barbacoa fridays

One of the other joys of fridays is the food market about a ten minute walk from the office. Went there today in serach of some barbacoa tacos. Barbacoa is basically mutton (sheep) which has been slow roasted so that it's really tender, moist, and off the bone. It's not dissimilar from roast beef, although the mutton has a more distinct flavor and texture, more like pulled pork. At any rate, you throw some barbacoa on a doubled corn torilla, throw on some chopped onions and some hot sauce, squeeze a lime wedge over it, and it's just really, really good. I downed four for lunch today, and washed it down with a cup of agua jamaica, a sweetened cold brewed drink made from jamaica flowers. ¡provecho!