Osman Avila remembers watching his grandfather, Antonio Garcia, slicing the trompo for customers at the taco cart in front of his Monterrey, Mexico, home. As soon as Avila could walk, he was put ...

A Bay Area taco specialist known for his marinated pork sliced from a spinning spit is making a comeback. After shuttering his food truck earlier this year, Al Pastor Papi will be opening a fixed ...

The latter two played pivotal roles in the history of tacos al pastor and trompo. Over the years, pork replaced lamb, and tortillas replaced the pita. Tacos Arabes and "al pastor oriental" are ...