Authentic Mexican food is more than tacos and salsa. Here are our favorite Mexican recipes—including elote, posole and enchiladas.

This collection of authentic Mexican food will guide you through Mexico, hitting on regional specialties as well as nationally loved dishes. Prepare homemade flour tortillas or get a bag of masa harina and make corn tortillas. Use your molcajete to make salsas and guacamole for celebrating the holidays with traditional Mexican Christmas food. In fact, there are all sorts of Mexican cooking tools you can invest in if you’re regularly making these homestyle recipes.

Once your dish is chosen, pair it with complementary Mexican drinks and Mexican desserts to round out the meal.

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