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Jesus brings up a good point with the cheese. It is quite typical to get cheese at a taqueria. Some people order them on tacos al pastor, but normally they come with something called an alambre. Alambre means wire. In this case, the term originates from the skewer used to hold the peppers, onions, bacon, meats and whatever else went into this particular combination. Chopped up with some Oaxacan or manchego cheese on the grill and served very hot, normally with flour tortillas, an alambre is a favorite of mine. I usually add a nice green sauce to mine.
Cheese is also served as queso fundido, which is melted cheese in a little cazuelita (little casserole dish) plain or mixed with mushrooms or chorizo (mmmmm, choriqueso......) and served with flour tortillas.
Similar to the cheese, cream served in Mexico is not the sour cream variety found elsewhere under the guise of Mexican cuisine. Here it is subtler and lighter. Only recently has sour cream been available in the typical grocery store (a Yoplait brand of crema acidificada de vaca).
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