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The likely origin, through colonization, is the Spanish dish gambas al ajillo, prawns cooked in a garlic and hot paprika oil. In Mexico, it combines guajillo chili peppers and ajo ( garlic ). [ 1 ] In other Latin American countries the dish is similar, but using other chilies, for example the aji panca or aji mirasol in Peruvian cooking, dried ...
Typically, left over tortillas are the basis of the dish. [2] Green or red salsa is poured over the crisp tortilla triangles. [3] The mixture is simmered until the tortilla starts softening.
Many taco varieties are generally available only in the morning or afternoon. Tacos most often found in the morning hours include tacos de canasta and those with barbacoa or cabeza de res (lit. beef head). Tacos de canasta (basket tacos) are the only kind that are not prepared on the spot.
The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word enchilada, as used in Mexico, as a rolled maize tortilla stuffed with meat and covered with a tomato and chili sauce. [1] [2] Enchilada is the past participle of the Mexican Spanish enchilar, "to add chili pepper to"; literally, "to season (or decorate) with chili".
A thicker tortilla shell and multiple toppings have more in common with Navajo frybread and the use of frybread as the basis for a taco than the traditional savory chalupa found in Mexico. Del Taco in Rancho Cucamonga has been credited with bringing the chalupa to the United States in the early 1980s. [ 5 ]
A well-known recipe is fabes con almejas (beans with clams). Asturian beans (fabes) can also be cooked with hare, partridge, prawns, or octopus. Another known recipe is pote asturiano (made with white beans, kale, potatoes, and a variety of sausages and bacon) and potaje de vigilia .
Al pastor (from Spanish, "herdsman style"), tacos al pastor, or tacos de trompo is a preparation of spit-grilled slices of pork originating in the Central Mexican region of Puebla and Mexico City, where they remain most prominent; today, though, it is a common menu item found in taquerías throughout Mexico.
Spaghetti alle vongole (Italian: [spaˈɡetti alle ˈvoŋɡole]; lit. ' spaghetti with clams ') is a pasta dish consisting of spaghetti cooked with fresh clams, originating in the coastal regions of southern Italy, particularly the city of Naples, in Campania.