The Lechón King of the South Bronx | Street Food Icons

Angel “Piraña” Jimenez has been serving his legendary Puerto Rican lechón, or roasted suckling pig, to the South Bronx for 20 years. He uses a traditional machete to cut his adobo-seasoned pork, before serving it with a roasted banana, pigeon pea rice, and garlic mojito sauce. Angel also makes Puerto Rican classics like beef pastelitos and shrimp mofongo. La Piraña Lechonera is only open on the weekends, as Angel works a day job fixing air conditioning units. Originally from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Angel immigrated to the United States as a teenager. Now, he’s a legend of his community. #streetfoodicons #streetfood #munchies Subscribe to Munchies here: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-MUNCHIES All Munchies videos release a full week early on our site: video.vice.com/en_ushttps://www.seevid.ir/fa/result?ytch=munchies Subscribe to Munchies here: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-MUNCHIES Check out munchies.tv/ for more! Follow Munchies here: Facebook: facebook.com/munchies Twitter: twitter.com/munchies Tumblr: munchies.tumblr.com/ Instagram: instagram.com/munchies Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/munchies Foursquare: foursquare.com/munchies More videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideo

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