Editing Mexican cuisine (section)

===Chiapas===
{{Main|Cuisine of Chiapas}}
[[File:CochitoArriaga.jpg|thumb|Cochito, a dish exclusive to Chiapas]]
Similar to other regions in Mexico, corn is a dietary staple and other indigenous foods remain strong in the cuisine as well. Along with a chile called simojovel, used nowhere else in the country, the cuisine is also distinguished by the use of herbs, such as [[chipilín]] and [[Piper auritum|hierba santa]].<ref name="unichiap">{{cite book |title=Cocina Estado por estado: Chiapas |trans-title=State by state cuisine: Chiapas |year=2007 |publisher=El Universal /Radar Editores |volume=7 |location=Mexico City |language=es}}</ref><ref name="chiapcuis">{{cite web |url=http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2081-the-cuisine-of-chiapas-dining-in-mexico-s-last-frontier |title=The cuisine of Chiapas: Dining in Mexico's last frontier |first=Karen Hursh |last=Graber |date=1 January 2003 |publisher=Mexconnect newsletter |issn=1028-9089 |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> Like in Oaxaca, tamales are usually wrapped in [[banana leaves]] (or sometimes with the leaves of [[hoja santa]]), but often chipilín is incorporated into the dough. As in the Yucatán Peninsula, boiled corn is drunk as a beverage called [[pozol]], but here it is usually flavored with all-natural cacao.<ref name="pozol">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mexiconewsnetwork.com/en/news/gastronomy/5-beverages-mexican-flavor/ |title=5 less-known beverages with true Mexican flavor |date=10 October 2015 |website=México News Network}}</ref> Another beverage (which can be served hot or cold) typical from this region is [[Tascalate]], which is made of powdered maize, cocoa beans, achiote ([[annatto]]), chilies, [[pine nuts]] and cinnamon.<ref name="pozol"/>

The favored meats are beef, pork and chicken (introduced by the Spanish), especially in the highlands, which favors the raising of livestock. The livestock industry has also prompted the making of cheese, mostly done on [[ranch]]es and in small [[cooperatives]], with the best known from [[Ocosingo]], [[Rayón, Chiapas|Rayón]] and [[Pijijiapan]]. Meat and cheese dishes are frequently accompanied by vegetables, such as squash, [[chayote]], and carrots.<ref name="chiapcuis"/>