# The best traditional dishes of Hidalgo

Pastes, barbacoa, mixiotes and escamoles: the cooking of Hidalgo, from the Mezquital Valley to the Huasteca.

- 167 votes · 16 items
- Sep 2, 2020 · veggie.canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/2969/the-best-traditional-dishes-of-hidalgo

## Top 16

1. **Barbacoa** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Lamb cooked in an earth oven.
2. **Mixiotes** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Meat cooked in maguey membrane.
3. **Zacahuil** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Giant Huasteca tamal.
4. **Pastes** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — Baked pasties of Cornish mining heritage, from Real del Monte.
5. **Escamoles** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Ant larvae, Mexican caviar.
6. **Trucha** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Mountain river trout.
7. **Tlacoyos** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Thick stuffed tortillas.
8. **Ximbó** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Meat wrapped in maguey leaves.
9. **Quelites** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Stewed wild greens.
10. **Chinicuiles** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Red maguey worms.
11. **Gusanos de maguey** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — White maguey worms.
12. **Pulque** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Fermented agave drink.
13. **Pan de pulque** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Bread made with pulque.
14. **Enchiladas** (0 · ▲7 ▼7) — Hidalgo-style enchiladas.
15. **Nopales** (-1 · ▲3 ▼4) — Stewed cactus paddles.
16. **Garambullo** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Cactus fruit in sweets and drinks.

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