Birria Tacos
‘Ewa-based Aloha Mamacita’s plate features three corn tortillas fried in a mix of fat from birria beef (cooked with ancho peppers, guajillo peppers, cumin, Mexican oregano, whole cloves and roasted tomatoes) and a house-made chile oil comprising olives, ground ancho peppers, guajillo, Mexican paprika and cayenne pepper. The tortillas are stuffed generously with beef, mozzarella, onions and cilantro. All plates come with lime, red onions and cilantro to toss in the cup of chile consommé before dunking.
Birria Ramen and 10 Other Ways to Get This Trending Mexican Dish in Honolulu (None are Tacos)
Banh mi, bao, lumpia, pho, ramen the list goes on.
February 12, 2021
How much do we love birria? Oh, let me count the ways. At first, we swooned over beef birria tacos but little did we know they would only scratch the surface. The Mexican-inspired food trend swept O‘ahu last year and you could satisfy your birria craving at restaurants, food trucks, food courts and overwhelmingly from Instagram-based businesses.
Now they’re getting creative. Scroll on and feast your eyes on all the ways we love to eat birria.