Overview of three plates of barbacoa, carne asada tacos, and al pastor - Static Media/Shutterstock/Getty The humble taco offers an endless array of options for fillings, but if you're grabbing some ...

From food trucks parked in gas stations to fine-dining chefs reinventing tradition, tacos have become one of the country's true unifiers. But not all tacos are created equal, and depending on where ...

You can find al pastor all over Tucson, but it's very rare to see it made like this: Roasted on a stick they call a trompo, which fires up the chile-glazed pork layer by layer. A mound of spinning al ...

In Mexico City, the city of 1,000 street foods, taco al pastor is king. The Mexican capital has one of the most important culinary traditions in Mexico. Although the variety of dishes is immense, taco ...

Is there anything more majestic and visually arresting than a trompo of al pastor, crimson with adobo, juicy pork shimmering under harsh streetlights? You could make a similar case for the gleaming ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. The history of al pastor ...