# The best traditional dishes of Veracruz

The sea, the Caribbean and the Huasteca: Veracruz cooking according to Wikipedia, from red snapper Veracruz-style to picadas.

- 33 votes · 12 items
- Jan 6, 2020 · veggie.canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/1738/the-best-traditional-dishes-of-veracruz

## Top 12

1. **Picadas** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Thick pinched tortillas with salsa and cheese.
2. **Arroz a la tumbada** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Soupy rice with seafood from Alvarado.
3. **Chilpachole de jaiba** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Crab broth with chilli and epazote.
4. **Bocoles** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Huasteca corn cakes made with lard.
5. **Huachinango a la veracruzana** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Red snapper with tomato, olives, capers and güero chillies.
6. **Gordas negras** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Masa cakes made with black beans.
7. **Zacahuil** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Giant Huasteca tamale baked in a wood oven.
8. **Café de Coatepec** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — High-altitude coffee from the Veracruz highlands.
9. **Volovanes** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Puff pastries filled with crab or chicken, a French legacy.
10. **Tamales de cambray** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Masa tamales with picadillo and raisins.
11. **Torito** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cane spirit drink with peanut or fruit and milk.
12. **Mondongo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Veracruz-style tripe soup.

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