re: Birria Tacos

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The people in this thread aren't talking about real Mexican birria, made with goat. They're talking about pot roast, made with beef. But "pot roast" doesn't excite them like the exotic novelty of "birria."

P.S. You could find real Jalisco-style goat birria all over the west side of Chicago for many decades.

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Birria (Spanish: ['birja] (listen)) is a Mexican dish from the state of Jalisco. It is a traditional ancestral soup or stew made from a combination of chili pepper-based goat meat adobo, garlic, cumin, bay leaves, and thyme, and cooked at a low heat. Not to be confused with barbacoa, which is cooked underground, birria is slow-stewed in a pot (olla). Beef, lamb, sheep or vegan meat substitutes are alternatives for goat. It may be seasoned and garnished with onion, cilantro, and lime. It is commonly accompanied with handmade corn tortillas.[1]

In recent years, a popular adaption of birria has been quesabirria, a style of taco composed of a beef birria served with melted cheese in a taco that has been stained red by the birria marinade. While not a traditional Mexican dish, quesabirria, also known as red tacos, has become popular in the United States due to its Instagram-friendliness.[2][3]

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