Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there’s more to an animal than neatly wrapped Styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those ...

San Antonio diners clearly enjoy a good lengua taco; those tacos made with beef tongue are on menus all over the city. Paired with chopped white onions, chopped cilantro and a good tortilla, it’s a ...

Editor's note: Originally published in November 2024. Updated November 2025. Also, this story has been updated to clarify when to add dried chiles in the recipe. This is an ingredient of extremes.

This simple recipe allows the slow cooker to do all the work, producing tender pieces of lengua perfect for street tacos. Instructions: Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in the crock of a ...

If you've never tasted tacos de lengua, you owe it to yourself to try this savory Mexican specialty. It starts with beef or pork tongue that's been braised with garlic and spices and, sometimes, ...

A typical foot-long beef tongue weighs about three pounds before it’s cooked and broken down into dishes like tacos de lengua. And while Emily Kraszyk of Farmhouse Tavern had eaten beef tongue in ...