Tacos al pastor
Pork in a red chilli adobo, stacked on a vertical spit, shaved onto small corn tortillas with pineapple, onion and coriander.
What makes it tacos al pastor
- Pork in a guajillo and achiote adobo.
- Cooked on a trompo, the vertical spit.
- Small corn tortillas, pineapple, onion, coriander, salsa.
Where it comes from
A child of immigration. Lebanese families who settled in Puebla in the early twentieth century brought the vertical spit of shawarma; Mexican cooks swapped lamb for pork, marinated it in guajillo chillies and achiote, and crowned it with pineapple.
The name means 'shepherd-style', a nod to its lamb ancestor. Tacos árabes, closer to the original, are still made in Puebla.
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