There was a group of boys playing tennis. Picadillo: Ground meat, usually beef, often cooked with onions, potatoes, carrots, and chiles. boy (masculine) Haba un grupo de muchachos jugando al tenis. Becomes machacado when mixed with egg, etc. Machaca: Shredded dry beef, also known as carne seca. Lengua: Beef tongue, usually braised and chopped. Often stewed in tomatillo or other sauce.ĭeshebrada: Means “shredded.” Usually beef or chicken. A “taco de cabeza” can include any part, such as cachete, or be served as a mix (“surtida”) of head meats, including sesos, ojo, and lengua.Ĭabrito: Kid goat, specifically milk-fed, less than 25 days old.Ĭarne asada: Grilled meat, usually beef, sliced thin.Ĭarnitas: Literally “little meats.” Usually pork butt simmered and fried in its own fat.Ĭhicharrón: Fried pork skin. There are Spanish words which no Portuguese could ever articulate rightly : the word muchacha, ' a girl, for instance, they cannot pronounce otherwise. Typical of Jalisco.īistec: From the English word “beefsteak.” A thin cut that’s either grilled or cooked into stews.Ĭabeza: Cow’s head.
In Texas today, barbacoa is usually steamed or braised portions from the cow’s head.īirria: Highly seasoned stewed lamb, goat, or other meat.
Adapted from a cooking method brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants in the early twentieth century.Īrrachera: Marinated skirt steak, usually grilled.īarbacoa: From the same root as “barbecue.” Refers to both traditional earthen-pit cooking and the meat so cooked. Al pastor: Literally “shepherd style.” Usually sliced pork seasoned with an adobo (marinade) of chiles, achiote, and citrus juice and cooked on a vertical spit known as a trompo.
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