tasajo (today's sample record)
Language: Spanish
Description: Thin slices taken along the entire flank or skirt of beef, salted and hung to dry. This cut is a speciality of Oaxaca and Chiapas and is similar to the Morelos State cecina. It is usually served with beans, tortillas and rice.
Pronounced: tah-SAH-hoh
Ethnicity: Mexican
Most frequent country: Mexico
See places: Mexican food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: cecina
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