Bicycle Cart · Steamed Basket Tacos
Tacos de Canasta
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They're nicknamed 'tacos de sudor' — sweaty tacos — because they're steamed and stacked inside a cloth-lined basket, where trapped heat and condensation slowly soften the tortillas over hours of selling.
Small tortillas are filled with simple fillings like refried beans, potato, or chicharrón, then stacked tightly in a basket and lightly steamed as the vendor pedals or walks a fixed route. Vendors around Mexico City sell them from bicycles and handcarts, usually before mid-morning, splashed with salsa and pickled vegetables to order.
Why it's made this way: The basket-and-bicycle selling method developed in central Mexico as a way to keep cheap, pre-made tacos warm and moist for hours of door-to-door and office-to-office selling in the capital.
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