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A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla, which is a flat, unleavened bread, rolled around various ingredients including beef, cheeses, and/or refried beans.

A food, commonly served in Hispanic kitchens that is similar to a burrito. A corn tortilla is used as a food wrap to hold contents such as shredded beef, poultry, pork, fish, vegetables, or other ingredients seasoned with spices, and then baked, broiled, or deep fried into a crispy texture.

A Mexican fresh cream dressing produced as a slightly stiff to thick textured cream that is much like Crema Mexicana, but with a tangy flavor.

A traditional Mexican food dish that is served as both a main dish and as a filling for various food wraps.

A soft, somewhat elastic-textured Mexican cheese made from cow's milk. It is white in color and has a creamy flavor with a spicy taste from the bits of jalapenos mixed into the cheese.

A mild flavored Mexican cheese, which is white in color and is very soft and crumbly in texture. When heated, it becomes soft and creamy but retains its shape and will not become runny.

A soft, somewhat elastic-textured Mexican cheese made from skimmed cow's milk. It is white in color (Queso Blanco meaning "white cheese") and has a very creamy flavor that may contain a hint of lemon, due to lemon juice being used to coagulate the skim milk and whey when the cheese is made.

A fresh Mexican cheese, made from cow, sheep or goat's milk, that has a soft, crumbly texture. White in color, this cheese has a slightly salty, yet mild smooth flavor with a somewhat acidic aftertaste.

A firm, aged Mexican cheese traditionally made from skimmed goat's milk but most often available made from skimmed cow's milk.

A Mexican dish consisting of thin strips of cooked meat, typically beef or chicken, that are placed into a tortilla with other ingredients and rolled up to be eaten out of hand or on a plate.

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A spice blend consisting of one or two types of dried red chiles that are ground and pulverized into a fine powder.