# The best Mexican salsas

Salsa verde, roja, macha and xnipec: the salsas that go with tacos, meats and antojitos all over Mexico.

- 12 votes · 12 items
- Aug 14, 2025 · veggie.canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/2569/the-best-mexican-salsas

## Top 12

1. **Salsa roja** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Roasted tomato with chillies, garlic and onion.
2. **Salsa verde** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tomatillos, serrano chilli, onion and coriander.
3. **Pico de gallo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Chopped raw tomato, onion, chilli and coriander.
4. **Guacamole** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mashed avocado with onion, tomato and lime.
5. **Salsa macha** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Oil with dried chillies, garlic and seeds.
6. **Salsa taquera** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The salsa of the taco stands.
7. **Salsa borracha** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — With pasilla chilli and pulque or beer, for grilled meats.
8. **Xnipec** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Red onion, habanero and sour orange from Yucatán.
9. **Salsa de piña** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Pineapple with chilli, for al pastor.
10. **Salsa de molcajete** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ground by hand in a stone molcajete.
11. **Salsa negra** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dried chillies toasted until dark.
12. **Salsa ranchera** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Cooked tomato with chilli, for huevos rancheros.

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