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Barbacoa vs Machaca - What's the difference?

barbacoa | machaca |

As nouns the difference between barbacoa and machaca

is that barbacoa is meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine while machaca is a dish prepared from meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.

barbacoa

English

Noun

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  • Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine
  • * {{quote-news, year=2004, date=January 16, author=Mike Sula, title=The Cooking Life, work=Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=At first Andablo tried to make barbacoa with cow heads, but something about American beef didn't taste right. " }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "barbacoa") ----

    machaca

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) machacar (to crush)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dish prepared from meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
  • Synonyms
    * machacado

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name
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