The first time your eye catches Alex "Pobre Diablo" Garcia's lengua trompo, stacked with ten six-inch long beef tongues, you may be intrigued and slightly horrified at the same time. It's an extremely innovative evolution of the humble al pastor trompo found on every intersection in the city.
But is it actually delicious? Or is it just another example of bait stunt food designed to go viral on TikTok?
Garcia and his partner in Evil Cooks, Elvia Huerta, debuted this startling trompo last Saturday afternoon at LB Living's Taco & Tequila Festival.
"It was inspired by KISS," ," says Garcia. "I'm a big fan of the band."
He nicknamed the lengua trompo "The Simmons," in honor of Gene Simmons of Kiss, the rocker with one of the longest tongues in the world.
