When Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors arrived in the New World on April 22, 1519 they discovered that the inhabitants (Aztecs Mexicas) made flat corn breads. The native Nahuatl name for these was tlaxcalli. The Spanish gave them the name of tortilla to the round innovative product from the Indians. In Cortés' 1920 second letter to King Charles V of Spain, he describes the public markets and the selling of maize or Indian corn in a market as big as the ones present at the time in Venice or Madrid.

At another historical moment of mankind, two cultures intertwine creating a new dish that will be the foundation of Mexico's contribution to the fast food industry for ever: The pork taco. It was then when Cortes organized this memorable banquet in Coyoacan for his captains, with pigs brought all the way from Cuba, this turned to be the first “taco bash” in the history of New Spain, which was fully documented by Bernal Diaz del Castillo in his chronicles.

The taco is the Mexican fast food landmark, which is the reason why we are showcasing this sample of the Mesoamerican cuisine in our site. Well, following the tradition nowadays Los Tres Cochinitos located Next to the famous "Azul" soccer stadium stands up to the tradition. Here you will be able to find rib and pork beef by the pound. Fresh tortilla, avocados, salsa roja and verde are the traditional complements that let you build (and taste) your own sample of Mexico's most famous fast food dish.

For sure you may know many taco places, but this one is a special representation from the Taco mother land.