Mexico 🇲🇽 - Veggie Trip

San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico

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Mexico for vegan & vegetarian travelers

Mexico is very accessible for vegan and vegetarian travelers, with markets, street foods, and traditional dishes rich in beans, corn, and vegetables.

Mexico

Vegan Friendliness: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (4/5)
Vegetarian Friendliness: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)
Best For: Traditional plant-based dishes, markets
Challenging Because: Lard, cheese, and meat broths

🥗 What to Eat

Bean tacos, vegetable tamales (ask sin manteca)
Chilaquiles with salsa only
Rice, beans, nopales, salsas

🚫 Watch Out For

Lard (manteca) in beans
Chicken broth in rice

🗣️ Survival Phrases (Spanish)

I am vegetarian: Soy vegetariana/o
(soy veh-heh-tah-ree-AH-nah / -no)
I am vegan: Soy vegana/o
(soy veh-GAH-nah / -no)
No meat or dairy: Sin carne ni lácteos
(seen KAR-neh nee LAHK-teh-os)

🧭 Veggie Trip Tip

Always ask how beans and rice are cooked — manteca is common.

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