Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there’s more to an animal than neatly wrapped Styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those ...

This simple recipe allows the slow cooker to do all the work, producing tender pieces of lengua perfect for street tacos. Instructions: Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in the crock of a ...

San Antonio diners clearly enjoy a good lengua taco; those tacos made with beef tongue are on menus all over the city. Paired with chopped white onions, chopped cilantro and a good tortilla, it’s a ...

The best street food is often an exercise in taking whatever ingredients you happen to have on hand and turning them into something magical. This is true of street tacos. The finest are forged in fire ...

Editor's note: Originally published in November 2024. Updated November 2025. Also, this story has been updated to clarify when to add dried chiles in the recipe. This is an ingredient of extremes.

The meat looks just like cubed beef, but there are some distinctive bumps and ridges that subtly remind you that, yep, that's tongue you're eating. I've wandered among these rolling stands for the ...