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The food of Oaxaca

7 dishes tied to Oaxaca, Mexico: born there, or made its own.

Tamaletamal 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCorn dough filled and steamed in a leaf wrapper, with many regional fillings Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Mole 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA thick, complex Mexican sauce made with chilis, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner

Tlayuda 🇲🇽 MexicoLarge Oaxacan tortilla topped with beans, lard, cheese, meat and vegetables Main dish, Dinner, Lunch

Chalupa 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCrisp masa boats from Mexico, topped with salsa, cheese and lettuce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Tamale: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mole: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0, source
Tlayuda: Gomez.erick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Chalupa: Viritrudis, Public domain, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.