<Tr> <Th> Main ingredients </Th> <Td> Pork meat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cookbook: Al pastor Media: Al pastor </Td> </Tr> <P> Al pastor (from Spanish, "shepherd style"), also known as tacos al pastor, is a dish developed in Central Mexico that is based on shawarma spit - grilled meat brought by the Lebanese immigrants to Mexico . Being derived from shawarma, it is also similar to the Turkish döner kebab and the Greek gyros . Although shawarma and döner are usually lamb - based (thus the "shepherd - style" name), gyros and tacos al pastor in Mexico are pork based . In some places of northern Mexico, as in Baja California, this taco is called taco de adobada . </P> <P> Lebanese immigration to Mexico started in the 19th and early 20th centuries . In 1892, the first Lebanese arrived in Mexico from Beirut in French ships to Mexican ports . At that time, Lebanon was not an independent nation; the territory was governed by the Ottoman Empire for more than 400 years, but the empire was collapsing, which influenced the migration of many people . In the 1960s, Mexican - born progeny of Lebanese immigrants began opening their own restaurants and morphing their heritage with Mexican cuisine . </P>

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