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Val from Trippy Food brought me to Lilly’s Taqueria in Santa Barbara. Lilly’s has been there about 11 years, and what they’re known for is tacos made from the cow’s head. Eyes, lips, tongue, all the little bits. Val introduced me as Quincy Freeman, and I told the camera what I do: I eat hamburgers on YouTube and I write a fine dining blog.
There were a lot of parts to choose from. We went with ojos and labios, eyes and lips. I had never had either one.
We started with the eyes. Two tortillas, cheers, and in. If you think an eyeball taco is going to be crunchy, or pop in your mouth, it’s nothing like that. It’s fatty and real gelatinous. You can taste the seasoning, but mostly you taste the fat and the grease, and it was dripping. Still good though.
The lips had more texture. Meatier, and a lot less fatty, closer to carnitas, almost like a beef al pastor. Really good.
Lilly’s got two thumbs up from both of us.
Video: Trippy Food on YouTube.
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