“ La Placita is owned by Javier Martinez, who’s a native of Puebla, Mexico, the birthplace of the al pastor taco. You’ve probably eaten al pastor tacos countless times. You’ve probably never tasted a real one: Your tortillas should be brimming with marinated pork roasted slowly on a spit, a technique borrowed from the Lebanese immigrants who introduced Puebla natives to shawarma in the 1930s. Martinez has a rotisserie at La Placita, right next to the griddle, where cooks shave thin slices of the lightly spiced pork into a pair of corn tortillas and (sometimes) top them with pineapple chunks, for a terrific sweet-and-savory bite.
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