There’s a seriousness and beauty to a food whose preparation begins with the need to dig a rather large hole. Though it might come as a surprise that throughout the global history of gastronomy, ...

Explore the origins of barbacoa and how to make it at home. You probably love barbacoa and can order it with confidence, but you may not understand what it actually is other than an exceptionally ...

In northern Mexican states such as Chihuahua and Sonora, some of which is now southern Texas and Arizona, cattle and ranching for centuries were an dominant economic driver for the region, giving ...

The place most associated with traditional Mexican barbacoa is Hidalgo State. Many say Hidalgo is where you’ll get the best barbacoa in Mexico. Being just a few hours from Mexico City, you can also ...