Traditional Mexican Dishes

Mexico, a country that is situated in the Americas, with the United States bordering its northern territory, is a place of sorts. Mexico is highly noted for its unique cuisine, that uses mostly local-grown vegetation, spices and meat to make its mouth-watering dishes. Spanish colonists were said to have influenced the Mexicans with their cooking styles, where it was combined with that of the Mayans and Aztecs traditional way of cooking as well. The food has intense bursts of flavor, is usually spicy in nature, and colorful in terms of presentation. Different parts of Mexico specialize in a different way of cooking. North Mexico is known for its meat based dishes like goat and beef, with the south known best for its spicy chicken and vegetable dishes.

The United States is known for preparing Mexican dishes with a Texan twist to it, known widely as TexMex, where cooks infuse these two styles of cooking, using Mexican spices and its culinary techniques. The Chimichanga, which is a popular dish in the United States, is a deep-fried burrito packed in with Mexican style flavors. Traditional Mexican dishes and recipes have been experimented with worldwide, and is a much-loved cuisine, and a fast catching on way of cooking that is being recognized by the greats in the cooking world. Here, you'll come across a multitude of Mexico's finest dishes, that are sure to set your palette tingling.

Traditional Mexican Dish Recipe

Traditional Mexican food dishes cover a variety of foods, that are well put together, with spices and vegetables that highlight the dish be it a meat/vegetable based dish. Known best for its tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salsa and guacamole dips, traditional Mexican recipes have a lot to offer in terms of unarguably great cuisine. Before we get into the Mexican dishes list, we look into a recipe that is famous among traditional Mexican breakfast dishes.

Pineapple Tamales

What You'll Need

• Muffin molds
• Blender
• 1 cup of maizete corn oil
• 5 cups of sugar (powdered)
• 2 can of pineapple discs with juice
• 1 and teaspoons of baking powder
• 6 cups of maseca for tamales
• 2 cups of pineapple juice

Method of Preparation

Before you start out on this recipe, pre-heat the oven to 350^oF. To start off, first use a blender to mix in your baking powder, pineapple juice, sugar, maseca and maizete, until you get a nice creamy paste. Using the muffin molds, pour in your mixture halfway up to the brim, then fill in the second half with some sliced pieces of pineapple, and pour in the rest of your mixture to the brim. Pop it in the oven, set the timer to 20 minutes, and presto, your done! For more recipe ideas, head on to easy traditional Mexican recipes to cook up a storm of yummy delight.

Mexican Dishes List

In the following list, you'll also see some traditional Mexican side dishes, appetizers, main courses and even desserts, that Mexican cuisine has been acclaimed for.

Main Course Dishes Alambres Arroz con camarones Arroz con pollo Birria Burrito Barbecoa Caldo de res Came en su jugo Cecina Chalupa Camarones al Mojo de Ajo Chiles en nogada Charales Carne asada Churipo Choriqueso Chile refleno Enchilada Empanadas Entomatadas Empanada Mexicana Fritadas de cameron Gringas Gorditas Huevos divorciados Huachinango a la Veracruzana Menudo Mixiotes Machana Milanesa Papadzules Panucho Pollo rostizado Quesadillas Romeritos Sopes Sailbutes Sopa tarasca Tamales Tortillas Tostadas Tripas Taquitos Tlacoyos Venado
Side Dishes/Appetizers Arroz verde Arroz amarillo Atepocates Calabaza Ceviche Curtido Camote Consomme Fideos Frijoles negros Frijoles refritos Guacamole Jocoque Nopalitos Pico de gallo Sopapilla Salsa
Desserts Arroz con leche Cajeta Champurrado Coyotas Empanadas Glorias Jarritos Pastel de quedo Polvoron Paletas Pan de Acambaro Tucuarines
These Mexican dishes are not all that hard to prepare. It all comes down to how you put in your ingredients in the right amount of time.