Taco glossary: meats

Common meats/Carnes
Al pastor = marinated pork cooked on a vertical spit
Cabeza = cow cheeks, literally “head”
Carne asada/Asada = grilled steak, well done with citrus marinade
Carnitas = roasted pork
Chorizo = loose sausage meat
Lengua = beef tongue
Pollo = chicken

More uncommon meats
Buche = pork stomach meat (not tripe)
Barbacoa = barbecued goat (chivo) or sometimes lamb
Birria = goat stew, often in the Jalisco style
Camaron = shrimp
Chicharron = pork skin
Milanesa = breaded, deep fried steak (pounded flat)
Mollejas = sweetbreads
Pescado = fish
Queso de puerco = pork head cheese
Sesos = cow brains
Suadero = beef rib meat
Tripas = tripe

Glossary sections:
Dishes
Meats
Drinks
Extras