80 Tex-Mex Cuisine Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What Tex-Mex term describes a platter combining items such as an enchilada, taco, rice, and beans?
Answer
Combination plate
What Tex-Mex sauce is made from beef stock, flour, chili powder, and cumin?
Answer
Chili gravy
What Tex-Mex dish is also known as “cowboy caviar”?
Answer
Texas caviar
Who invented the first frozen margarita machine used at a Tex-Mex restaurant?
Answer
Mariano Martinez
In Tex-Mex cuisine, what cheese sauce is commonly called simply “queso”?
Answer
Chile con queso
What type of tortilla is most commonly used for Tex-Mex breakfast tacos?
Answer
Flour tortilla
What two place names are combined in the term “Tex-Mex” cuisine?
Answer
Texas and Mexico
Which Mexican border city is widely credited as the birthplace of nachos?
Answer
Piedras Negras
Who created the dish now known as nachos in 1943?
Answer
Ignacio Anaya
In Tex-Mex cuisine, what cut of beef is traditionally used for fajitas?
Answer
Skirt steak