- Totopos (fried corn tortilla chips)
- Salsa roja or salsa verde
- Crema, queso fresco, onion
- Optional: fried egg, shredded chicken, refried beans
Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles rojos with crema and queso fresco. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Chilaquiles are Mexico's breakfast of champions: fried tortilla chips simmered briefly in red or green salsa until just softened, topped with crema, queso fresco, onion and often a fried egg or shredded chicken.
They are the classic morning-after food and the standard desayuno in fondas across the country. Divorciados come half red, half green.
Key ingredients
Where to try it
- Fondas and market restaurants in Mexico City
- Hotel breakfast buffets across the country
- Guadalajara's loncherias