Tacos Árabes Bagdad

Tacos Árabes Bagdad is a taquería in the city of Puebla regarded as one of the first establishments to sell tacos árabes.

Overview

Excélsior and El Financiero both list Tacos Bagdad alongside La Oriental among the earliest businesses in Puebla to sell tacos árabes, and describe both as enduring reference points for the dish. The name, after the Iraqi capital, reflects the Middle Eastern heritage of the families who brought the vertical spit to Puebla.

Background

Tacos árabes developed in Puebla from the 1930s. Accounts credit immigrants such as Zayas Galeana Antar, who arrived through the port of Veracruz and settled in the city; his wife, Esperanza Águila, is credited with the red sauce that accompanies the tacos, and the Helu family with the wheat flatbread, pan árabe, in which they are wrapped. The tacos were first eaten mostly by workers, and their popularity led cooks to open dedicated taquerías. Pork marinated and roasted on a trompo, shaved thin and rolled in pan árabe with chipotle salsa remains the standard preparation, and the style later influenced Mexico City's tacos al pastor.

Reviews

See also

• Tacos árabes
• Tacos al pastor
• Trompo
• Tacos in Puebla
• Antigua Taquería La Oriental

References

1. "Esta es la historia detrás de los tacos árabes y de dónde provienen; ¿los has probado?". Excélsior. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
2. "Tacos árabes en México: conoce la historia y el origen de la comida de Medio Oriente". El Financiero. Retrieved 2026-10-10.