queso
Warm chip topping
Queso is the Spanish word for cheese, borrowed into American English to mean a warm cheese dip served with tortilla chips at Mexican restaurants.
The dip typically combines melted cheese with peppers and spices: We ordered queso and guacamole for the table.
Queso appears in compounds like queso fundido (melted cheese baked with toppings) and chile con queso.
Crumbly Mexican aged cheese
- asaderoMexican stretched-curd cheese
- chihuahuaMiniature Mexican breed
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
- enchiladaSauced stuffed tortilla
nachos · taco · taqueria · carnitas · barbacoa · frijoles · tortilla · jalapeño
Fried cornmeal triangles
- nachosTopped tortilla chips
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- guacamoleSeasoned avocado spread
- fundidoMelted cheese appetizer
bowl · crudites · platter · party · tailgate · potluck · buffet · appetizer
cotija
Crumbly Mexican aged cheese
- asaderoMexican stretched-curd cheese
- chihuahuaMiniature Mexican breed
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
enchilada · nachos · taco · taqueria · carnitas · barbacoa · frijoles · tortilla · jalapeño · poblano
tortilla chips
Fried cornmeal triangles
fundido · bowl · crudites · platter · party · tailgate · potluck · buffet · appetizer · snack
jalapeño
Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper
chipotle · chili · picante · peppery · fiery · hot · piquant · zesty · tangy · kick
fundido
Melted cheese appetizer
molten · bubbling · stretchy · stringy · drizzle · silky · velvety · warm · sizzling · sauce
- alimentosarroz, frijoles, tomate, lechuga, cebolla
- derivadosmantequilla, crema, helado, gasolina, diesel
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- cheese saucesmornay, mornay sauce, cheddar sauce, nacho cheese, alfredo
- dipsguacamole, hummus, salsa, ranch dip, french onion dip
- toppingscheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, nacho cheese
quesosalsa
Spicy tomato condiment
pico de gallo · guacamole · salsa verde · salsa roja · hot sauce
- chili con quesoTex-Mex cheese sauce
- chile con quesoSpiced melted cheese dip
- queso dipMelted cheese for dipping
- queso frescoSoft, mild Mexican cheese
- queso blancoMild white Latin cheese
- queso fundidoMelted cheese appetizer