Want to learn more about Mexican cuisine, food history, cooking techniques, ingredients, and more? Read our guides, features, and personal essays to deepen your knowledge of Mexican food.

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A Basic Introduction to the Salty, Spicy World of Mexican Snacks
A tamale, unwrapped and still on its husk, with green salsa on top.
How to Make Mexican Tamales
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How to Stock a Mexican Pantry: 14 Ingredients to Know and Love
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Regional Mexican Cuisine: Oaxaca, the Land of a Thousand Moles
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13 Burrito Styles Everyone Should Know
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Cook-and-Serve Flour Tortillas From TortillaLand Are as Close as You'll Get to Homemade
The Serious Eats Guide to Tequila
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Essential Sodas: Jarritos Tamarindo
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How to Make Kickass Quesadillas | The Food Lab
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Regional Mexican Cuisine: All About Puebla and Central Mexico
Carnitas tacos on a plate with lime wedges.
Regional Mexican Cuisine: Get to Know the Soul Food of Michoacán
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5 Sandwiches You Should Eat in Mexico
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Regional Mexican Cuisine: The Yucatán's Mayan Splendor
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Video: The Right Way to Warm Corn Tortillas
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Three Days and a Pit Oven: How the Best Barbacoa Is Made
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Inside the Mexican Pantry of New York's Top Pueblan Restaurant
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Regional Mexican Cuisine: Old World Meets New in Veracruz
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Meet the Empanadas of Latin America
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The Best Tortas in San Francisco and the Bay Area
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Where to Buy Mexican Ingredients in Los Angeles
A full table at Tortas Ahogadas La Ramadita.
5 Great Mexican Dishes in North Hollywood, CA
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Where to Eat in Mexico's Valle de Guadalupe
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Market Tours: La Merced in Mexico City
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Beer History South of the Border
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Jamie's Guide to LA's Must-Eat Mexican Food
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Tour Guide and Author Lesley Tellez on What Everyone Gets Wrong About Mexican Food
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Market Tours: Mercado San Juan in Mexico City
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Where to Buy Mexican Ingredients in New York City
La Morada Serves Oaxaca's Rarest Mole
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Chicharrón Preparado: Where to Find It in Queens
Pays de Queso
Pay De Queso (Mexican Cheese Pie)
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Conchas
Overhead view of two hands holding three key lime bolis over a bag of limes and maria cookies
Bolis de Pay de Limón (Mexican Key Lime Pie Ice Pops)
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Bolis de Jamaica (Mexican Hibiscus Ice Pops)
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Pastel de Atún (Mexican Tuna Cake)
Esquites in a green ceramic bowl with a serving spoon
Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites) Recipe
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Frijoles Charros (Mexican Pinto Beans With Bacon and Chiles) Recipe
elotes (grilled Mexican street corn) on a plate with limes and chili powder
Elotes (Grilled Mexican Street Corn) Recipe
Cochinita Pibil wrapped in banana leaves with pickled diced red onion and tortillas.
Cochinita Pibil (Yucatán-Style Barbecued Pork) Recipe
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The Best Michelada Recipe
Overhead photograph showing sous vide pork carnitas on corn tortillas topped with salsa verde and cilantro, with lime wedges on the side.
Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork) Recipe
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Homemade Tacos Al Pastor Recipe
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Mole Poblano Recipe
Perfect refried beans
Perfect Frijoles Refritos (Mexican Refried Beans) Recipe
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Cajeta Casera (Homemade Goat's Milk "Caramel") Recipe
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Easy Mexican Chorizo Tacos Recipe
A large silver bowl filled with tamale dough
Basic Mexican Tamale Dough Recipe
A pork stomach taco with tomatillo salsa
Tacos de Buche (Pork Stomach Tacos) Recipe
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Everything You Can Do With a Can of Chipotles in Adobo
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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones) Recipe
No-Waste Tacos de Carnitas With Salsa Verde
No-Waste Tacos de Carnitas With Salsa Verde Recipe
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Tacos de Canasta (Basket Tacos for a Party or Potluck) Recipe
A bowl of menudo, or red chile tripe soup.
Menudo Rojo (Mexican Red-Chile Tripe Soup)
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Tacos de Lengua Recipe
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Classic Shrimp Aguachile With Lime, Cucumber, and Red Onion Recipe
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Better Than Chipotle's Beef Barbacoa Recipe
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Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate and Corn Drink) Recipe
Bowl of guacamole set inside a platter of tortilla chips
The Best Basic Guacamole Recipe