FromSpanishal pastor(literally“shepherd style”), because the dish is an adaptation by Mexican and Lebanese immigrant shepherds in Mexico of lambshawarma.
al pastor (notcomparable)
- (cooking) Of (tacos of) typicallypork, or sometimes another meat or dish: grilled on aspit, and flavored with chiles, spices, and pineapple.
1998,The Best of San Francisco and Northern California, Gault Millau,→ISBN, page75:Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued porkal pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things].
2006, Robin Goldstein, Rebecca Markovits, Alexis Herschkowitsch, Monika Powe Nelson,The Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide,→ISBN, page207:Better yet are tacos or gorditasal pastor, with a depth of flavor to support the depth of red color in the chunks of pork.
2018, Joshua Eden Hinsdale,Explorer's Guide Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya (Fifth Edition) (Explorer's Complete), The Countryman Press,→ISBN:Dishes highlight fresh seafood and include ceviche, seafood burgers, and specialty tacos like lobster and fishal pastor. An amazing cocktail menu—don't miss out on the potent Coco Loco served in a coconut.
2018, Jasmine Guillory,The Proposal, Penguin,→ISBN, page154:She finished theal pastor taco and raised an eyebrow[…]
al pastor
- Meat or a meal (a taco, etc) which is served in this style; atacoal pastor.
2008, Guy Fieri, Ann Volkwein,Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes!, Zondervan,→ISBN, page226:[…] I'm anal pastor junkie; it's one of my favorite things. She takes a big cup of guajillo sauce, pineapple, a bit of chopped white onion, cumin,[…]
2012, Ellise Pierce,Cowgirl Chef: Texas Cooking with a French Accent, Running Press,→ISBN, page155:A few weeks after a Fuel City taco fillup in Texas, I found myself back in Paris, with anal pastor craving that wouldn't go away. With nary a taco stand in sight, and certainly not a truck stop selling tacos, I decided to give it a go myself.
