Having already nailed down one of NYC's coolest roving restaurants as a pop up, Shoreditch wine bar Oranj is keeping the momentum going with their next residency. They've persuaded one of Mexico City's best taquerias to make the journey to London for a month.
Cariñito's been wowing foodies in Mexico for the past few years with their short but great menus and handmade tortillas. The 'hipster taqueria' uses Mexican ingredients and techniques and fuses them with Issan flavours from northeast Thailand and Laos. It's also known for its natural wine list, which makes it a perfect match for Oranj.
On the menu for London will be a selection of starters including Cariñito Guacamole with British brown shrimps and mains like lamb shank barbacoa and grilled red snapper marinated with pibil emulsion sauce. There'll be four tacos on offer:
- Taco de Berenjena: eggplant confit in soy sauce, seasoned with tamarind, basil, and fried shallot.
- Taco Issan: Pulled pork belly with northeast seasoning, rice powder, chicharron (pork rind) and fresh mint.
- Taco de Coliflor Cariñito: Confit cauliflower with citric aromatics, fermented bean puree and xnipec.
- Taco Canto: Pork confit in 8 spice mix then fried until crispy, flour tortilla, hoisin, homemade sauce, and house pickles.
"I’m excited to be welcoming Carinito this summer," Oranj's founder Jasper Delamothe told Hot Dinners. "All season we will be serving truly exceptional Mexican food. The team will be bringing cornflour from Mexico specifically for this collaboration because the premium flours are not available here. Due to this we will quite literally be serving some of the most authentic and delicious tacos in all of the UK."
More about Cariñito Tacos at Oranj
Where is it? 14 Bacon Street, London E1 6LF
When does it open? 31 May - 29 July 2023.
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @oranjwine
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