Is Mexico City's 'Filth Taco' the Most Unhealthy Fast Food in the World? Alasdair Baverstock - MailOnline
go to original February 28, 2016

Tacos de Cochinada, or Filth Tacos, consist of some of the foulest ingredients possible. Twice fried in week-old animal fat, the beef and pork tacos drip with grease. BavFilms, for MailOnline, went to sample them. (BavFilms)

A delicacy containing beef, coriander and limes may sound fresh and healthy, but don't let this fool you - the restaurant that serves them up cooks the meat in litres of week-old dirty animal fat and six regular customers have suffered heart attacks.

'Filth Tacos', which consist of normally unusable off-cuts, have become legendary for both their apparent delectability and life-shortening properties in Mexico City.

"I'd hate to think how many calories you'd consume in each bite", said Don Beto, who invented his Tacos Beto restaurant's signature dish more than 40 years ago.

"However a lot of our best clients have told us of massive cholesterol readings. Six of my regulars have had heart attacks in the past two years."

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