Learn about the origins of barbacoa and how to make it at home.
You probably love barbacoa and can order it with confidence, but you may not understand what it actually is other than an exceptionally tasty meal. Never fear — here's everything you need to know about this delectable slow-cooked meat.The origin of the word barbacoa comes from the Taíno language, specifically in pre-Hispanic Cuba. “It referred generally to a wood-burning hole in the ground used to cook meats,” says Jonathan Zaragoza, executive chef of Birrieria Zaragoza in Chicago.
Barbacoa as we know it today evolved in Mexico, where the most classic barbacoa is made in an oven dug into the ground, lined with heated rocks that cook meat enclosed in agave leaves, which keep the meat moist as it cooks. The final result, juicy, tender, seasoned shredded steam-roasted meat (which may be
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