Cochinita Pibil appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Cochinita pibil · Los Angeles
Achiote-marinated pork slow-roasted in banana leaves, shredded and piled into corn tortillas with pickled red onion and habanero salsa. LA's canonical Yucatecan plate.
Cochinita pibil descends from the Mayan pib, an in-ground oven dating to pre-Hispanic Yucatan; the Spanish brought the pork and the dish took its modern shape. Los Angeles has the largest Yucatecan population outside the peninsula. Chichen Itza Restaurant at Mercado La Paloma, opened in 2001 by Gilberto Cetina from Merida, codified the LA version; Holbox extends the tradition into a more seafood-led seating.
Where to eat in Los Angeles:
- Chichen Itza Restaurant
- Holbox