The typical food of Guadalajara It has a rich culinary culture; Aztec influence is very present in their dishes. Guadalajara is the second largest city in Mexico and is the capital of the state of Jalisco.
The tacos are served almost everywhere; They are the cheapest street food in the city. Other street food stalls serve churros and empanadas stuffed with fruit.
Drowned cake
Throughout all Guadalajara There is a variety of popular traditional drinks, such as Jamaica water, horchata and tamarind water.
Among the other popular foods are drowned cake, birria, pozole, fish ceviche, and breakfast of eggs, beans, cheese and tortillas.
Another typical element of Guadalajara is the daily food or meal, which includes a soup, drink and a main course (including tortillas, rice and salad) that is served in certain places from midday and is quite economical.
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List of the 10 most popular typical dishes of Guadalajara
1- Birria
Many consider birria as the most emblematic dish of this city; This traditional goat stew is classic from the state of Jalisco.
This food is a fusion of Spanish lamb or goat, with the flavors of tomatoes and Mexican species. The level of spiciness can be adjusted.
The meat is slowly cooked with spices and is traditionally cooked complete on the ground, covered with maguey leaves.
It can be eaten by inserting a spoon in the rich broth of chilies baked with pieces of goat meat straight to the mouth, or it can be accompanied by tortillas, chopped onion, cilantro, salsa and a pinch of fresh lemon juice to make tacos de birria .
2- Drowned Cake
It's probably the most iconic food in Guadalajara. The drowned cake is a sandwich filled with fried pork cuts soaked in a tomato sauce or in a tree chili sauce.
Usually pieces of pork are placed inside the bread, sometimes accompanied by beans, then bathed in hot sauce and left to soak. Finally, pieces of onion are placed on top.
The essence of any drowned cake is the bread of birote ( also know as roll ), a type of bread baguette short, salty and crispy that can only be found in Guadalajara.
This bread has a crispy crust on the outside and is soft inside; its flavor is sweet-salty.
This type of bread is so loved by the inhabitants that there is a campaign to protect it with the status of the Denomination of Origin, as in the case of champagne, cognac and tequila, for example.
Drowned cake is so popular that it is served in expensive places such as sports bars and street food carts. Depending on the hotness of the sauce, the cake can be choked or half-drowned.
3- Meat in its Juice
The meat in its juice is a soup or broth made with small juicy pieces of beef steak baked in its own juice along with beans and fried bacon; It is one of the most representative dishes of the gastronomy of Guadalajara.
It is similar to a stew. Usually it can be accompanied by white rice, corn tortillas, chopped onion, lemon juice, and cilantro / coriander.
4- Bachelor Lunch
Lunch is a colloquial word that probably comes from the word in English lunch (lunch).
The bathed lunch is a variation of the drowned cake; Its main difference is that the tomato sauce is mixed with sour cream and it is served with pieces of finely sliced avocado.
5- Chicken Valentina
Chicken a la Valentina is the Guadalajara version of the common fried chicken. This dish consists of a chicken bathed in tomato sauce, which is served with chips and a fresh salad.
Usually this dish is served to share between two people.
6- Barbecue Tacos
The tacos are known and found throughout Mexico, but the barbecue tacos are only sold in the morning in this city.
BBQ tacos are fried, spicy, and fatty tacos. For the inhabitants of Guadalajara, this dish usually serves as a good cure for the tequila hangover from the night before.
7- Red Pozole
In Guadalajara it is very common to go for the Dinner (a traditional dinner) to a cenaduria (special restaurant).
One of the main dishes is the red pozole, which consists of a stew, soup, or broth with pork or chicken, lettuce and radish. While the red pozole is spicy, the white pozole is not.
The pozole can be found in almost all of Mexico, but in Guadalajara it is combined with the traditional flavors of the Tapatía cuisine.
This dish is a stew with corn grains served with a side dish of chopped lettuce, avocado, onion, radish, salt, lemon, oregano and chili powder that is added to taste.
It is also accompanied with toast or tortilla chips.
8- Fat Worms
Although they are usually associated with Oaxaca , the worms are also consumed in Guadalajara. They are small larvae that attack and grow in the agave, which are the plants from which most tequila in Jalisco comes.
Usually these worms are cooked with garlic, onions, and a little tequila. The most famous place where they are sold is located in the center of Guadalajara and is called La Tequila.
9- Jericalla
It is the typical Tapatío dessert, originated in Guadalajara; It consists of a kind of milk custard, eggs and cinnamon.
It is believed that this dish was created in the kitchens of Hospicio Cabañas many years ago; This place served as an orphanage. The surname of the nun who was in charge of the kitchen was Jericua or Jerica, so her creation bears her name.
This nun wanted to create a cheap meal, high in protein and attractive to children, so she baked a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Unintentionally, he left this preparation for a long time in the oven and the top burned. But it is this burnt bark that gives this dessert its unique flavor.
10- Toast of Pata
This dish consists of a toast with pork hocks; They are usually elaborated in a very traditional and traditional way.
Clearly, this food attracts the attention of all tourists who visit this city.
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