This vivid taco cookbook comes from Enrique Olvera, the Mexican chef behind Pujol in Mexico City, with Alonso Ruvalcaba.

It treats the taco as both everyday food and serious culinary subject, looking at its history, styles, ingredients, accompaniments, and place in Mexican cooking.

The book includes 100 recipes designed for home cooks, arranged across two main chapters.

Classics focuses on street tacos, while Originals explores Olvera’s contemporary reinventions of familiar forms.

Classic recipes include Fish Tacos from northwest Mexico, Chicharron Tacos from Monterrey, Chorizo Tacos with spinach, and Steak Tacos of the kind found at street vendor tricycles in Mexico City.

The more contemporary side includes Brussels Sprouts Tacos with spicy peanut butter, Ceviche Tacos, Pork Belly Tacos with smoked beans, and Eggs & Green Bean Tacos inspired by Olvera’s childhood breakfasts.

Food photography runs throughout, with a strong visual palette inspired by native Mexican corn.

It’s a practical cookbook, but also a focused guide to one of the world’s most adaptable, expressive foods.

Paperback; 224 pages; 270mm × 205mm; 115 illustrations.

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