There’s a seriousness and beauty to a food whose preparation begins with the need to dig a rather large hole. Though it might come as a surprise that throughout the global history of gastronomy, ...

Heat a 12- to 15-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add chiles; cook, turning often, until charred and slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Transfer chiles to a large, wide saucepan. Remove ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Inside El Pica 1 in Texcoco, Mexico, the original barbecue of the Americas is still being cooked low and slow inside of pit ovens. The restaurant's lamb barbacoa recipe ...

Barbacoa and Big Red: It's San Antonio's favorite weekend feast. Whether you're fresh out of church with the family, nursing a case of brown bag flu or just craving the best that beef can be, chances ...

DENVER, Colorado — Throughout Mexico, there are different types of barbacoa. The one Jose Avila grew up eating was barbacoa de borrego, or lamb barbacoa, originating from Hidalgo. When he moved to ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Barbacoa might be the ...