80 Tex-Mex Cuisine Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What does the word “guacamole” literally refer to in its original Nahuatl roots?
Answer
Avocado sauce
Which Tex-Mex dish is made by filling a tortilla and then deep-frying it?
Answer
Chimichanga
What is the main cooking method behind Tex-Mex barbacoa?
Answer
Slow cooking
Who founded the famous San Antonio Tex-Mex restaurant Ninfa’s?
Answer
Ninfa Laurenzo
In Tex-Mex cuisine, what is a comal primarily used for?
Answer
Cooking tortillas
What type of cheese is most commonly used in Tex-Mex chile con queso?
Answer
American cheese
Who is credited with inventing nachos in 1943?
Answer
Ignacio Anaya
Which San Antonio restaurant is credited with popularizing the puffy taco?
Answer
Ray’s Drive Inn
Which Tex-Mex side dish combines rice with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices?
Answer
Spanish rice
In Tex-Mex cuisine, what beans are traditionally used to make charro beans?
Answer
Pinto beans
In Tex-Mex cuisine, what dish’s name means “ranch-style eggs” in Spanish?
Answer
Huevos rancheros
What type of rice is traditionally used in Tex-Mex Spanish rice?
Answer
Long-grain white rice
Which Tex-Mex restaurant chain was founded in 1982 in Dallas, Texas?
Answer
On the Border
What does the Spanish name “pico de gallo” literally mean?
Answer
Rooster’s beak
What Tex-Mex dessert is a fried pastry often served with honey?
Answer
Sopaipilla
Which Tex-Mex restaurant chain created the Crunchwrap Supreme?
Answer
Taco Bell
Which Tex-Mex fast-food chain was founded in 1962 by Glen Bell?
Answer
Taco Bell
In Tex-Mex history, what railroad name helped inspire the term “Tex-Mex”?
Answer
Texas-Mexican Railway