Jalisco Street Food

5 dishes in Mexico

5 street foods from Jalisco, Mexico: Tortas Ahogadas, Jalisco-Style Birria, Cantaritos, Carne en su Jugo and Jericalla. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Jalisco

Market Stand · Drowned Sandwich Tortas Ahogadas The sandwich is fully submerged in chile sauce right before serving, which is why it's named the 'drowned torta' — vendors ladle sauce over it until… A crusty birote roll is stuffed with fried pork carnitas, then drowned in a spicy tomato-arbol chile sauce and served in a bowl to catch the drips. Guadalajara market stands sell them as a… Taco Stand · Slow-Braised Goat Stew Jalisco-Style Birria In everyday Spanish 'birria' means something worthless or a mess, a name often explained by the humble goat meat the stew was first made from. Goat or beef is slow-braised for hours in a deep red chile and spice broth until falling apart, then served either as a stew with a bowl of consomé or shredded into tacos dipped in the… 🍹 Street Cart · Tequila Cocktail Cantaritos The clay cups are usually soaked in water before the drink is poured, so the damp clay keeps the cocktail cold as the water evaporates. Tequila is mixed with fresh orange, grapefruit and lime juice and topped with grapefruit soda, then served over ice in a clay cup with a salted rim. Roadside stands around Amatitán and… Market Counter · Beef & Bean Broth Carne en su Jugo Karne Garibaldi, the Guadalajara restaurant most associated with the dish, earned a Guinness World Record for fastest service, helped by how quickly… Finely chopped grilled beef and bacon simmer in their own beefy juices with pinto beans, then get ladled into a bowl and topped with raw onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime. Market… Street Stall · Baked Custard Jericalla Unlike flan, jericalla is meant to be served with its scorched, blistered top left on show, not unmolded and covered in caramel sauce. Milk, sugar, egg, and vanilla are baked in small clay or ceramic cups until the custard sets and the top browns and blisters under the oven's heat. Dessert carts and market stalls in…

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