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- Pepitorias, more than a Mexican Candy. Maybe you don’t know which Mexican candy to try first, but don’t worry. I’ll start my top 20 list with these wafers with toasted pumpkin seeds.
- Sweet Glorias (recipe video) Undoubtedly, burnt sweet glorias cannot be missing from this list since they are delicious to the palate. It was invented in the region of Linares, Nuevo Leon.
- Borrachitos. The Borrachitos (drunken candies) are typical sweets made from a combination of corn starch, fruits, and some liquor such as rompope, rum, tequila, cognac, etc.
- Marzipan: One of the most beloved Mexican candies! What’s marzipan? It’s a sweet made with almonds, sugar, and egg, in different proportions depending on the recipe.
- Pepitorias, more than a Mexican Candy. Maybe you don’t know which Mexican candy to try first, but don’t worry. I’ll start my top 20 list with these wafers with toasted pumpkin seeds.
- Sweet Glorias (recipe video) Undoubtedly, burnt sweet glorias cannot be missing from this list since they are delicious to the palate. It was invented in the region of Linares, Nuevo Leon.
- Borrachitos. The Borrachitos (drunken candies) are typical sweets made from a combination of corn starch, fruits, and some liquor such as rompope, rum, tequila, cognac, etc.
- Marzipan: One of the most beloved Mexican candies! What’s marzipan? It’s a sweet made with almonds, sugar, and egg, in different proportions depending on the recipe.
- Cajeta-filled Wafers. A popular snack all over Mexico and other countries in Latin America, wafers have a sacred origin. Wafers are made with wheat flour, water, sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil, and their origins can be traced back to European convents.
- Glorias. Take one bite of these dulce de leche-based classics, and you'll understand why they are named Glorias (glory). Officially known as Glorias de Linares, they get their name from their birthplace: the town of Linares, Nuevo León.
- Freskas. At first glance, Freskas might look like your run-of-the-mill ball-shaped chocolates. However, once bite into one, you will quickly realize it has a colorful, creamy, and slightly tangy filling inside.
- Carlos V. For more than 75 years, Carlos V has been an icon among Mexican sweets. Named after Spanish emperor Charles V, it is aptly marketed as "the king of chocolates."
- The Most Popular Mexican Sweets
- A Bit of History of The Mexican Snacks
- 11 of The Most Popular Mexican Snacks
- Final Thoughts
Mexican candies and sweets (dulces Mexicanos) are a very important part of the Mexican food culture, but, it is not until colonial times that these start to be made in Mexico. Nevertheless, also in pre-Hispanic times, you can find some sweet elements like the ants’ honey, bees’ honey, and corn plant honey. Amaranth seed is endemic to the territory,...
It is important to say that Mexican snacks can be found everywhere: at home, at friends’ parties, special celebrations, and even fine-dining Mexican restaurants, but, the most popular Mexican snacks have their origins on the streets, in the “tianguis” or in the markets. Tianguis is a word that comes from the indigenous language “Nahuatl” and means ...
These super popular and traditional snacks involve the 3 elements that we mentioned at the beginning: 1. staple food, found in open spaces like markets and the street 2. the fogon, or the anafre, where they are they are prepared
Mexican gastronomy is an art and one that deserves all the recognition. Writing about it is writing about diversity, culture, complexity, creativity, and more, and, as I hope I was able to show, snacks, sweets and candies are no less part of it than the rest of its elements. I do believe that through our food, you can get to know us, and, as the sn...
A candy cane is a cane -shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide, [1] as well as Saint Nicholas Day. [2] It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but the canes also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Jul 25, 2024 · Even candies meant for children in Mexico often incorporate chili. In fact, many of the top-selling candies in Mexico today would be considered spicy by foreign standards.
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Sep 9, 2024 · They usually contain pieces of sugar cane, tangerines, or little oranges called naranjas piñateras, peanuts, a Mexican fruit called tejocote, limas (a sort of cross between an orange and a lime) and a variety of candy: boiled sweets, chocolate coins, and such.
