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Authentic recipes with ingredients you can find in British supermarkets. We show you where to buy them and how to cook them.
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Recetas Mexas is your complete guide to authentic Mexican food in the UK. With over 178 traditional recipes adapted for ingredients available in British supermarkets, a directory of 53+ specialist Mexican shops and 170+ restaurants, we make it easy for anyone in Britain to enjoy real Mexican cooking at home. Each recipe includes estimated prices in pounds, UK alternatives for hard-to-find ingredients and links to shops where you can buy authentic Mexican products near you.
Every recipe is researched from authentic Mexican culinary traditions — from Oaxacan moles and Yucatecan cochinita pibil to Pueblan chiles en nogada — and tested with ingredients you can find at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose or specialist Mexican shops across the UK. Our restaurant listings are verified by anonymous judges and our shop directory is manually checked to ensure every listing is active and sells genuine Mexican products.
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Three easy steps to an authentic Mexican meal on your table
1Choose a recipe
Browse hundreds of traditional Mexican recipes with step-by-step instructions.
2Find the ingredients
Our directory shows you shops and supermarkets where you can find each ingredient.
3Cook like a Mexican
Follow the step-by-step method and enjoy authentic Mexican food at home.
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Our directory shows you specialist Latin shops, online stores and supermarkets where you can buy authentic Mexican ingredients across the UK.
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Recetas Mexas is your complete guide to authentic Mexican food in the UK. We bring you over 178 traditional recipes adapted with ingredients available at British supermarkets and specialist shops, a directory of Mexican restaurants across England, Scotland and Wales, and a growing list of Mexican grocery stores where you can find dried chillies, masa harina, authentic salsas and imported products from Mexico.
Read more about Mexican cuisine in the UK
Mexican cuisine has been recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2010, and its popularity in the United Kingdom has grown remarkably over the past decade. From street-food-style taquerias in London's Soho and Shoreditch to fine-dining Mexican restaurants in Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh, British diners are discovering the depth and diversity of real Mexican cooking — far beyond the Tex-Mex burritos and nachos that dominated menus a generation ago.
Our recipe collection covers every region of Mexico: Oaxacan moles with over 20 ingredients, Yucatecan cochinita pibil slow-roasted in achiote and bitter orange, northern-style grilled meats and flour tortillas, central Mexican classics like pozole and chiles en nogada, and Pacific coast seafood dishes like aguachile and pescado zarandeado. Each recipe includes UK-friendly measurements, ingredient substitutions where needed, and links to shops where you can buy specialist items like dried guajillo chillies, epazote, or fresh masa.
Whether you are a seasoned cook looking for an authentic mole negro recipe or a beginner wanting to make proper tacos al pastor at home, Recetas Mexas has you covered. Explore our recipes, find a Mexican restaurant near you, or discover where to buy the ingredients you need.