Birria Tacos
Despair-inducing climate events weren’t the only hot items of 2021. A true list of scorching hot 2021 items really wouldn’t be complete without shouting out birria de res, or simply birria tacos. They’ve been transformed from a humble Mexican staple to an international sensation over the past few years, but 2021 was really the year of birria.
In New York City, residents could hardly make it a full subway stop without passing what seemed like a new restaurant or food truck serving up the soupy treats. Eager eaters spent hours in line in 2021, waiting to get the goods from well-known birria trucks.
The sloppy sensation wasn’t just limited to New York either. Google’s own data shows birria tacos were the most-searched food item of 2021. It’s great that people got their fill of birria—even if it doesn’t exactly bode well for the climate.
