Quesabirria & the Cheese-Crusted Taco - One Sandwich

'Volcano' taco; typically cheese melted to crispy on griddle with meat on top.

Plant-based birria taco; jackfruit or mushroom based.

Crispy tortilla taco; tortilla griddled until crispy, then topped. Different from taco dorado—not rolled.

Red taco; taco where tortilla is dipped in red chile sauce before filling, then griddled. Similar concept to quesabirria.

Cheese crust taco; cheese melted on griddle, tortilla placed on top, filled, folded. Crispy cheese exterior.

Chile-braised meat taco; traditionally goat (chivo), now often beef (res). From Jalisco, now nationwide phenomenon.

Beef birria taco; braised in guajillo-ancho chile adobo.

Goat birria taco; traditional Jalisco preparation.

Alternative name for cheese crust taco.

Birria taco with melted cheese, dipped in consomé (braising liquid); tortilla often dipped in the red fat before grilling. Modern phenome...

'Little mule'; two tortillas with meat and cheese between them, griddled. Like a taco quesadilla.