How to Use barbacoa in a Sentence

barbacoa

noun
  • Pudgy, tender sopes are piled with mounds of lamb barbacoa.
    — Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Or the lamb barbacoa with a biryani tamal, kachumbari and achaar grapes.
    — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The onions and cilantro inside a taco also give the barbacoa a nice crunch.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The onions and cilantro inside a taco also give the barbacoa a nice crunch.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The restaurant uses a special oven to slow-cook its lamb barbacoa.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The restaurant uses a special oven to slow-cook its lamb barbacoa.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The barbacoa meat can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, though most commonly in tacos.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Pollo, barbacoa, carne asada and carnitas tacos are priced at $14 for three.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • People heaped their plates with barbacoa, Mexican rice, refried beans, and flour tortillas.
    — Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Weaver let Sunday barbacoa and tortillas be his spiritual guide.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Tierra Reina’s entree choices were Veracruzana or barbacoa, made with beef tongue and cheek.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Other menu items include burritos, enchiladas, short rib barbacoa, tamales, crispy taquitos and chile relleno.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Basic meat options like fajita, chicken and pastor are priced lower, while tripe, barbacoa, tongue and chicharrón cost more.
    — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That’s in addition to an accompanying barbacoa quesadilla and, of course, chips and guac.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The lamb barbacoa is inspired by his grandmother’s recipe, and requires a multiday process that calls for roasting the meat with avocado leaves for five hours.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Other regional specialties include barbacoa cooked in banana leaves and a nutty red mole with vegetables.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Expect dishes like passion fruit halibut ceviche and vegan mushroom barbacoa.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The tacos brim over at this longstanding Harlem spot, a treasury of meats, among them cecina, suadero, barbacoa with caramelly edges, and the zenith, al pastor, flame-red pork shorn off the spit, with a slab of pineapple tucked in.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The menu includes tacos, tortas, carnitas, barbacoa, chicharrón, quesadillas, burritos, tamales, pupusas, menudo and guiso del dia, or stew of the day — all made with fresh ingredients and meats.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • One of their most popular dishes, the lamb barbacoa biryani, combines Mexican barbacoa with the 1,600-year-old dum biryani technique.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Primarily a taqueria known for birria and barbacoa, but also serves Mexican comfort food like enchiladas and soups and a popular breakfast.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
  • Order the barbacoa and carnitas tacos, fresh guacamole, and refreshing fruit-forward margaritas, but don’t forget to return during the holiday season.
    — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Cheese dip, barbacoa, salsa, consume and more were missing date markings and several food items including consume, shredded chicken, salsa and more were stored without coverings outside the walk-in cooler.
    — Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Its wildly popular tacos, tortas and other Mexican favorites featuring al pastor, barbacoa, steak, chicken and mushrooms with queso.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Joey Junior is a burrito with the customer’s choice of protein (brisket, barbacoa, pollo asado, chili crisp chicken, steak, white meat chicken, adobo chicken, ground beef or tofu), rice, beans, shredded cheese and pico de gallo.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Kristen Wile of Unpretentious Palate kindly offered me a bite of her toothsome barbacoa entree, wrapped in a collard leaf and served with mayocoba (a creamy, yellow-green canary bean) and a red and green salsa duo.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The restaurant voluntarily discarded the barbacoa.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In Mexico, barbacoa is traditionally prepared in an underground fire pit and seasoned with cumin, cinnamon, oregano, garlic, cloves, salt, pepper and various Mexican chilies such as guajillo and ancho.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In Mexico, barbacoa is traditionally prepared in an underground fire pit and seasoned with cumin, cinnamon, oregano, garlic, cloves, salt, pepper and various Mexican chilies such as guajillo and ancho.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Sit down for barbacoa tacos at Gish Bac, run by barbacoa queen Maria Ramos; bite into crispy fish and shrimp tacos from Tacos Baja's four outposts; or pull up a red plastic stool at El Ruso, known for its carne asada.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

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