This month, D-FW Sabores explored the food, dishes and the history behind them of Mexico City, the country’s capital. There, centuries-old traditions combine with modern approaches, making Mexico City a mecca for world gastronomy and a master of street food.

Mexico City’s origins date back to 1325, when the Aztecs settled on an island in Texcoco Lake. In 1521, the Spanish conquistadors defeated the indigenous people. That began the Mestizaje era during which the two cultures collided, combining flavors and techniques to create the Mexican cuisine we know today.

Mexico City occupies only 0.1% of the country’s territory but holds more than 7% of its population, most of them migrants from other states or countries. It’s, in part, why you can find such a wide variety of flavors in Mexico City cuisine.

There are countless high-end restaurants in the city, some awarded with two Michelin stars — Pujol and Quintonil. But the dishes that truly represent the city’s food identity can be found as frequently on a street corner as in a fine dining room.

The al pastor taco is the king of Mexico City street food. This taco is made with pork marinated in a combination of spices, including achiote, a plant native to southern Mexico and widely used in the cuisine of that region. In Dallas-Fort Worth, several places serve al pastor tacos, bringing Mexico City flare to the experience with music and slivers of pineapple.

Tortas are another ubiquitous dish in the Mexican capital. Because of their versatility and variety, they are one of the foods consumed by young and old, at school, at the office, on the street, in restaurants, or anywhere. We can also find them in North Texas, too, in places like El Rincón del D.F.

D-FW Sabores also explored the eternal debate in Mexico City: should quesadillas have cheese or not? At Tortas Insurgentes in D-FW, they’ve chosen not to pick sides and prepare them as requested by the customer.

Mexico City is the third region of Mexico that D-FW Sabores covered as part of a quest to find authentic Mexican food in North Texas.

For a look at the restaurants serving these dishes and more, check out this story.

Next, The News is heading south.

This story is part of D-FW Sabores, a series dedicated to finding authentic Mexican cuisine across North Texas, dish by dish, region by region.

Two people were detained after a stabbing in Miami on Thursday, the third one that’s happened in the city this week.

The stabbing happened at around 8:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Northeast 2nd Street, according to Miami Police.

Investigators say the victim is a 49-year-old man, who is in stable condition.

Police haven’t said what type of weapon was used, but witnesses told NBC6 three men got into an argument, and then one pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in his neck and shoulder area.

Cellphone video from a witness shows three men arguing near the scene during the time of the incident.

“There was three guys having an altercation. At first, it just looked like an argument. They were trying to, like, press on each other, and then the guy’s friend came out of nowhere with a knife and stabbed the guy in the back, right in the neck. The guy was still arguing and he stumbled back and that’s when he touched his neck and realized he got stabbed,” said witness Norshelys Quiles. “The guy across the street waving the knife, he started going like to us and everybody on the street, so that’s when a bunch of people started running back inside the hotel, and that’s when I called 911.”

Police have not identified the victim or the men detained.

This is the third day in a row that there’s been a stabbing in Miami.

On Wednesday afternoon, a man was stabbed to death outside a restaurant off Flagler Street next to the main library.

On Tuesday, 49-year-old Adolf Bruce died after he was stabbed while riding a trolley near Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 29th Street.

Police say the stabbings are not connected and called them random acts of violence.

Posted February 6, 2025 11:44pm EST