But what does "al pastor" refer to? The term translates from Spanish as "shepherd's style" and is a nod to the way the meat is cooked — on a spit over a grill — and the Lebanese immigrants who ...

To assemble one al pastor taco, the cook slices off between 2.5 and 3 ounces of pork from the trompo — “a hefty amount of meat for a taco,” according to Guijosa — then adds fresh pineapple ...