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quesabirria

American  
[kay-suh-beer-ee-uh] / ˌkeɪ səˈbɪər i ə /
Also birria taco also red taco

noun

  • quesabirrias
    plural
  1. Mexican Cooking. a quesadilla whose main filling, along with melted cheese, is beef cooked in the style of birria, usually paired with a spicy, broth-like dipping sauce.


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I tried both the beef quesabirria and the lamb ribs with tortillas, and would happily order either again.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

Next, I've got my eye on @jennymartinezzz's quesabirria tacos.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2021

Double your pleasure by ordering the quesabirria tacos and dipping them in the consommé.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2020

“People come in and ask for the quesabirria, and they just ask us to drop some grasshoppers in there.”

From Washington Post

Avelino Romualdo Valdez and Jaime Romualdo Valdez, the brothers behind La Michoacana, have just the thing: Their signature dish is a quesabirria taco, but it’s not beef or goat.

From Washington Post

The quesabirrias are handed over hot and crispy, flooded with beefy broth, possible contenders for the meatiest Tijuana-style tacos in town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2019

Order quesabirrias and she’ll snatch a handmade corn tortilla from a stack, staining its edges a rusty yellow with the birria broth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2019

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