Coastal + Southern regions

National Mexican cuisine characteristics

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Famous Mexican beverages

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Central region

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Overview

For the most sophisticated Mexican cuisine, visit the inland semi-temperate plateaus of central Mexico, as in the Mexico City area. A key to its culinary triumphs is that it enjoys a broader, more interesting array of ingredients than typically found elsewhere in Mexico.

Central Mexico has become a culinary melting pot of dishes from outlying regions and foreign countries. Typically, the local cooks adopt an imported dish, then put their own stamp on it by adjusting it to their liking. Still, Central Mexico has its originals. The most famous is:

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Mole Poblano

Turkey braised in a complex sauce incorporating dozens of ingredients, including chili and chocolate (though you shouldn't taste more than a hint of the chocolate.).

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Northern Mexican Cuisine

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Overview

This arid and thinly populated area has a cuisine that can best be described as simple, comfort food - heavy in fats and starches.

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Yankee-Mexican dishes

The regional Mexican cuisine has inspired the cliché combination dishes that are popular in restaurants outside of Mexico:

Plates crammed with tacos, enchiladas, tamales and tostados with tortillas, rice
and refried beans

When most foreigners think of Mexican food, they think of this cooking style rather than of the more sophisticated Central regional style (see above).

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