Come down to Central Texas and you'll find a Mexican restaurant on almost every corner. They serve a delicious fusion of Mexican and Texas cuisine known as Tex-Mex. This pronunciation guide will help you navigate the menu at your next visit to a Mexican restaurant.

Appetizers

• Salsa - A condiment typically made with tomatoes, onion, pepper
• Guacamole - A condiment made from mashed avacado and spices
• Chili con Queso (or just plain 'Queso') - A sauce made with cheese and spices-- usually served with tortilla chips
• Pico de Gallo - A salsa made from fresh chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers
• Quesadilla - A delicious appetizer consisting of meat and/or cheese layered between two tortillas
• Nachos - Tortilla chips topped with cheese sauce and other tasty things-- meat, beans, peppers, etc

Breakfast

• Migas - Scrambled eggs-- scrambled with sauteed onions, peppers, and tortilla chips
• Huevos Rancheros - Literally: "eggs ranch-style"-- typically fried eggs served with tortillas and salsa

Lunch/Dinner

• Tortilla - A flat bread made with either wheat flour or corn flour
• Fajita - Marinated and grilled chicken or beef, usually served on a sizzling skillet
• Taco - A Tex-Mex sandwich-- made with a tortilla, folded and filled with almost anything (chicken, beef, shrimp, fish, beans, etc)
• Enchilada - Tortillas stuffed with a filling (typically meat or cheese) and smothered in sauce and cheese
• Burrito - A large tortilla wrapped around various fillings-- meat (chicken, beef, pork), rice, beans, lettuce, tomatos, salsa, and many other delicious things.
• Carnitas - A Tex-mex pork roast
• Chimichanga - A deep fried burrito
• Flauta - A small tortilla wrapped with a filling and fried until crisp
• Tamale - Corn masa dough (possibly with a filling), wrapped in a corn husk and steamed
• Frijoles - Pinto beans
• Borracho - A delicious, soupy, bean dish-- cooked with beer, pork, peppers
• Chili Relleno - A large pepper (like a Poblano) stuffed cheese, meat, and spices
• Carne Guisada - Stewed beef served over rice

Sauces

• Mole - A dark brown sauce made from dried chili peppers, spices, and chocalate.
• Verde - A tomatillo-based, green sauce

Ingredients/Peppers/Vegetables

• Chorizo - Spicy pork sausage
• Pollo - Chicken
• Poblano - A large, mild chili pepper, slightly more spicy than a bell pepper (3-6 inches long)
• Ancho - A dried Poblano pepper
• Jalapeño - A small to medium sized variety of chili pepper (2-3 inches long)
• Chipotle - A smoked and dried jalapeño pepper
• Serrano - A narrow, small to medium sized variety of chili pepper
• Habanero - One of hottest chili pepper varieties (1-2 inches long)
• Tomatillo - A small green fruit in the tomato family-- used in Tex-Mex green sauces
• Cilantro - A herb. The leaves are used in Tex-Mex cooking. The seeds are known as 'coriander'.

Deserts

• Flan - A delicious custard. When in Austin, go to Zuzus for some great flan.

Mexican Beers

• Corona
• Dos Equis
• Negra Modelo
• Tecate

Drinks

• Agua Fresca - A refreshing water-based fruit drink
• Margarita - A tequila-based cocktail