tamarindo, hibiscus flower
mango con chile
helado de agua
cucumbers with chile
paletas de agua
pico de gallo paleta made with pineapple
icama, cucumber and mango
nuez (nut)
coconut paleta de aqua
passion fruit, blackberry, soursop, nopales fruit,
coconut, cantaloupe, watermelon, pistachio
Aguacate - avocado (mild-flavored; don't worry, it doesn't taste like guacamole)
ReplyDeleteAlmendra - almond
Amaretto - the same (the almond-flavored liqueur)
Arrayan - green tropical fruit, with a flavor like guava and strawberry together
Arroz Con Leche - "rice with milk" (basically rice pudding)
Betabel - beet
Cacahuate - peanut
Cajeta - goat-milk caramel
Camarón - shrimp (yes, shrimp!)
Cereza - cherry
Chamoy - a sweet-spicy mixture of sweet fruit (like mango or plum) with chile
Chicle - bubble gum
Choco Chips - chocolate chip
Choco Menta - mint chocolate chip
Chocolate Amargo - bitter chocolate
Chongos - similar to cottage cheese with vanilla and cinnamon
Ciruela Pasa - prune (dried plum)
Crema de Limón - lemon curd (like lemon custard)
Crema de Naranja - orange curd (like orange custard)
Duraznos con Crema - peaches and cream
Elote - corn
Frambuesa - raspberry
Fresa - strawberry
Fresas Con Crema - strawberries and cream
Frutas Secas - dried fruit
Galleta Oreo - Oreo cookie
Grosella - gooseberry
Guanabana - soursop (flavor not very strong but sweet and sour)
Guayaba - guava
Hierbabuena - mint
Higo - fig
Horchata - basically cinnamon rice milk
Jamaica - hibiscus flower (deep red, floral)
Leche quemada - scorched milk (an acquired taste...)
Limon - lime (not lemon, which is rarely encountered in Mexican cuisine)
Mamey - salmon-colored fruit with a pumpkin/cherry-like flavor
Mandarina - tangerine
Mantequilla - butter!
Manzana - apple
Maracuya - passion fruit
Medias de Seda - a cocktail made of tequila, condensed milk and grenadine
Melon - melon (cantaloupe)
Miel - honey
Nanche - a type of light-green fruit with a strong, tropical flavor
Naranja - orange
Nata - cream
Nescafe - coffee
Nuez - walnut
Ostión - oyster (um, yeah, oyster)
Pera - pear
Piña Colada - pineapple and coconut
Piñon Blanco - white pine nuts
Piñon Rosa - pink pine nuts
Pitaya - dragonfruit (similar to kiwi, but white and with a more perfumey smell)
Plátano - banana
Queso - cheese (think cheesecake, not blue or cheddar!)
Rompope - egg nog
Ron Con Pasas - rum raisin
Sandia - watermelon
Tamarindo - tamarind (sweet, sour and a bit pungent)
Té verde - green tea
Toronja - grapefruit
Tuna - don't worry! "tuna" means cactus fruit (which is delicious)
Uva - grape
Vainilla - vanilla
Yogurth - yogurt
Zanahoria - carrot
Zapote Negro - a type of fruit with a chocolatey, date-like dark-brown flesh (I love it!)
Zarza Con Queso - blackberry cheesecake
Zarzamora - blackberry