The incredible story of the Mexican who sells tacos in Jerusalem

Mole, tongue, tinga, shepherd and suadero. In Mexico there is an infinite love for tacos, so great with which they have Luis and Leah, a Mexican chef and an Israeli who fell in love with New York and who has just inaugurated a Taqueria in the heart of Jerusalem.

It was last November that the two countries conceived this project, first by launching a fundraiser in order to raise 140,000 shekels – about 800,000 pesos – to start the business, according to the website tribune

In exchange for the donations made, Luis and Leah offer various services. food packages in the restaurant. That's how the goal was reached this week with a total of 146,000 shekels, which represents the full financing and directly at the restaurant.

A few meters from the best hotels in this city, they founded Luis Tacos, a company that is today one of the most visited places for diners They visit Jerusalem.

Luis Cruz he wore a red apron and said Money in picture his story, which initiated in 2007 when I lived in Oaxaca and his mom I rented a hostel to which the domestic tourists arrived as "foreigners". Since then, the idea of ​​enterprise spirit has emerged.

"I started looking for all the people who had stayed at the hostel. gastronomic career, so I started sending them messages about my intention to Try your luck in another country. Many people have told me to leave, that there was work, one of them would beI future wife"he said.

It was so much he went to New York working in a bakery, and although I do not have a lot of experience, he learned quickly and he was able to obtain his visa quickly by obtaining his diploma in gastronomy.

"We started going out (his current wife and him), but as She is Jewish and I am Catholic, so the easiest solution for us to get married was convert to Judaismhe said smiling.

After your wedding and his first son, the idea of ​​going to to live in his wife's country set up a restaurant, and what's better than a mexican, the perfect mix between the two united cultures in a family.

"The idea was between my wife and my sister-in-law for a long time, but they did not know when, how or at what time it would happen. we saw a taco stand in New York and we thought that should be the option, "he said.

Currently Luis Tacos He is nine months old, where Luis, with his wife, his sister-in-law and about five other collaborators, to conquer tourists through Mexican flavors.

"We did very well the first two days we give tacos to shoot people, and Sunday we already had a big queue waiting. It was brutal "he badured.

according to Tribune, in Tacos Luis, the the tortillas will be made with the centennial process of nixtamal. Natural cocoa will be used to make chocolate. There will be drinks prepared in the traditional way. Sauces of different types and even tamales, not to mention dishes for the vegan public, which are also part of their menu, all with an authentic Mexican flavor.