Pan de cazón

Mexican dish

Pan de cazón

Type	Casserole
Place of origin	Mexico
Region or state	Campeche
Main ingredients	Tortillas, shark
Ingredients generally used	Black beans, tomato sauce

Pan de cazón (Spanish: "bread of small shark")^[1] is a casserole dish in Mexican cuisine that is prepared in the style of lasagna using layered tortillas with shark meat such as dogfish shark, black beans or refried black beans and spiced tomato sauce with habanero.^[1]^[2]^[3] It has been described as a specialty dish of the state of Campeche, Mexico.^[4]

The dish is typically prepared with blacktip shark in Campeche, and in Yucatán dogfish shark is typically used.^[1] Preparation traditionally involves boiling the shark meat in seasoned water and then shredding it.^[1]

Variations

The dish may be prepared with fish other than shark meat.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Meyer, A.L.; Vann, J.M. (2008). The Appetizer Atlas: A World of Small Bites. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-0-544-17738-3. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ de Silva, G.G. (2008). Diccionario Breve de Mexicanismos. Colec. Lengua y estudios literarios (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Econรณmica. p. 163. ISBN 978-968-16-8399-3.
^ Fisher, J. (2004). Mexico. Rough Guide Mexico. Rough Guides. p. 720. ISBN 978-1-84353-253-8.
^ Deane, Z. (2011). Explorer's Guide Mexico's Aztec & Maya Empires (Explorer's Complete). Explorer's Complete. Countryman Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-58157-881-2. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ Times, The Playa (January 1, 2014). "Pan de Cazón (Tortillas with Shredded Fish)". The Playa Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

Mexican cuisine

List of Mexican dishes

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Al pastor Barbacoa Cabrito Discada Entomatada Mixiote Moronga Pastel azteca Relleno negro Tripas
Poultry	Arroz con pollo Patitas Escabeche oriental Mole poblano Pollo motuleño Tinga de pollo
Pork	Adobada Calabacitas con puerco Carne de chango Carnitas Chicharrón en salsa Chileajo de cerdo Chilorio Chorizo Cochinita pibil Cueritos Poc chuc
Beef	Alambre Aporreadillo Albóndigas al chipotle Beef brain Beef tongue Cabeza Carne a la tampiqueña Carne asada Carne seca Criadillas Machaca Milanesa Pachola Picadillo Puntas Quesobirria Salpicón Tinga de res
Seafood	Aguachile Cahuamanta Camarones al ajillo Ceviche Huachinango a la Veracruzana Mixmole de pescado Mojarra frita Pan de cazón Pescadito Pescado al ajillo Pescado a la talla Pulpo a la campechana

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Antojitos

Empalme Enchilada Guajolota Nachos Quesadilla Taco Taquito
Corn dough	Cazuelita Chalupa Chilaquiles Chimichanga Chochoyote Corn tortilla Corunda Doblada Duros Gordita Huarache Molote Panucho Papadzules Piedra Salbut Sope or Memela Tamale Tlacoyo Tlayuda Tostada Totopo
Wheat dough	Burrito Cemita Gringas Mollete Pambazo Paste Sincronizada Torta Wheat tortilla