Northern Mexican Cuisine

Northern Mexican cuisine is the cuisine of northern Mexico.

Northern Mexican culture has a mestizo culture with strong influence from cowboys(charros) who settled there and influence from indigenous people of the region.

Monterrey is a cultural center.

Ingredients

pinto bean

Skirt steak(arrachera) is popular. A type of dried meat called machaca is rehydrated for cooking

cheese: queso fresco, ranchero …

Dishes

• tortilla
• tamale: ground hominy and meat wrapped in corn husk
• cowboy beans(frijoles charros)
• carne asada
• roast goat(cabrito)