I never realized how some foods I grew up with are so foreign to those who didn't grow up in the same culture as I did.

Since I don't live at home anymore, I started to reminisce of all the random food/food items that were always in my household or that I would always consume.

Here are some of the ones I thought about:

1. Hot Sauces

Tapatio, Valentina, Porki, Cholula, you name it, we pretty much had one of each in our pantry all day, every day.

2. Mexican Candy

Pulparindos, Duvalin's and Mazapan's... all I can say is YUM YUM YUM!!!

3. "Sweet" Bread

AKA... Pan Dulce

and let's not forget about Gansitos...

4. Hot Chocolate

With that pan dulce, we can't forget to have our mug of hot chocolate, Mexican style.

5. Random Drinks

Jarritos, the Mexican soda pop, which by the way, tastes amazing with authentic Mexican tacos.

and aguas frescas, like Horchata and Agua de Jamaica

6. Other random foods:

Duritos (I love them with tapatio and lime)

Elote con queso, (corn with cheese). Sounds weird to others, but we all know when we would hear the Elotero coming, we were dashing through the front door.

Bolis!!!!!!!! On a hot summer day, having more than one of these was easy to get away with.

and last but not least, these two foods were almost an everyday food in my household, and I know that at least one of these are definitely in most Mexican households as an everyday food.

Nopales AKA Cactus

Yep, I eat cactus, and LOVED it growing up. I know it sounds weird, but it's very normal in Mexican households, and actually quite delicious.

Probably the most common food in a Mexican household is:

Frijoles!!! AKA Beans

Whether it be frijoles de la hoya (regular beans) or firjoles fritos (refried beans), we always have beans on deck in a Mexican household.

Oh, and of course tortillas!!! LOTS OF THEM!