Carnitas Is King of the South Bronx

Three for the weekend, June 6

Tacos ahogados (“smothered tacos”) at Cantina Tarasca

Pork chunks, Mexican style

You may remember that before Carnitas Hernandez, the city’s most famous carnitas were found at a little storefront in the South Bronx called Carnitas El Atoradero. It was presided over by Lina Chavez, who supervised a crew of women who congregated around a bubbling cauldron like a scene Macbeth. And the carnitas — which contained tidbits of skin and sinew — were spectacularly good.