Beef head tacos/Tacos de cabeza

Beef head tacos/Tacos de cabeza

Delicious beef head tacos from El Torito (the little bull).

On right.

Macisa.  Solid meat

Trompa.  Muzzle

Cachete. The meaty bits below the eyes and between the ears and mouth.

Ojo. Eye

Lengua. Tongue

Surtida.  A mixture

On left.

Suadero.  Smooth, soft meat from above the udder or penis

Longaniza.  Spicy sausage (of distant Roman origin)

Campechanos. Mixed (not, as it sometimes means, a sweet bread)

Every small town I know in Central Mexico and every neighborhood in Mexico City has someone who specializes in tacos de cabeza.  The meat is chopped finely, a small taco is dipped briefly in hot fat to warm and soften it, and the meat is spooned on).  $4 pesos (30 US cents) a taco except for tongue which comes in at 8 pesos.

The drawing of the bull is standard, though the one below does not have a ring in his nose.

Another torito with chopped onion, salsa roja, limes, and cilantro to add to the taco.

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