📚 Mexican recipes & food guides
Homestyle recipes and straight answers about Mexico's cravings, ingredients and kitchen tools, plus what you need to make them in the U.S.
29 guides and recipes
DrinksRecipe6 minChampurrado Recipe: How to Make Thick Mexican Chocolate Atole
Champurrado recipe: how to make Mexican chocolate atole with masa harina, Abuelita chocolate, piloncillo and cinnamon. No lumps, plus what to serve with it.
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DrinksRecipe7 minMexican Hot Chocolate: How to Make Abuelita Hot Chocolate
Mexican hot chocolate with Abuelita drinking chocolate: melt the tablet in hot milk and froth it with a molinillo. The ratio, variations and what to serve.
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DrinksRecipe6 minAtole Recipe: How to Make Mexican Atole (Plus Every Flavor)
Atole recipe: how to make homemade vanilla atole, how to use Maizena atole packets, and the classic flavors from strawberry to cajeta. Step by step, no lumps.
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Candy & dessertsRecipe7 minMexican Wedding Cookies (Polvorones): An Easy Homemade Recipe
Mexican wedding cookies recipe, also called Mexican wedding cake cookies: buttery pecan polvorones rolled twice in powdered sugar. Step by step, with tips.
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DrinksRecipe6 minCafé de Olla: Traditional Mexican Coffee with Piloncillo and Cinnamon
Café de olla recipe with piloncillo and cinnamon, the way it's made in Mexico: which coffee to use, why a clay pot, a step-by-step method and what to serve.
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Mexican cookingRecipe7 minWhat Is Mexican Mole Sauce? Types, Flavor and an Easy Chicken Mole
What Mexican mole sauce is, the main types, whether it has chocolate, and how to make chicken mole poblano at home with mole paste, step by step.
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Snacks & street foodRecipe7 minTostilocos and Dorilocos: What They Are and How to Make Them
Tostilocos are the Mexican street snack of Tostitos loaded with cucumber, jícama, Japanese peanuts, chamoy and hot sauce. Easy recipe, plus dorilocos.
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Snacks & street food6 minTakis Flavors Ranked: From Mildest to Hottest
All the Takis flavors ranked from mildest to hottest: Ranch, Huakamole, Fajita, Intense Nacho, Original, Chile Limón, Salsa Brava, Blue Heat and Fuego.
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Snacks & street foodRecipe6 minChamoy Pickles: What They Are and How to Make Them at Home
Chamoy pickles are big dill pickles coated in chamoy and chile powder. Learn how to make chamoy pickles at home, plus Takis and Pulparindo versions.
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DrinksRecipe7 minMangonada Recipe: How to Make a Mango Chamoy Slush at Home
Mangonada recipe in 10 minutes: frozen mango, chamoy, chile powder and lime. How to rim the cup, and how a mangonada differs from a chamoyada.
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Snacks & street foodRecipe7 minMexican Street Corn Recipe: Grilled Elote and Esquites
Mexican corn recipe: grilled elote (Mexican street corn) with mayo, crema, cotija, chile powder and lime, plus esquites in a cup. Ready in about 25 minutes.
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DrinksRecipe7 minMexican Horchata Recipe: How to Make Creamy Horchata at Home
Mexican horchata recipe: how to make creamy rice and cinnamon horchata at home, soak and strain it so it's never gritty, and how long it keeps in the fridge.
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Candy & desserts6 minMexican Desserts: The Classics Every Family Knows
Mexican desserts: flan, arroz con leche, chocoflan, cajeta with obleas, buñuelos and capirotada. What each one is, when it's eaten and which to make at home.
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Candy & desserts6 minWhat Is Cajeta? Mexico's Goat Milk Caramel, Explained
What is cajeta? Mexico's goat milk caramel, explained: how it's made, cajeta vs dulce de leche, quemada vs envinada, and how to eat it with obleas and crepes.
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Candy & desserts5 minDe la Rosa Mazapan: What It Is, What It's Made Of and How to Open It
De la Rosa mazapan is the Mexican peanut candy that melts in your mouth. What mazapan is made of, how to open it without breaking it, and every size.
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Candy & desserts4 minLucas Candy: What It Is, Every Kind and How to Eat It
Lucas candy is Mexico's chile and chamoy candy. What Mexican Lucas candy is, every kind (Muecas, Gusano, Panzón, Baby Lucas) and how to eat each one.
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Candy & desserts5 minMexican Sweet Bread: Types, Names and How to Eat Pan Dulce
Mexican sweet bread and Mexican pastries, explained: the names and types of pan dulce (conchas, cuernos, orejas, marranitos), what to drink with it and more.
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Mexican cooking5 minWhat Is Tajín Seasoning and How Do You Use It?
Tajín seasoning is Mexico's chile, lime and salt blend. What's in it, how spicy it is, every version, and 14 ways to use Tajín, from fruit to elote.
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Mexican cooking5 minMexican Hot Sauce Brands: Which Is Which and What Each One Is For
Mexican hot sauce brands, one by one: Valentina, Búfalo, Huichol, La Botanera, El Yucateco, Cholula and more. How each one tastes and what it's best on.
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Mexican cookingRecipe8 minMexican Salsa Recipe: Authentic Roasted Red Salsa in a Molcajete
An authentic Mexican salsa recipe: roasted red salsa made in a molcajete with tomatoes, chile de árbol and garlic. Plus salsa verde and pico de gallo.
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Mexican cooking5 minMexican Breakfast: 9 Classic Mexican Breakfast Dishes to Make at Home
Mexican breakfast dishes explained: chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, divorciados, molletes, enfrijoladas and tamales, plus the pantry staples to make them.
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Mexican cookingRecipe9 minHow to Make Tamales: Red Pork Tamales and an Easy Tamale Masa Recipe
How to make tamales at home: a tamale masa recipe with Maseca, red chile pork filling, wrapping and steaming, plus how to reheat and freeze your tamales.
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Snacks & street foodRecipe7 minFruit With Chamoy and Tajín: How to Make a Mexican Fruit Cup
Fruit with chamoy and Tajín like street carts make it: what goes in a Mexican fruit cup, how to cut the spears, and the right order for lime, salt and chile.
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Shopping guides5 minMexican Grocery in Canada: Where to Buy Takis, Tajín and Chamoy Online
Mexican grocery in Canada: which snacks to order online (Takis, Tajín, chamoy, spicy candy), how shipping works, how long it takes and the customs basics.
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Shopping guides6 minMexican Grocery Store Online: How to Buy Authentic Mexican Products in the U.S.
Mexican grocery store online: how to buy authentic Mexican products in the U.S., what to check on the label, what's in each aisle and how shipping works.
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Candy & desserts2 minWhat Is Chamoy? Mexico's Sweet, Sour and Spicy Sauce, Explained
Chamoy is Mexico's sweet, sour and spicy sauce. What it's made of, what it tastes like, how to use it on fruit, snacks and drinks, and where to buy it in the U.S.
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Candy & desserts1 minMexican Candy: The Complete Guide
Tamarind, mazapán, chile lollipops, spicy gummies and chamoy: every type of Mexican candy, the iconic brands, and where to buy them in the U.S.
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Snacks & street food1 minThe Best Mexican Snacks: From Takis to Chicharrones
Takis, chile-lime chips, chicharrones, spicy peanuts and duritos: the essential Mexican snacks list and where to buy them online in the U.S.
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Mexican cooking1 minHow to Season a Molcajete, Step by Step
Seasoning a new molcajete takes about 30 minutes of work, raw rice and one night of rest. Step-by-step guide to get it grit-free and ready for your salsa.
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