![]() No matter what type of taco you get, they’ll serve them to you with a side of fresh chili peppers and grilled onions which go so well with the tacos. If you order camellos, you can request for one of the tacos to be filled with al pastor meat for variety. I’m not sure why they call them “camels”, but it may have something to do with their resemblance to two camel humps when folded. Each order comes with two pieces of tacos arabes (MXN 45) or tacos orientales (MXN 38) made with cheese. Taqueria “Los Camellos” serves fantastic tacos arabes (pictured below) but their house specialty is a variation of the dish they like to call camellos (Spanish for “camels”). It’s one of my absolute favorite taquerias in Puebla. Taqueira “Los Camellos” is located about a couple of blocks away from our former apartment in Azcarate. 16 de Septiembre 203, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla, PueblaĮxpect to Pay: Around MXN 32 per taco arabe ![]() Isn’t it cool? Unfortunately, it’s the most popular seating area at the restaurant and is almost always full. I’ve been to three Don Pastor branches and only the Puebla Cathedral outlet has this seating area designed to look like a subway car. The brand has the same energy and fun vibe as lucha libre wrestlers. I absolutely love the branding and interiors of Don Pastor. It’s one of their biggest branches and offers something that the other outlets don’t. ![]() No matter what taco you get, you can enjoy them with these six delicious housemade sauces.ĭon Pastor has several branches in Puebla but I recommend going to the outlet directly in front of Puebla Cathedral. What makes the tacos at Don Pastor truly special are their sauces. Two of these bad boys should be enough for most people. You can get a better sense of the taco’s size in this picture. They’re known more for their tacos al pastor but they serve delicious tacos arabes as well.Īt MXN 32 per piece, the tacos arabes at Don Pastor are one of the priciest on this list but they’re also among the biggest. It’s a polished and well-branded chain that serves traditional taqueria fare like tacos, alambres, cemitas, and queso fundido. Trompos for either can vary in size.ĭon Pastor is one of the most fun restaurants you can visit in Puebla. *The tacos al pastor trompo in the picture below is considerably smaller but size has nothing to do with the differences between the two. Tacos al pastor trompos are more orange in color thanks to the meat being marinated in a mixture of chilis, achiote, vinegar, orange juice, tomatoes, garlic, onions, and herbs. The pork for tacos arabes are more simply seasoned, typically with garlic, onion, oregano, thyme, and cumin. In the picture below, you can visually discern the difference between trompos used for tacos arabes (two on the right) and tacos al pastor*. Many don’t realize that the dish actually has Lebanese roots, and it all started with tacos arabes.ĭue to its shape, the vertical pork spit is called a trompo, which is the Spanish word for a “spinning top”. Tacos al pastor have become such a popular dish in Mexico that younger generations of Mexicans believe that it’s 100% a Mexican dish. They served it with onions, coriander, and a slice of grilled pineapple and created what we now know today as the taco al pastor. They used a chili marinade for the pork and substituted pan arabe with corn tortillas. Second-generation Lebanese immigrants opened restaurants and began experimenting with the original recipe for tacos arabes. Mexico City experienced a culinary boom in the 1960s and one of the dishes that was invented and popularized during that time was the taco al pastor. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TACOS ÁRABES AND TACOS AL PASTOR?Īs described, tacos al pastor evolved from tacos arabes. It’s now known as La Oriental, la cuna del Taco Árabe. It used to be located directly in front of Puebla Cathedral but has since moved one block away, right next to the zocalo (main square). ![]() It wasn’t until pork was used did tacos arabes become widely accepted in Mexico.īased on my research, the very first tacos arabes were served by La Oriental, a restaurant that was founded in 1933 and is still open to this day. Lamb isn’t typically consumed in Mexico so early immigrants tried making it with beef instead. Tacos arabes are essentially shawarmas made with pork instead of sliced roasted lamb. They brought with them their shawarma-making tradition which ultimately evolved into tacos arabes. Tacos arabes became a part of Mexican cuisine thanks to the large number of Lebanese immigrants that settled in Puebla and other parts of Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It’s traditionally served in pan arabe (pita bread) with lime juice, one or more salsas, and occasionally radish slices. It evolved from the Lebanese shawarma and refers to a dish made with slices of pork grilled on a vertical spit called a trompo. Tacos arabes (Arab tacos) are the predecessor of tacos al pastor.
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