The Place: Don Leonel’s Barbacoa
The Experience: There is no better way to start this blog
then with an entry on the Mexican Sunday tradition of barbacoa (sheep
traditionally slow-cooked in an underground oven popular in the state of
Hidalgo). It is, at least in Mexico City, a major Sunday morning/midday
tradition to head to your favorite barbacoa stand with your family, friends or
simply the people you partied with the night before. The consomé (the broth of
the barbacoa) is a classic hangover cure for Mexicans nationwide.
At Don Leonel’s the barbacoa is brought in from a small town
in the Estado de México every Sunday and he has an army of devoted followers
from the neighborhood and beyond who can order tacos dorados (fried taquitos
filled with barbacoa), suaves (tacos with normal un-fried tortillas), de cabeza
(cuts from the head of the sheep) and more.
If you are in or around the Roma Sur on a Sunday morning or
afternoon give these a try!
The Location: Street stand on Ures, intersection with
Tehuantepec, Colonia Roma Sur, DF.
The
Specials: Tacos Dorados de Barbacoa
Tips: Don Leonel’s stand is only in place on Sundays from
about 9am until about 2pm. On Saturday there is a stand in the same place run
by a different owner and it is not nearly as good.
Price Point: $
$: Takeout or fast food $$: Casual sit-down $$$: Formal sit-down $$$$: La Crème de La Crème
Coming Next: Hipster Japanese Cuisine
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