Spicy Mango Margarita

Tequila, mango, lime, and jalapeño — mango con chile y limón the Mexican street food pairing behind it, Mexico among the top five global mango producers.

The Spicy Mango Margarita pairs two of the most characteristic flavor combinations in Mexican street food culture — mango with chili and salt — in the Margarita's tequila-citrus-sweet framework. The combination of ripe mango with chili pepper and lime is ubiquitous across Mexican street food contexts: mango on a stick dusted with chili powder and lime juice (mango con chile y limón) is sold at markets, beaches, and street stands across Mexico, and the flavor combination has been eaten in various forms since the pre-Columbian period when both mangoes (introduced from Asia through the colonial period) and chili peppers (native to Mexico) were available. Mangoes are one of Mexico's most commercially significant fruit crops; Mexico is consistently among the world's top five mango producers, with the states of Nayarit, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Chiapas collectively producing millions of tonnes annually. The Ataulfo mango variety, originally cultivated in Chiapas and now grown across Mexico, is particularly prized for its low-fiber, curd-like flesh and intense sweetness. The Spicy Mango Margarita's formula typically combines blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, mango purée or fresh mango, and muddled jalapeño.