~ El Potrillo - 2021
El
Potrillo is a Mexican restaurant near my studio that has great Mexican
style food that I enjoy and I go there to have lunch and dinner from
time to time. Their specialty is birrieria, a Mexican dish from the state of Jalisco, one of its most famous dishes. Each of the 125 municipalities in the state of Jalisco is said to have its own version of this dish. The most famous are goat birria from Ameca and cow's head birria from Mascota. There's a link to the complete history of birrieria below.
The Spanish term "birria" is used to describe immaterial things without value or quality. It is a traditional ancestral soup or stew made from a combination of chili pepper-based goat meat adobo, garlic, cumin, bay leaves, and thyme, and cooked at a low heat. I prefer the stew which is dry compared to the watery soup.
With no connection to the restaurant whatsoever, there is a singer, Alejandro Fernández, who goes by the nickname "El Potrillo" (links below).
Alejandro Fernández - 2020
photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images
Also, there is a lively dance by the same name that was performed by Nuevo León in Tijuana, Baja California. (link below).
One
of the perks is during Christmas time, most Mexican restaurants do
decorations up big; El Potrillo is no exception to the rule. There's a
link to how to get to El Potrillo below.
La Comida
And they serve my very favorite beer, Negra Modelo!
date & photographer unknown
Its export brands include Corona, Modelo, and Pacífico.
Grupo Modelo also brews brands that are intended solely for the
domestic Mexican market and has exclusive rights in Mexico for the
import and distribution of beer produced by Anheuser-Busch. Until the 1960s, Grupo Modelo used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising.
María Asunción Aramburuzabala, known as Mariasun, is Mexico's second wealthiest woman and inherited her stake in Grupo Modelo; she is a Mexican billionaire businesswoman and is chairperson of Tresalia Capital, a venture capital firm. She has a net worth of over US$5 billion.
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El Potrillo
400 29th Ave
Oakland, California, USA
Net links:
No Shame Adventures ~ Oakland: El Potrillo Restaurant & Bar
SF Chronicle ~ Oakland is home to the many charms of birria
Waze ~ driving directions
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 12, 2021
