{"id":14044,"date":"2019-06-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=14044&preview_id=14044"},"modified":"2025-03-26T00:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:56:30","slug":"all-you-corn-eat-our-guide-to-the-best-mexican-street-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/all-you-corn-eat-our-guide-to-the-best-mexican-street-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"All you corn eat: our guide to the best Mexican street foods"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATED: This article was originally published in December 2015.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secreto that Mexico<\/a> has one of the best street food cultures in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mexican street foods are fast, cheap, fresh and packed with flavour, you could easily spend weeks eating your way around the country<\/a> and never get to try it all. Plus, why sit down at a restaurant when you could be wandering, sightseeing and meeting locals while you feast?<\/p>\n

Brought to you from the smoky markets, carts and cantinas of Mexico, here are our favourite street-side snacks. Best served with a cold cerveza or shot of mezcal. And salsa. On everything.<\/p>\n

1. Tacos<\/h2>\n
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Let\u2019s taco \u2018bout street food!<\/p><\/div>\n

You can\u2019t talk about the best Mexican street food and not talk about tacos. They\u2019re too everywhere. And too delicious.<\/p>\n

In not-so-breaking news, authentic Mexican tacos are nothing like what you get at Taco Bell. No lettuce. No sour cream. And, wait for it\u2026 no cheese. That\u2019s right. It\u2019s all about freshness and simplicity.<\/p>\n

Taco tortillas are always made of corn, although they vary in colour (blue taco, anyone?). Classic varieties include al pastor (the perfect hybrid of a Lebanese-style shawarma with spit-roasted pork and barbecued pineapple), carne asada (flank steak) and camar\u00f3n (fried or grilled shrimp). Chicken and chorizo are also popular, and fish tacos are *kisses fingertips* deeeeee-licious. Tacos de canasta are pre-prepared and sold out of baskets from the backs of bicycles. If you\u2019re vegetarian, fear not \u2013 you\u2019ll find frijoles (refried beans), egg, potato, mushroom, zucchini flower and even cactus options at most taquer\u00edas. Once you\u2019re clutching your taco(s) of choice, load up on the free condiments \u2013 diced onion, coriander (cilantro), salsas \u2013 and get munching.<\/p>\n

Want to know what a taco crawl around Mexico City looks like? Watch this!<\/h3>\n