Can You Pass This Mexican Food Quiz?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Pass This Mexican Food Quiz?
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About This Quiz

It's only been for the last 30 or 40 years that people in the rest of the world have really started to take notice of how good Mexican cuisine is. There's a long history in the country of making incredibly delicious foods that dates back a very long time, we're talking thousands of years here. Even if a lot of people only know the basics like tacos and burritos, there's a heck of a lot more worth looking into, with a variety of amazing flavors that you just can't find anywhere else. 

With recipes that can be traced back to the Aztec and Mayan cultures, there are not just tasty meals to be appreciated in Mexican cuisine, there's a lot of history, too. Understanding Mexican food feeds your body and your mind, how can you go wrong with that? The answer is you can't! So with that in mind if you have any kind of love for foods from South of the border, why not test that knowledge right here and right now. There's a lot to go through and we've hand-picked some of the best. if you think you know your delicious Mexican foods, then pull up a chair and take the quiz!

Tacos al Pastor
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You need to have pork and pineapple if you want this street food done right. Name it!
Chimichanga
Tacos al Pastor
Enchiladas
Sopes
Enchiladas
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Dating back to Mayan times, this dish needs a sauce on it to be complete. What is it called?
Enchiladas
Churro
Burrito
Tamales
Chilaquiles
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What is this dish that's not necessarily for breakfast, but is still enjoyed by a lot of people at that time?
Menudo
Pozole
Tejuino
Chilaquiles

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Pozole
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Do you know this soup that has hominy as the key ingredient?
Menudo
Pico de Gallo
Pozole
Mole
Tostadas
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This simple dish is so popular you can even find it on the menu at Taco Bell. What is it?
Tostadas
Frijoles
Empanada
Puntas
Elote
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Name this Mexican street food on a stick!
Churros
Tamales
Elote
Flautas

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Chiles en Nogada
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This could be the most patriotic dish in all of Mexico. Do you know it?
Pulque
Chicharron
Chiles Relleno
Chiles en Nogada
Mole
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Is this food of which there are numerous versions, some of which include chocolate, familiar to you?
Mole
Crema
Salsa
Pozole
Tamales
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Aztecs and Mayans enjoyed this dish before we discovered them. What are they?
Flautas
Fajitas
Tamales
Frijoles

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Guacamole
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Tell us the name of this incredibly popular sauce that can be found all around the world these days.
Guacamole
Dulce de Leche
Arroz con Pollo
Cuitlacoche
Burrito
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The name of this food means "little donkey." What is it?
Quesadilla
Taquito
Burrito
Chalupa
Mexican Rice
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What other name does it this dish, sometimes called "arroz rojo," go by?
Mexican rice
Paella
Barbacoa
Birria

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Chalupa
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They named this dish after a boat. What is it?
Chimichanga
Chalupa
Encherito
Sopes
Birria
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Got a hangover? This goat-filled stew might cure it if you know what to ask for.
Birria
Huevos Rancheros
Pozole
Cochinita Pibil
Tejuino
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If you need a cold drink and have a hankering for some corn, this could be the thing for you. Tell us what it is.
Horchata
Dulce de Leche
Tejuino
Tamarindo

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Chicharrón
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What do you call this dish that, despite being essentially just fried pork fat, you can still get in a vegetarian version?
Carne Asada
Pulque
Bionico
Chicharrón
Dulce de Leche
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One of the more popular desserts you'll find in Mexico, this is made from sweetened milk. Do you know it?
Pambazo
Dulce de Leche
Pan de Muerto
Menudo
Guisada Tacos
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Stewed ingredients in a tortilla make up this dish. Name it!
Carne Asada
Barbacoa taco
Tacos al Pastor
Guisada tacos

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Empanadas
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What are these fried treats can be either savory or sweet?
Sopes
Empanadas
Mollete
Puntas
Taquitos
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You can call these little things "tacos dorados" or "flautas." What else are they called?
Burritos
Enchiladas
Taquitos
Churros
Pastel Azteca
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What is this dish that, even though it's made with tortillas and not noodles, has a lot in common with lasagna?
Pastel Azteca
Frijoles Charros
Bionico
Elote

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Pan de Muerto
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Do you know the name of this food you should try during the Day of the Dead celebrations?
Pan de Muerto
Frijoles Charros
Michelada
Chiles en Nogada
Huevos Rancheros
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What are you going to ask for if you order this for breakfast?
Menudo
Pambazo
Huevos Rancheros
Chicharron
Frijoles Charros
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Tell us what they call this dish that's closest American equivalent is called cowboy beans.
Carnitas
Chile Relleno
Conchinita Pibil
Frijoles Charros

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Menudo
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There's a Puerto Rican boy band with the same name as this dish but they don't have much in common. What is it?
Puntas
Sopes
Menudo
Bionico
Chile Relleno
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Is this stuffed dish that is very popular in Mexico and lots of other places familiar?
Chalupa
Chile Relleno
Cuitlacoche
Mollete
Cochinita Pibil
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What's the dish that Johnny Depp shoots a cook for making so well in "Once Upon a Time in Mexico?"
Dulce de Leche
Cochinita Pibil
Pulque
Tamales

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Sopes
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You can make this dish a few hundred different ways at least. What is it called?
Chimichanga
Pozole
Pulque
Sopes
Cuitlacoche
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Have you heard that this dish also goes by the unsexy name of "corn smut?"
Guisada
Cuitlacoche
Churros
Chilaquiles
Pulque
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People have been making this drink for over 1,000 years. Do you know it?
Cerveza
Agua de Jamaica
Pulque
Horchata

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Carne Asada
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If you like beef you'll probably like this dish. What is it?
Pambazo
Carne Asada
Guisada
Tejuino
Bionico
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What is this fruit salad-like dish known as?
Elote
Puntas
Mollete
Bionico
Mollete
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Cheese is what makes this simple dish so good. What is it called?
Mollete
Flautas
Chimichanga
Churros

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Carnitas
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What do you get if you simmer some pork in oil for a few hours as a part of the recipe for this dish?
Menudo
Barbacoa
Carnitas
Chicharron
Michelada
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Do you know what drink you get when you use beer and tomato mixed together?
Corona
Michelada
Mezcal
Sotol
Tortilla Soup
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The proper way to serve this dish is to make a basic preparation and then let the diner customize it with a lot of ingredients. What is it?
Tortilla soup
Frijoles Charros
Guisada tacos
Empanada

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Agua de Jamaica
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You can find this drink under the names roselle and sorrel. What do they call it in Mexico?
Dulce de Leche
Tequila
Agua de Jamaica
Horchata
Pambazo
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Do you like wet sandwiches? Why don't you tell us what this one is called.
Cuitlacoche
Pambazo
Tamales
Enchiladas
Chapulines
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You can find this unusual dish being sold as a snack in places like Oaxaca. Do you know it?
Chapulines
Flautas
Chimichangas
Tejuino

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Churros
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Is this dish that is sometimes filled with dulce de leche something you know?
Empanadas
Tamales
Churros
Frijoles