Fajitas - Chicken or meat strips usually marinaded with lemon, salt and Worcester sauce and often served as a burrito filling.
Coyotas - Round, flat and oversized sugar cookies filled with brown sugar and traditionally prepared at Villa de Seris, Sonora.
Tortillas de Harina - The most popular tortilla in Northern Mexico. Unlike corn tortillas, a traditional flour tortilla is at least twice the size of a corn tortilla.
Machaca con huevo - Traditional scrambled beef and egg dish served with flour tortillas.
Quesadillas - Tortillas grilled with white cheese and salsa.
Burritos - flour tortilla wrapped around a wide variety of fillings.
Chimichanga - a fried burrito usually filled with shredded chicken and covered by lettuce, sour cream and spicy sauce.
Nachos - Snack consisting of fried tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers.
Cabrito - Young goat.
Ensalada Cesar - originated at Tijuana's Hotel Cesar, it's a romaine lettuce with croutons salad mixed with olive oil, sliced garlic, wine vinegar, lemon, raw egg yolks, parmesan cheese and Worcester sauce.
Asado de chile colorado - Pork with ancho and guajillo chilies and cumin.
Charro beans - Cowboy-style beans with bacon and chilies.
Coahuila sausage' - Made of pork seasoned with ancho chiles.
Enchiladas de olla - Ancho chili, tortillas, poblano and grated cheese.
Menudo norteño - Tripe soup with ancho and guajillo chilies.
Cajeta de membrillo - Carmelized milk candy flavored with quince.
Empanadas de Santa Rita - Stuffed with pork fried with onions, almonds, raisins.
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Northern Mexico
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