Tacos al pastor

Our favorite little taco stand makes for a good Saturday lunch.

"Tacos de Lengua (tongue)"

This kind of meat is called pastor. Pastor means "shepherd," the name given to Lebanese and other Arab merchants who immigrated to Mexico City in the early 1900s. This is shawarma, a type of food that came with these immigrants to Mexico: layers of raw pork on a vertical spit, partially cooked by the vertical broiler behind it. The meat is marinated in spices, along with dried chiles and pineapple. The pineapple is on each end to drip the juice and marinate the meat. Shavings are cut off and served as needed.

The meat is fried up and served with cheese in little tortillas.

We add whatever condiments we like. Today I added pineapple, pico de gallo, green salsa, cilantro, and squeezed lime juice on top. Que rico!