La Oaxaqueña's Dazzling Menu Features Enchiladas, Street Tacos and More

By Riverfront Times on Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 4:04 pm

For a taste of traditional Oaxaxan cuisine, head to La Oaxaqueña in Mehlville, where you'd be a fool not to try the tamales and the molotes — football-shaped fritters stuffed with a blend of mild chorizo and potatoes.

Read Cheryl Baehr's review: "La Oaxaqueña Deliciously Serves Up Oaxacan Food and a Family's Memories"

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Empanadas fritas — two handmade fried corn tortillas stuffed with Oaxaca cheese or chicken, topped with refried black beans, cabbage, queso fresco and salsa.

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Tlayuda, a hardened tortilla filled with refried black beans, asiento (unrefined pork lard), cabbage, meat, avocado and Oaxaca cheese.

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Tamales made with fresh corn masa filled with chicken and mole sauce, wrapped in plantain leaves.

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Molotes, made up of fresh masa filled with chorizos, potatoes and cheese, fried and topped with refried beans, cabbage, queso fresco and salsa.

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Picaditas, or three pinched edge corn tortillas made with fresh blue masa, covered with asiento (unrefined pork lard), refried black beans, cheese, cilantro and onions.

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