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The dish's story
A legendary tiny taquería ('the little hole') in the Centro Histórico, opened 1959 and credited as one of the earliest to serve tacos al pastor on the vertical trompo, predating most rivals.
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📋 recipe source: Muy DelishMore in Mexico City
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Ingredients
- • corn kernels (fresh or frozen) 4 cups
- • butter 2 tbsp
- • epazote or cilantro 2 tbsp
- • mayonnaise 3 tbsp
- • cotija cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup
- • chili powder (tajín) 1 tsp
- • lime 1
Method
- 1 Cook corn in butter with epazote until tender.
- 2 Spoon into cups; top with mayo, cheese, chili, and lime juice.
- 3 Serve immediately with a spoon.