomatoes, cloves, allspice, sesame seeds, plantains
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
Olotón
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Olotón

An unusual landrace of maize with aerial roots that secrete a sugary mucus to feed nitrogen-fixing bacteria, fertilizing itself to thrive in the poor soil near Sierra Mixe District in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Pan de yema
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pan de yema

Sweet egg bread/rolls
Pasilla salsa
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pasilla salsa

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

Queso Oaxaca

White semi-hard cheese
Tasajo
Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tasajo

Dried beef or other meat, similar to jerky, used in many dishes