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, ...

Gonzalo Ramirez is one of the only barbacoyeros in the U.S. who raises and butchers his own lambs, using the meat to create traditional Hidalgo-style barbacoa that he sells street-side in Los Angeles.

This is the REAL and TRADITIONAL Mexican barbacoa made in an UNDERGROUND PIT! Welcome to the Oaxacan countryside, where we will be meeting a local family that makes barbacoa (Mexican BBQ) in an ...

The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Two hours north of Mexico City, in the state of Hidalgo, is Actopan, commonly considered ...

Carriqui Executive Chef Jaime Gonzalez helps keep the fire going in the kitchen and the smokehouse, where the pit slow-cooks barbacoa, brisket, chicken and cabrito. “Food brings people together, and ...

Star counterpart. But the pits are underground and a soup pot filled with a watery mix of vegetables, herbs, and chiles forms the first layer in a long process. A grate is placed on top of the pot and ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. California, and Los ...

DENVER, Colorado — Throughout Mexico, there are different types of barbacoa. The one Jose Avila grew up eating was barbacoa de borrego, or lamb barbacoa, originating from Hidalgo. When he moved to ...