The Barbie movie is causing a sensation, so the color pink is in fashion and it is dyeing things that we would never have expected. The tacos have not been the exception, as a taco shop in Mexico City decided to take the pink fever to a bull level, which is why they launched the barbie studs.
It is about the taquería “Los parados”, who took the phrase very personally “Be what you want to be, be a Barbie girl.” For their new dish, they chose the tacos al pastor, one of the favorites of all Mexicans. It is the same recipe, but with pink tortillas, which recalls the world of plastic dolls.
Do not get scared! The studs are not painted with artificial or processed substances; the dye of these delicious tortillas is beets, so you could even prepare them yourself. However, what better than eating them with a delicious meat al pastor!
If you’ve already had a craving and you want to take pictures with your Barbie tacos, you just have to go to the “Los Parados” taco shop, but look closely, since it is one of the most common names for this type of restaurant. The one we are talking about is located south of Mexico City, at Av. Universidad 540.
The cost of each taquito is only 24 pesos and its flavor is backed by the 58-year history of “Los parados”.
Barbie al pastor tacos, tribute to one of Mexico’s favorites
There are different versions about the origin of tacos al pastor. However, the most accepted is the one that indicates that the recipe comes from the East. According to what is said, those responsible were two men of Turkish origin: Iskender Efendi and his grandfather.
These probably fled from the violence and wars that broke out during the 19th century and culminated in the fall of the Empire. ottoman turkish. For this reason, like thousands of other people, they undertook a long journey from the East to different parts of the world. Some went to Colombia, Germany and, of course, to Mexico -among them Iskender and his grandfather.
In fact, at the end of the aforementioned century, approximately 1,000 Turks arrived in our country, although many decided to migrate to the United States.
Iskender Efendi and his grandfather, the creators of tacos al pastorsettled in Puebla and started a businessshawarmas“, a peculiar dish of Israeli origin and adopted by Arabs (this one was made with Arab bread and roast meat served in a pita).
Rodrigo Osegueda Philosopher by training. Contemplate the soul and imagination of Mexico.