cabrito
cabrito — noun
1. the meat of a young goat, prepared by roasting or stewing and popular in Mexican
the meat of a young goat, prepared by roasting or stewing and popular in Mexican and Iberian cooking
Aylin's grandmother roasted cabrito in a wood-fired oven for the Easter celebration.
roast + cabrito for a festive meal
The restaurant in Coimbra is famous for its cabrito, slow-cooked with garlic and white wine.
passive: cabrito slow-cooked with aromatics
Kwame tried cabrito for the first time at a roadside stand outside Monterrey.
Chef Reuben served tender cabrito on a bed of roasted peppers and fresh tortillas.
If you visit northern Mexico, don't leave without tasting cabrito cooked over an open flame.
- kid meat
a direct English equivalent, but less common and lacking the culinary and cultural associations of cabrito
- young goat
refers to the animal itself rather than the prepared dish