What Are Pork Tacos?

Pork tacos (tacos de puerco) are an umbrella for the pork preparations: carnitas simmered in its own fat, al pastor and adobada shaved off a spit, chicharron fried until crisp, and offal cuts like suadero and buche. If a menu just says "pork," it usually means carnitas

Pork Tacos

All of them land on a corn tortilla with onion, cilantro, lime and salsa, plus pineapple for al pastor.

Pork (Tacos de Puerco) are Nationwide tacos made with shoulder, belly or leg, prepared as carnitas, al pastor, adobada, chicharron or suadero, confit, spit-roasted, stewed or fried depending on the style, served on corn tortillas.

Also called

Tacos de Puerco

Family

Meat

Filling

Pork

Cut / main ingredient

Shoulder, belly or leg, prepared as carnitas, al pastor, adobada, chicharron or suadero

How it is cooked

Confit, spit-roasted, stewed or fried depending on the style

Tortilla

Corn

Usually topped with

Onion, cilantro, lime, salsa, pineapple for al pastor

From

Nationwide, Mexico

An umbrella for the pork tacos: carnitas (confit), al pastor and adobada (spit-roasted), chicharron (fried rind), suadero and buche (offal cuts). If a menu just says "pork," it usually means carnitas.

Last updated August 31, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.