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The best kinds of Mexican tacos

The top 3 according to 829 votes from people: Tacos al pastor · Tacos de carnitas · Tacos de barbacoa. (Updated Aug 22, 2019.)

Al pastor, de canasta, carnitas and barbacoa: Mexico's most popular tacos, from street stands to fondas.

Alejandra Vargas Gutiérrez · · 13 items · 829 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 13

  1. 1

    Tacos al pastor

    Marinated spit-roasted pork with pineapple.

    ▲ 94 ▼ 7

    87
  2. 2

    Tacos de carnitas

    Michoacán-style confit pork.

    ▲ 84 ▼ 7

    77
  3. 3

    Tacos de barbacoa

    Lamb cooked in an earth oven.

    ▲ 77 ▼ 5

    72
  4. 4

    Tacos de canasta

    Steamed basket tacos.

    ▲ 59 ▼ 7

    52
  5. 5

    Tacos dorados

    Rolled and fried tacos.

    ▲ 50 ▼ 7

    43
  6. 6

    Tacos árabes

    From Puebla, in pita-style bread.

    ▲ 53 ▼ 12

    41
  7. 7

    Tacos de guisado

    With homestyle stews of the day.

    ▲ 47 ▼ 11

    36
  8. 8

    Tacos de birria

    Meat stewed in chilli broth.

    ▲ 46 ▼ 15

    31
  9. 9

    Tacos de ojo

    Beef eye.

    ▲ 42 ▼ 11

    31
  10. 10

    Tacos gobernador

    Shrimp and cheese, from Sinaloa.

    ▲ 41 ▼ 11

    30
  11. 11

    Tacos de cochinita

    Yucatán pulled pork pibil.

    ▲ 40 ▼ 10

    30
  12. 12

    Tacos de lengua

    Beef tongue.

    ▲ 37 ▼ 12

    25
  13. 13

    Tacos de longaniza

    With longaniza sausage.

    ▲ 31 ▼ 13

    18

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veggie.canalla · Español

Al pastor primero, sin discusión. Pero los de canasta a las 8 de la mañana también son religión

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