Oaxaca

🍳Cooking Style

Complex mole sauces with 20+ ingredients, chocolate in savory dishes, mezcal, and preserved insects (chapulines). Strong indigenous influence.

📜Historical Context

Oaxaca's indigenous Zapotec and Mixtec peoples maintained strong culinary traditions through Spanish colonization, preserving ancient techniques.

🌟Signature Dishes

Mexico·Easy·35-40 minutes

Tlayudas

A giant, crispy Oaxacan tortilla, often called a 'tlayuda', serves as the base for a delicious street food experience. It's spread with savory pork lard (asiento), refried beans, melted Oaxaca cheese, and your choice of protein, then crisped to perfection. Think of it as a rustic, flavorful Oaxacan pizza.

🍽️More from Oaxaca

Mexico·Medium·45 minutes

Baja-Style Fish Tacos

Authentic Baja California-style fish tacos featuring crispy beer-battered white fish nestled in warm corn tortillas, topped with a vibrant cabbage slaw, creamy crema, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime. A true Ensenada street food legend.

Mexico·Medium·4 hours 45 minutes

Birria de Res

A rich and flavorful Mexican slow-braised beef stew, featuring tender chunks of beef simmered in a complex consommé infused with dried chilies and aromatic spices. Traditionally from Jalisco, this dish is perfect for special occasions and can be served as a hearty stew or used to make delicious birria tacos.

Mexico·Medium·4 hours 15 minutes

Birria Tacos

Experience Jalisco's iconic street food: tender, slow-braised beef simmered in a rich, spiced chili broth, then used to fill corn tortillas. The tortillas are dipped in the flavorful rendered beef fat and griddled until perfectly crispy. Served with the fragrant consommé for dipping, these tacos are a culinary delight.

Mexico·Easy·2 hours 10 minutes

Caldo de Pollo

A comforting and nourishing Mexican chicken soup, often considered a cure-all. A whole chicken is simmered with aromatic vegetables and spices, then combined with hearty vegetables like carrots, potatoes, chayote, and corn. Served with fresh garnishes, it's a soul-warming dish perfect for any occasion.

Mexico·Easy·3 hours

Caldo de Res

A hearty and flavorful Mexican beef soup, traditionally enjoyed on Sundays with family. This comforting stew features tender beef shank simmered with a medley of vegetables like corn, potatoes, chayote, carrots, and cabbage, all infused with aromatic herbs.

Mexico·Easy·2 hours 20 minutes (includes marinating)

Carne Asada

Authentic Mexican Carne Asada, featuring thinly sliced flap steak or skirt steak marinated in a vibrant blend of citrus, garlic, and spices, then grilled to perfection over high heat. An essential for any taco night or backyard barbecue.