Mexican Foods
Across
- 1. A Mayan dish in which a filling of meat or vegetable is rolled in cornmeal, wrapped in a corn husk and then steamed or grilled.
- 4. A thick green dip or sauce made from mashed avocado.
- 6. An appetizer made of tortillas (often old or stale) that are toasted or fried and used as a base for taco-style toppings.
- 8. A tortilla with a filling of meat or cheese served with chilli sauce, eaten as an appetizer or main course.
- 9. A warm, thick, frothy Mesoamerican chocolate drink.
- 11. A tortilla filled with meat and cheese and then fried.
- 12. A dish of fried tortilla strips topped with a salsa or chilli sauce and cheese.
- 13. A rich sauce made from chilli peppers and other local ingredients
- 14. A thick cornmeal pancake filled with meat, cheese or vegetables.
Down
- 1. A type of food in which Mexican dishes are tailored to typical American tastes and ingredients.
- 2. An appetizer or main course dish made of marinated raw fish or seafood.
- 3. A thin flatbread traditionally made of cornflour, but also made of wheat flour since the Spanish invasion.
- 5. A Tex-Mex dish of cooked meat slices, onions and peppers rolled up inside a tortilla.
- 7. A folded or rolled tortilla filled with various ingredients, like minced beef or chicken, vegetables, beans, spices, etc.
- 10. Mexican street foods and snacks, sometimes served as appetizers in restaurants.
- 12. A strip of sweet fried dough sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.