Dish family

Tacos6 versions

A tortilla and whatever the region decided was worth wrapping in it. Mexico's most exported idea, and its most misunderstood.

Jalisco, Mexico

Birria Taco

“Dip it in the consommé. The broth is the point.”

3,388 voices synthesised

Mexico City, Mexico

“Pork marinated in dried chillies and achiote, cooked on a vertical spit. Mexico's answer to shawarma — and it won.”

2,954 voices synthesised

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

“Beer-battered fish, cabbage crunch, crema, lime. Ensenada put the ocean in a tortilla.”

2,085 voices synthesised

Quiroga, Michoacán, Mexico

“Pork confited in its own fat in a copper pot. Michoacán answers every question with carnitas.”

1,789 voices synthesised

Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

“Achiote-stained pork, sour orange, banana leaf, buried fire. Yucatán's Mayan slow-roast.”

1,677 voices synthesised

Texcoco, Mexico

“Lamb steamed overnight in an earth pit under maguey leaves. Sunday begins underground.”

1,444 voices synthesised