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Choriqueso

"chorizo cheese"

Say it

choh·ree·KEH·soh

Where it comes from

Spanish chorizo + queso (cheese)

What Choriqueso means

Choriqueso is a Mexican main dish name of Spanish origin meaning "chorizo cheese". It comes from Spanish chorizo + queso (cheese). It is pronounced choh-ree-KEH-soh, and it is most associated with northern Mexico.

A recent blend word, the northern name for queso fundido with chorizo stirred through it.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: The plated dishes, most named for a cooking method or a place. Cochinita pibil is pork cooked in a píib, the Maya earth oven. Barbacoa gave English the word barbecue. Chiles en nogada is named for the walnut sauce that covers it.

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Choriqueso means chorizo cheese

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