Vitamina T

Get your daily dose of vitamin T—the unofficial Mexican food group that celebrates tacos, tortas, tamales, and more—with over 100 delicious recipes that add a fun twist to these classic street foods.

Tacos, tostadas, tamales, and other vitamin T favorites represent the culinary experience of street foods across Mexican foodways. In Vitamin T, celebrated chef Fermín Núñez and masa-purveyor-to-the-stars Jorge Gaviria take us on a journey through the sizzling streets of Mexico and Mexican communities in the U.S. to show us how we can capture some of the magic of this cuisine in our home kitchens. Explore the beautiful sights and bold flavors of a late-night taqueria, a charcoal-burning clay comal teeming with hoja-santa-wrapped tetelas, and all of the tamales at all of the times. Vitamin T features over 100 mouthwatering Mexican staples as well as contemporary twists:

• Tacos: Al Pastor, Barbacoa, and Carnitas Tacos
• Tamales: Bean and Cheese, Duck Confit Tamales (with a delicious Mole Negro)
• Tostadas: Shrimp Aguachile, Butternut Squash, and Striped Bass Ceviche Tostadas
• Tortas: Crispy Eggplant Cutlet, Brisket “de la Barda,” and Cubana Tortas
• Todo Lo Demás: Sopes, Gorditas, Flautas, Chilaquilles, and more

These dishes are emblematic of what makes Mexico a culinary cornerstone, and Vitamin T translates them into approachable, easy-to-prepare recipes for home cooks. Through traditional techniques, practices developed by Fermín and Jorge, and dishes for any meal, drinks, salsas, and more, this book has everything you need to bring a late night Mexico City street food crawl into your own home.