How to Use birria in a Sentence

birria

noun
  • The birria broth is hearty with small shreds of beef and cilantro.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • Every birria dish, from the tacos to the egg rolls, is that darn good.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But the dipping broth that makes birria a star dish was good enough to enjoy on its own as a soup.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • And of course, there’s birria, either with hash browns and eggs, on chilaquiles or on bao buns.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
  • Now she gets recognized in public by fans of her birria plates.
    — Jenna Thompson april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her aunt, who owns a food truck, cooked birria, rice, beans and flautas for the hungry crowd.
    — Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Often, the tortilla is dipped in the birria juices before it is fried.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • The birria poppers are jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and birria and sold with housemade jalapeno ranch.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This should tell you something about the success of its birria, available in either beef or goat.
    — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Traditional birria is a beef or goat stew, slow cooked with spices and chiles to give the meat lots of flavor.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Starters include white bean hummus and birria ($16).
    — Jenna Thompson june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • Each course features a taco stuffed with proteins ranging from lamb barbacoa to wagyu cheeks birria.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • The food menu includes shrimp ceviche, sea bass, ossobuco with birria and a chocolate cake.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The birria meat was tender and went deliciously with the soft noodles.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The half-moon tacos are crispy at the edges, melty and soft on the inside, and the adobo’s sweetness balances the high, dry heat of the birria.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Sunday brunch includes chilaquiles, shrimp birria or date pancakes.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Now that birria is usually made using beef, it can be paired with nearly anything, Conaghan added.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The birria was juicy, the al pastor was well-seasoned, and the salsas were scintillating.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
  • That’s the real birria experience—plus your hands smell like birria tacos for the rest of the day, which isn’t the worst thing in the world.
    — Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
  • To get a wider spectrum of Nacho’s tacos, also tried the birria ($3) version.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The birria ramen is a playful mash-up where ramen noodles swim in consomé and birria, finished with onion and cilantro.
    — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Under a white tent, another chef served a hearty birria, a stew made with the meat of Boer goats, like the ones eating hay just a few yards away.
    — Carley Thornell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • As the name suggests, the burger combines its birria (Mexican stew meat) taco meat with a smash burger.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
  • But the portions aim to pack a sizable punch, with popular birria or fish tacos bursting with ingredients.
    — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In a city where everyone already has their favorite taco spot, and the trend for fusion tacos long ago ended in favor of birria anything?
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The birria ramen is a playful mash-up where ramen noodles swim in consommé and birria, finished with cilantro and onion.
    — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • The birria ramen is perhaps the best representation of this, and a reason so many visit.
    — Gina Góngora, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And the birria tacos sold there are largely modeled after Tijuana-style birria, where beef is favored over goat.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022
  • As with past trends, like the explosion of birria or hot chicken, many new players are hoping to siphon off some of the burger’s momentum.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2024
  • The Pizzadilla layers cheese, birria, onion, and cilantro between three flour tortillas and is sliced into eight shareable pieces.
    — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025

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