Tinga (dish)

Tinga (Spanish: tinga de pollo) is a Mexican dish made with shredded chicken in a sauce made from tomatoes, chipotle chilis in adobo, and sliced onions. It is often served on a tostada and accompanied by a layer of refried beans.[1] It can be topped with avocado slices, crumbled cheese, Mexican crema, and salsa.[2]

Origin

Although tinga is consumed throughout central and southern Mexico today, it is presumed to have a Pueblan origin. The first known published recipe for tinga appears in the 1881 cookbook Pueblan Cooking (La cocinera poblana).[3][4]

In recent years this cuisine has been expanding across the borders and can be found in most Mexican restaurants. Determining the exact place "tinga" originated is difficult due to the lack of sufficient records and information about the dish.[5]

In his Dictionary of Mexicanisms (1895), Francisco J. Santamaría defines "tinga" as a colloquial term to refer to something "vulgar" or "disorderly",[4] though he does not give the etymology of the word.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alarcón, Claudia (4 May 2018). "In honor of Cinco de Mayo, explore Pueblan cuisine with tinga, mole". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  2. ^ Mexicanos, Los (23 May 2022). "The TINGA". Losmexicanosgijon. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Tinga: Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana". Larousse Cocina (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b Miguel Angel Chen (9 September 2017). "Guisos tradicionales de los hogares mexicanos". Food and Travel México (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ Will (14 January 2022). "Chicken Tinga". The Home Chef Institute. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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