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My first Mexico City tacos

January 31, 2009 by Lesley Tellez

Tacos de cachete

The start of a beautiful relationship.

These came from a place in el Centro around 9:30 last night. They’re tacos de cachete, or beef cheek. I’m on a mission to try every part of the cow. Next stop: “tacos de nana,” or uterus.

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  1. Jodes

    February 3, 2009 at 2:49 am

    The ill na na?! I don’t think I could eat that part. Squeem. FYI – Watching Bourdain in Mexico City again, thinking of you.

  2. ash

    February 5, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    is cow ‘cheek’ code for cow ‘ass?’

    just checking.

    would hate to think you went all the way to Mexico to eat an animal’s behind.

    😉

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