Mexico, one of the favorite countries of tourists thanks to its various cultural festivals, bullfights, and natural wonders, occupies an important place in the world in terms of gastronomy tourism with its food. Famous for its spicy dishes, various spices, and colorful sauces that appeal to different tastes, Mexican cuisine attracts the attention of the whole world with its food culture. For the Mexican people who love cooking and eating, their cuisine has a big place in the country's culture. 

With its thousands of years of history, Mexican cuisine, which has dishes that have made a name for itself all over the world with its flavors, was included in UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage List in 2010. Street flavors make up a large part of the country's food culture. Street food with traditional flavors is a must-try for those who travel to the country. While visiting the historical and natural beauties of the country on your trip to Mexico, you can also experience the gastronomic wonders of the streets. 

The Most Popular Street Flavors of Mexico

1. Taco: Perhaps the first dish that comes to mind when you think of Mexico is the taco. An indispensable part of Mexican cuisine, tacos are made by wrapping meat, various vegetables, and cheese in traditional tortilla bread in a half-moon shape. You should definitely taste this special flavor that you will often encounter on the streets of Mexico.
2. Burrito: Another Mexican dish recognized all over the world, the burrito is similar in shape to wraps, which are indispensable in Turkish cuisine. It is prepared by wrapping meat or various vegetables in tortilla bread like a wrap. It is flavored with black beans and hot sauces unique to Mexico. 
3. Nachos: Nachos, which are consumed in Mexico and many other parts of the world, are a favorite Mexican dish for everyone from young to old. The food, which is usually served as a snack, is prepared by cutting and frying tortilla bread in the form of chips. Tortilla chips are served with various sauces such as sour cream, chili Thai, and guacamole. 
4. Quesadilla: This dish is prepared by placing meat, Mexican beans, red onion, and various spices between two tortilla tortillas and flavored with mozzarella or Oaxaca cheese. Cheese lovers will love this Mexican dish and it goes perfectly with the salsa, guacamole, and hot pepper sauces served with it. The dish is similar to Turkish pancakes, but you can also consume it without meat and only with vegetables. 
5. Tamale: Tamale, one of the street delicacies unique to Mexico, can be consumed both sweet and salty. Corn or banana leaves are used in the dish, which has a structure resembling stuffing. When it is preferred salty, tomatoes, chicken, and peppers are added to the leaves as filling. For dessert, a kind of corn dough dessert is placed inside the leaves. 
6. Torta (Mexican sandwich): A type of sandwich flavored with Mexican spices, the torta is served with fried meat, white onion, and radish in bread. 
7. Tostada: Often confused with tacos, tostada is made differently from tacos by adding various sauces to tortilla bread. You can have it prepared on tortilla bread with different products according to your taste. Depending on your preference, it can be prepared with chicken, meat, seafood or cheese and served with salsa sauce. 
8. Gordita: It is a type of pastry reminiscent of boule bread in Turkey. Gordita is a Mexican street food that pastry lovers will definitely want to try. It is prepared by adding beef or pork and various vegetables between Mexican-style bread.
9. Tostilocos: An interesting snack that you can find on almost every street in Mexico, tostilocos is prepared by adding lemon, cucumber, chili powder, Valentina hot sauce, and Japanese peanuts to prepackaged tortilla chips. 

You can taste Mexican cuisine, world-famous for its spicy dishes while strolling through the colorful streets of the country. Although it is not possible to fit the flavors of Mexico, which has one of the richest cuisines in the world, you can add color to your holiday by trying the different traditional dishes we have mentioned.