Mexican Tacos al Pastor Recipe for Home Cooks Without a Vertical Spit

A Tacos al Pastor recipe from Mexico City for the home cook. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Mexico’s tacos al pastor consists of corn tortillas topped with mouthwatering pork marinated with pineapple, spices and chillies, and sprinkled with white onions and cilantro. Traditionally the pork for tacos al pastor is slow-cooked on a vertical spit, but my tacos al pastor recipe has been created for home cooks without a vertical spit. This … Read more

Authentic Huevos Revueltos con Chorizo Recipe from Mexico City

Huevos Revueltos con Chorizo (Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo Sausage) Recipe. Mexico City, Mexico. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This authentic huevos revueltos con chorizo recipe is based on the scrambled eggs with chorizo sausage dish we ate at Cafe El Popular about 15 years ago, on our second trip to Mexico. I arrived from San Francisco to meet Lara, who was already in Mexico City and the next morning, bleary eyed, we headed … Read more

Our Mexican Connection Explained or 5 Reasons Why We Love Mexico

Our Mexican Connection or Why We Love Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our Mexican connection, the emotional connection we have to Mexico, its people, culture, and food bewildered many of our friends who went to Europe before the Americas. When we were planning the yearlong grand tour of the world that launched Grantourismo, our project sponsors were also surprised we preferred to go to Mexico over the … Read more