Whether eating at a table or on the go, you don’t need a knife and fork to enjoy Mexican street food. Using the soft corn tortilla as its base, street food originated with wives bringing farmers their mid-day meals by using tortillas as wrapping. During the exodus from countryside to cities, traders began offering this familiar “home-cooked” food to newcomers. Stalls sprang up selling regional favourites from the states of Oaxaca, Michoacan, Sinaloa, the Yucatan and Veracruz, giving rise to the diversity that is modern day Mexican street food. Here’s a guide to our favourites.