A fiesta on a plate
Mexican food is bold, colourful and packed with flavour, and this word search gathers the lot. You'll track down the classics — the TACO, the BURRITO, the QUESADILLA and a basket of NACHOS — plus the dips that make them sing, the SALSA and the GUACAMOLE.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh selection from the list, so the menu changes every time you play — gentle on Easy, and a Hard-mode fiesta once the diagonals and backwards words appear.
Fillings, sides and a sweet finish
There's so much more to explore. Load up on a sizzling FAJITA, a steamy TAMALE, slow-cooked CARNITAS and spicy CHORIZO, with REFRIED BEANS and melty QUESO on the side. Add a spark of JALAPENO, a slice of AVOCADO and fresh CILANTRO — then finish with sugary CHURROS or a sweet EMPANADA.
Built on corn, beans and chillies
Mexican cooking is one of the oldest food traditions in the Americas, going back thousands of years to the Maya and Aztec peoples. At its heart are three staples grown there for millennia — corn, beans and chillies — which is why the corn TORTILLA is the foundation of so many dishes, wrapped around fillings to make a TACO, ENCHILADA or QUESADILLA.
It's so important that UNESCO lists traditional Mexican cuisine as part of the world's cultural heritage. Much of what's served abroad is actually 'Tex-Mex' — a tasty American spin on Mexican food, where crunchy NACHOS, big FAJITAS and lots of melted QUESO come from.
Great for a world-foods topic
It pairs perfectly with a topic on Mexico or food around the world — Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words. Play online, print a PDF pack for a fiesta or Cinco de Mayo activity, or use our Make Your Own tool to build a grid from your own favourite dishes.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the Mexican food word search?
A whole fiesta — tacos, burritos, quesadillas and nachos, plus salsa, guacamole, fajitas, tamales and churros. Each puzzle uses a fresh mix.
Are the dishes authentic or Tex-Mex?
A mix that'll be familiar from any Mexican menu — TACOS, ENCHILADAS and TAMALES alongside crowd-pleasers like NACHOS, FAJITAS and CHURROS.
Is it good for a world-foods lesson?
Great fit — pair it with a topic on Mexico or food around the world. Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words.