Mexican Food Quiz

Mexican Food Quiz — Practice Questions

1. Guacamole is made primarily from which fruit?
2. Mexican cuisine was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010. It was the first national cuisine to receive this recognition. True or false — tacos use corn tortillas in their most traditional form?
3. Mole is one of Mexico's most complex and celebrated sauces. Which type of mole includes chocolate?
4. What is the main difference between a burrito and a taco?
5. Tequila is made from which plant?
6. Pozole is a traditional Mexican soup with deep pre-Columbian roots. What is its defining ingredient?
7. What is the difference between salsa roja and salsa verde?
8. Tamales are a pre-Columbian Mexican dish. What are they?
9. Jalapeño peppers, when smoked and dried, become which other chilli?
10. Mexico's famous Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) has a special bread associated with it. What is it called?
11. Mezcal and tequila are both made from agave — what is the main difference?
12. Enchiladas are tortillas filled with meat or cheese and covered in which sauce?
13. Elotes is a popular Mexican street food. What is it?
14. What is the primary grain that formed the foundation of Mesoamerican civilisations — and remains the base of most Mexican food today?
15. Oaxaca is considered the culinary capital of Mexico. Which cheese — soft, white, and similar to mozzarella — is named after this state?
16. Ceviche — also popular throughout Latin America — is a dish of raw seafood 'cooked' by which method?
17. Horchata is a popular Mexican cold drink. What is the most common Mexican version made from?
18. Tlayuda is a large, partially-dried corn tortilla speciality from which Mexican state?
19. Cochinita pibil is a slow-roasted pork dish that originates from which Mexican region?
20. Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken for Mexican Independence Day, which is actually celebrated on 16 September. What does Cinco de Mayo (5 May) actually commemorate?