And at the centre of this revelation sits, it seems, birria. “Birria is a stew – almost a sort of soup,” says Zazueta, who hails from Ensenada, Baja California in northern Mexico.

Ramen is considered a soup in most cases ... from heavy and spicy birria to more traditional miso, or creamy tonkotsu. But the variations normally come from different styles of broths and toppings ...

He was hovering over a bowl of fish soup, when one crunched between his ... Moreno, the owner of a small fleet of Birria-Landia taco trucks, has been learning a lot about Flushing.

The birria can be eaten in a bowl like a soup, or in tacos or quesadillas (see Tip). You can make the adobo a day ahead. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and toast the chillies for 15 seconds ...

Photo: Birria Landia Earlier this month, José Moreno was in Flushing when he tasted a Sichuan peppercorn for the first time. He was hovering over a bowl of fish soup, when one crunched between ...