I’ve been hanging out in Mexico for the past month and have a few weeks longer here. When I go out for breakfast, I’m pretty happy.
In many countries it’s tough for a traveler from the U.S., Canada, or Europe to get jazzed up about the typical local breakfast. That fish ball soup or innards with rice may be good for you, but our stomachs didn’t grow up with that first thing in the morning.
Mexico presents familiar ingredients, but just takes it up a notch in terms of flavors. It’s not unusual to see 15 or even 30 different egg concoctions on a restaurant menu for desayuno. Many of them just incorporate minor changes of course: a different salsa here, a side of beans there, or slices of avocado.
One of the most common dishes is huevos rancheros, which is sunny side up eggs on a flour tortilla, mild red salsa, and a sprinkling of cheese. At the top of this post is a modification called huevos divorciado—divorced eggs. One side has green salsa, one side red.
The picture at the bottom is Huevos Guerrero—scrambled eggs with beef strips and salsa, with a side of feta-like white cheese. (It’s named after a state in Mexico.)
The mess to your left was the house special at a restaurant I went to in Zacatecas. What make it special, apparently, is the gob of chipotle salsa and cream in the middle. It doesn’t look like much, which is true a lot of the time, but it was delicious.
At a simple restaurant or market stall, you’ll usually pay around $2 to $4 for a hearty breakfast, usually including bread and coffee. Even at a fancy hotel where you’re paying for atmosphere and waiters in formal garb, it’s rare to pay more than $10. And often those eggs are straight off a local farm, orange yolks and all. Yum.
For more food stories and tasty pictures, check out Wanderfood Wednesdays at Wanderlust & Lipstick.
You’re killing me….:)
Oh – you’re killing me, too! On my fridge is a photo of a breakfast that I once had in Costa Rica – not too different than the one above – except it includes lots of fruit.
But, I can just taste all the hot sauce on these now.
Enjoy for the rest of us!
Oh my god, I am now insanely hungry. I hate you. Now where’d I put the salsa …?
Don’t pass up some Huevos con Chorizo for breakfast. It’s one of my all time favorites and most Mexican restaurants will serve it. The dish can vary depending on the cook and the type of chorizo.
Ahora sé lo que yo comeré para el desayuno mañana.
it is a wonderful breakfast ,I almost spill a dribble and make my mouth water .
I LOVES me some Mexi-brek! Actually, in more correct English, when there are juevos anything on the menu, I typcially go for it. Asia was hard for me, but the south of the border chow at daybreak, I could eat it all day.
All right, I can’t stand sitting here any more… I’m hungry! Let’s open the fridge and see what I can cook for breakfast… A couple of eggs… a slice of cheese… maybe some chopped turkey… lots of tomato sauce… You’re inspiring me! Cheers!
At a glance ,it is so delecious food ,I hardly stay my seat ,if I have a great power i would go there and share it .
Breakfast in Mexico is my favorite! Those photos are so bright – great colors! Enjoying an authentic Mexican breakfast at a Cabo hotel with an ocean view sounds really good right about now! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Cheers!
Alex
Thanks for that. I moved away from mexico when I was really young, and I really want to rediscover my heritage. I’ve been trying out a lot of random mexican recipes, and the best I’ve found yet is this taco recipes – it totally remind me of my childhood. I dont remember much of it except for the lovely smells and tasty food on every street corner.