Beyond Burritos and Margaritas

Tortillas, beans, rice, and chiles are staples in Mexican households and Mexican restaurants all over the world, but people south of the border enjoy many other foods you may not have heard about. Here are a few of them.

Corn Smut (Huitlacoche)

Dragon Fruit (Pitahaya)

Passion Fruit (Maracuyá)

Mamey

Epazote

Guava (Guayaba)

Soursop (Guanábana)

Avocado

Chayote

Chaya (Mayan Tree Spinach)

Jicama

Mango

Nopal (Prickly Pear) Cactus

Papaya