How do you order tacos in Mexico City?

The taquero asks ¿Qué van a querer?; you answer with how many and how: Tres de pastor, con todo, where con todo means onion, coriander, pineapple and salsa. Choose salsa verde (tomatillo) or roja (dried chillies), order more as you go, Dame dos más, and pay at the end: ¿Cuánto le debemos?

How to order

  1. ¿Qué van a querer? The taquero asks The usual question, with ustedes: what are you going to want?
  2. Tres de pastor, con todo Say how many and how "Con todo" means with everything: onion, coriander, pineapple and salsa. Or spell it out: sin cebolla, con piña.
  3. ¿Salsa verde o roja? Choose the salsa Green is made with tomatillo, red with dried chillies; both can be hot. "Pica mucho" means it is spicy, not that it is warm.
  4. Dame dos más Ask for more Tacos come a few at a time; you order again as you go.
  5. ¿Cuánto le debemos? Pay at the end How much do we owe you? "Le" is for usted. The taquero may offer a refresco, a soft drink.
  • A good taquero cuts the meat from the spit and catches it, and the pineapple, on the tortilla without looking.
Tres de pastor, con todo.

Three al pastor, with everything.

Sí. Se corta con el cuchillo y cae directo a la tortilla.

Yes. It's cut with the knife and falls straight onto the tortilla.

More about Tacos al pastor

Sources

  1. Los tacos al pastor — Tacos al pastor