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What's your most favorite and less favorite Mexican dish?

FernandoRocker

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Tacos, gorditas, mole, chiles rellenos, tacos dorados, menudo, pozole, quesadillas, cochinita pibil, tamales, tortas, enmoladas, sopes, tlayudas, cemitas, torta ahogada, tostadas preparadas, chilaquiles, pan dulce, chiles en nogada, enchiladas, alambres, panuchos, chilorio, carne asada, birria, barbacoa, molletes, gringas, machaca, cabrito, chalupas, carnitas, discada, burritos, guacamole, tinga, pambazos, churros, nopalitos...

And tons and tons more. You name it.

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Some are easy to find. Some are easy to eat. Some are very hard to appreciate (like menudo which I like but it would probably be one of the last dishes I would recommend to a foreigner).

What's your favorite?
 
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Nigel Tufnel

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Mar 5, 2019
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Hard to beat a good mole.

I rarely enjoy tamales all that much.

I've never been brave enough for menudo.
 
Brick

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Oct 25, 2017
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A good enchilada is hard to beat for my money.

I generally dislike tamales.
 
Wubby

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Oct 27, 2017
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Hard to choose a favorite but yeah menudo was my instant thought for least favorite when I saw the thread title alone.
 
ChrisR

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Oct 26, 2017
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Favorite: Torta Ahogada (sucks, the only place that made them where I lived doesn't any longer)
Least: Chile Relleno
 
SpottieO

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Oct 25, 2017
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Tamales are my favorite because I literally only have them once a year lol.

menudo is gross, I remember it smelling like death when my grandmother cooked it.
 
Godfather

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Oct 25, 2017
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Some good enchiladas are always top notch. It's what I judge sit down Mexican restaurants by.
 
maxxpower

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Can't beat some good tacos de asada. I can't get into chiles rellenos, menudo, pozole, or anything with nopal.
 
angelgrievous

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Nov 8, 2017
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Favorite is Tortas for sure, so good.
Least favorite? I've never had anything I didn't like.
Second favorite: I forget the name but you get like three from the truck, they're rolled up and fried and sprinkled with powdered cheese. Oh, on a bed of salad.
 
Nepenthe

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My favorite is undoubtedly enchiladas.

Least favorite? I've not tried any Mexican food yet that I dislike.
 
Kino

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Oct 25, 2017
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Fav: Caldo de Pollo, but this changes often
Least: chile relleno, though this could just be because I've never had a good one
 
Nairume

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Chilaquiles by far, just due to the variations you can do with them. Tlayudas are pretty great, though.
 
Einchy

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Kino said:
Least: chile relleno, though this could just be because I've never had a good one
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I bought some poblano chilies today for my mom since she's making this. She was, like, "I know you said you don't like them but you've never tried them but you will today". For some reason they've always looked nasty to me but I guess I'll see if I like 'em.
 
TurokTTZ

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Tortas with carne de sabrada or milanesa steak, mole con pollo, tostada Nortenitas come into mind. A good torta > burgers anyday. My ideal torta involves milanesa steak, mozzarella, tomatoes, onions, black bean spread, avocado, ham, lettuce all on toasted bolillo bread. Nothing better.

Anything with jalapenos I immediately hate. Spice is not the problem, the waxy after taste is. For this reason I prefer serrano peppers to jalapenos. Posole equally sucks.
 
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neon/drifter

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Einchy said:
I bought some poblano chilies today for my mom since she's making this. She was, like, "I know you said you don't like them but you've never tried them but you will today". For some reason they've always looked nasty to me but I guess I'll see if I like 'em.
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plz update with your experience!!
 
NeonBorealis

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Nothing beats a good Pozole.

As for least favorite: Tacos de seso, just on the concept alone.

Edit: Don't disrespect my Menudo/Pancita. If properly prepared, it is delicious.
 
Griselbrand

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Oct 26, 2017
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I don't think I have a least favorite, I'd have to dig deep.

Camote maybe? I don't dislike it but I rate it pretty low as far as Mexican candy goes. Oh, tamales dulces can be pretty bad, but the good ones are amazing.

Favorite is impossible for me to choose. It's between mole poblano, some kind of adobo, pozole rojo, chilaquiles, I could go on and on.
 
scottbeowulf

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I love really top quality enchiladas and fajitas. Together. A cheese enchilada sizzling on a fajita skillet until there's a crisp around the edge... Heaven.

I do not like mole. People always say oh you just haven't had good mole. I've had crappy, I've had supposedly great. I hate it all.
 
NeonBorealis

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Like every food. How good or bad something is depends on the cook and the ingredients. I've had tacos al pastor that have been godly and I've eaten some that tase like garbage.
 
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Pwnz

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High quality, spicy enchiladas with fresh ingredients is hard to beat.

Least favorite are the odd animal parts like cabeza y ojo.
 
Sabot

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favorite: chile relleno, anything based around poblano.

In most cases I do not like enchiladas.
 
Griselbrand

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NeonBorealis said:
Like every food. How good or bad something is depends on the cook and the ingredients. I've had tacos al pastor that have been godly and I've eaten some that tase like garbage. Same with all other food.
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Very true. There are some trucks near me that do lengua and one is really good and the other is just a sad excuse for tacos.
 
That1GoodHunter

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There is legit too many foods that fight for the top spot, I love my country for its cuisine

The worst is quite easy...... Pig's feet 🤢

Its disgusting. Nothing kills the mood of eating some killer pozole than seeing a fucking foot floating on top of the broth.

Some people even eat that shit pickled 🤮
 
That1GoodHunter

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Menudo is always fun. Knowing that if I dont spend a good 30 seconds chewing through the meat, trying to break it appart, I'll wind up swallowing a bigger piece than expected, and promptly start choking. It gives me an adrenaline rush.
 
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FernandoRocker

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That1GoodHunter said:
There is legit too many foods that fight for the top spot, I love my country for its cuisine

The worst is quite easy...... Pig's feet 🤢

Its disgusting. Nothing kills the mood of eating some killer pozole than seeing a fucking foot floating on top of the broth.

Some people even eat that shit pickled 🤮
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Yeah, I also don't like chicken's feet 🤢

Surprisingly, I do love cueritos (pickled pig skin).
 
smurfx

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hard to pick against mole and birria as they are both out of this world when done correctly. as far as popular dishes i don't like its gotta be tinga for me.
 
Quantum Leap

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Least favorite: Menudo or anything else squishy, gooey, gross looking

I don't really have a favorite but I do really like flautas, tortas, and tacos de pescado estilo baja

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