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Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas
Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas
Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas
Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas
Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas
Tacos al Pastor | Traditional Street Food From Mexico | TasteAtlas

Tacos al pastor

(Chilangos, Shepherd-Style Tacos)

Tacos al pastor is a Mexican dish consisting of thin slices of shaved pork from a rotating spit, placed on a tortilla and topped with onions, chopped coriander, pineapple chunks, chili, and salsa. The dish evolved from the Lebanese culinary traditions that arrived in Mexico in the late 19th century along with numerous immigrants.


It stems from the popular shawarma, but the Mexicans changed the spices and substituted lamb with pork. Tacos al pastor originated in the city of Puebla, and their name is translated to shepherd's style tacos. However, the addition of pineapple to the dish still remains a mystery to be solved.