Spit-roasted pork, griddled masa and a few regional heavyweights from Oaxaca, Jalisco and Yucatán, nearly all of it meant to be eaten standing at a stall.
1EloteCorn on the cob, boiled or grilled, coated with mayonnaise, cotija cheese, chile powder and lime.1000pts
2Tacos al pastorPork marinated in chiles and achiote, cooked on a vertical spit and served on small corn tortillas, often with pineapple.675pts
3PambazosRolls dipped in guajillo chile sauce, fried and filled with potato and chorizo.675pts
4TlayudasLarge, thin Oaxacan tortillas spread with bean paste and lard and topped with quesillo and meat.582pts
5TamalesMasa dough with a filling, wrapped in corn husk or banana leaf and steamed.494pts
6FlautasTortillas rolled tightly around a filling, deep-fried and topped with cream, cheese and salsa.494pts
7TortasMexican sandwiches on bolillo or telera rolls with fillings such as milanesa, ham or carnitas.442pts
8SopesThick masa bases with pinched edges, topped with beans, meat, lettuce, cheese and salsa.442pts
9GorditasThick masa cakes cooked on a comal and split open to hold fillings such as chicharrón prensado.383pts
10TostadasFlat, crisp fried or toasted tortillas piled with toppings such as beans, tinga or seafood.383pts
11Fish tacosBattered and fried fish in a corn tortilla with cabbage and crema, associated with Ensenada and Baja California.383pts
12HuarachesOblong, sandal-shaped masa bases topped with beans, salsa, cheese and meat, from Mexico City.383pts
13Birria tacosTacos filled with Jalisco-style stewed meat, often griddled with cheese and served with the consommé for dipping.383pts
14Torta ahogadaA Guadalajara sandwich of carnitas on a crusty birote roll, drowned in tomato and chile de árbol sauce.316pts
15ChurrosFried dough sticks rolled in cinnamon sugar, sold by street vendors across Mexico.316pts
16Tacos de canastaTacos bathed in oil or lard and left to sweat in a cloth-covered basket, filled with potato, beans, chicharrón or adobo and sold from bicycles or stalls.238pts
17EsquitesCorn kernels cooked with epazote and served in a cup with lime, chile, mayonnaise and cheese.238pts
18TlacoyosOval blue-corn masa cakes stuffed with beans or fava paste and topped with nopales and cheese.238pts
19Tacos de suaderoMexico City tacos of suadero, a thin, smooth-textured beef cut from between the belly and the leg, confited in lard on a round comal.238pts
20QuesadillasTortillas folded around cheese or other fillings and cooked on a griddle or comal.238pts
21CarnitasMichoacán-style pork slow-cooked in lard until tender and crisp, served in tacos.147pts
22MarquesitasA Yucatán street snack of crisp rolled crepes filled with Edam cheese and sweet fillings.147pts
Photo credits
- Elote — jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0
- Tacos al pastor — Matt Saunders, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tlayudas — Jj saezdeo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamales — Georgina Meneses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flautas — Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tortas — stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sopes — Casa Oaxaca, CC BY 3.0
- Gorditas — JEDIKNIGHT1970, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Tostadas — T.Tseng, CC BY 2.0
- Fish tacos — Missvain, CC BY 4.0
- Huaraches — Koffermejia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Birria tacos — Creas1223, CC BY 4.0
- Torta ahogada — ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY 4.0
- Churros — https://www.flickr.com/photos/katiebordner/, CC BY 2.0
- Tacos de canasta — Jorge A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Esquites — Jj saezdeo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tlacoyos — Nicholas Lundgaard from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tacos de suadero — Pedro Sanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quesadillas — Pequeño mar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carnitas — Mike McCune, CC BY 2.0
- Marquesitas — Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
