La Mucca Taquería

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"Tacos La Mucca is the taquería project of chef Joel Ornelas, of Tintoque and El Puerco de Oro, and chef Alejandro Castellanos, the head taquero at La Mucca. Start with the botana section with headcheese aguachile, a meaty rendition of the mariscos classic. The order of escabeche comes packed with tiny pickled potatoes and carrots, and it’s topped with pickled pork skin. The sopes, meanwhile, come slathered with refried beans and jocoque (a labneh-like cultured cream), and arrive with spicy salsa de molcajete, just like you’d have it if you grew up in Vallarta. But perhaps the most iconic taco at La Mucca is Puerto Vallarta’s own regional taco, the taco arriero, which consists of about three regular-sized tacos worth of carne asada on a thick handmade tortilla, all draped with melted cheese, beans, and minced cabbage. The arriero originated in La Aurora, a working-class neighborhood, where it was meant to fill customers up at the end of a work day. La Mucca elevates the arriero with tortillas made from local heirloom corn and wood-fired Angus beef." - Paola Briseño-González