“Shepherd’s Tacos”

Like many totemic dishes on Planet Barbecue, the tacos al pastor stems from multiple peoples, cultures, and continents. Pastor means shepherd, the nickname Mexicans gave to Lebanese merchants who immigrated to the Yucatán and to Mexico City in the early decades of the last century. Among the Middle Eastern comfort foods these immigrants brought to Mexico was shawarma—thin slices of lamb roasted on a vertical rotisserie to be sliced wafer-thin and served on pita bread. L