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Quiz about Oh Laredo TexMex Border Delights

Oh, Laredo! Tex-Mex Border Delights Quiz

Laredo, Texas - founded on the banks of the Rio Grande, embraces the best of Southwestern and Mexican cuisine. To a visitor, Laredo menus can be confusing. Don't let some unknown words and phrases keep you from trying some of the world's best food!

A multiple-choice quiz by dianais. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dianais

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,986

Updated
Jan 22 23

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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692

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Question 1 of 10

1. Decisions, decisions...One of the easiest ways to sample a wide range of Tex-Mex foods in one sitting is to order this plate-- a combination of beans, rice, guacamole, tacos, enchiladas, and fajitas. Hint

Tampiquena

Xochimilco

Veracruzana

Huitlacoche

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Machacado con Huevo a la Mexicana" is a robust breakfast dish, usually served with refried beans and flour tortillas. What is "machacado?" Hint

bacon bits

dried chorizo

shredded dried beef

shredded chipotle peppers

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Question 3 of 10

3. So you overindulged the night before--too much tequila and beer? One of the most trustworthy "recovery meals" is a large, ice-cold goblet of raw shrimp, crab, octopus, and oysters, marinated in lime juice and served with cilantro,red cocktail sauce and slices of avocado. This delight is known by what apt name? Hint

Pelucha del Perro (Hair of the Dog)

Vuelve a la Vida (Come Back to Life)

Ropa Vieja (Old Clothes)

Suegra Enojada (Angry Mother-in-Law)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Tex-Mex dish is not for the faint of heart--chopped kid goat hearts, kidneys and livers are combined with onions, peppers, and cilantro. This "interesting" mix is then wrapped in kid's intestines and grilled over mesquite coals. Hint

Dentros Asados

Menudo

Machitos

Tripas Rellenas

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Question 5 of 10

5. No Tex-Mex cookout is complete without mollejitas. What are mollejitas? Hint

grilled beef sausage

grilled beef sweetbreads

grilledchicken giblets

grilled goat kidneys

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was recently served a truly enormous grilled red snapper, very beautifully arranged on a platter with avocado slices, rice, and piles of little hot corn tortillas. What did I order? Hint

Huitlacoche

Huachinango

Almejas

Angulas

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now for "merienda," the Tex-Mex equivalent of teatime! A wonderful pastry made of two layers of sweet, flaky pastry surrounding raspberry jam is a bakery staple in Laredo. What is this pastry called? Hint

marranito (little pig)

regalo (gift)

concha (shell)

campechana (woman from Campeche)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Any quiz about Laredo cuisine would be incomplete without this dish, a rich stew made of red chili peppers, oregano, hominy, pigs feet and ... cubed tripe! Hint

Encilantradas

Mole

Menudo

Cochinito Pibil

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Question 9 of 10

9. Around Christmastime, this warm drink, made of chocolate, milk, anise, cinnamon, and...corn masa is very popular. Hint

Champurrado

Chocolate Abuelita

Chocomilk

Ponche caliente

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the secret ingredient for "frijoles borrachos?" Hint

tequila

beer

rum

mescal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Tampiquena

Tampiquena plates are an exercise in excess! Be sure to order this gem on a truly empty stomach! Veracruzana is a style of cuisine famous in southern Mexico, Xochimilco is the famed floating flower and produce market near Mexico City, and Huitlacoche is corn smut-- a fungus prized in traditional central Mexican cooking.

2. "Machacado con Huevo a la Mexicana" is a robust breakfast dish, usually served with refried beans and flour tortillas. What is "machacado?"

Answer: shredded dried beef

"Machacado" is usually made from thin slices of raw beef that are salted and dried in a hot, dry, well ventilated place. The dried beef is then pounded into little shreds and used to make this sublime dish, which also includes chopped onions, chili peppers, tomatoes, and eggs. Fabulous!

Answer: Vuelve a la Vida (Come Back to Life)

Long before sushi was introduced to our area, Tex-Mex cuisine used lime juice to marinate raw seafood to produce many different varieties of "ceviche." These cold, refreshing seafood salads are wonderful! "Vuelve a la Vida" is possibly the most complex of the ceviches.

Answer: Machitos

I've never been able to bring myself to eat a machito, although I've prepared quite a few for family gatherings! It seems that every form of international cuisine has a dish that even the strongest and most adventurous gourmand quails before (Scottish Haggis comes to mind here). Machitos are an ingenious way to prepare "cabrito", or kid goat, organ meats. Grilled cabrito is tender, flavorful, and low in cholesterol-- but I can't vouch for the machito cholesterol count!

5. No Tex-Mex cookout is complete without mollejitas. What are mollejitas?

Answer: grilled beef sweetbreads

Mollejitas are mild and very delicious rolled in tortillas de maiz, or corn tortillas. Definitely not a food item for those on a low cholesterol diet!

6. I was recently served a truly enormous grilled red snapper, very beautifully arranged on a platter with avocado slices, rice, and piles of little hot corn tortillas. What did I order?

Answer: Huachinango

Huachinango is red snapper. Huitlacoche is corn smut, a delicious fungus common in the interior of Mexico. Almejas are clams, and Angulas are eels.

Answer: regalo (gift)

All of the answer choices are delicious pastries forund in a typical Laredo bakery. Marranitos are gingerbread pigs, conchas are rounded egg-and-yeast breads flavored with cinnamon and anise, and campechanas are flaky, puff-style pastries that melt in your mouth. My absolute favorites are regalos, though!

8. Any quiz about Laredo cuisine would be incomplete without this dish, a rich stew made of red chili peppers, oregano, hominy, pigs feet and ... cubed tripe!

Answer: Menudo

The staple of Laredo cookoffs, every family has their own jealously guarded menudo recipe. A word of caution--boiling the tripe is an unbearably smelly affair--my family always did it outdoors! This inconvenience is well worth the result!

9. Around Christmastime, this warm drink, made of chocolate, milk, anise, cinnamon, and...corn masa is very popular.

Answer: Champurrado

Chocomilk is a popular south-of-the-border chocolate drink mix, Chocolate Abuelita is a famous brand of Mexican drinking chocolate, and ponche caliente is a heated fruit drink also served at Christmastime.

10. What is the secret ingredient for "frijoles borrachos?"

Answer: beer

Surprisingly, adding a can of beer, along with cilantro, chilies, tomatoes, onions, and bacon, changes the humble pinto bean into the star of any backyard barbecue! See you in Laredo soon!

Source: Author dianais

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