Love tacos al pastor? Try these 6 dishes next

If you like tacos al pastor, try shawarma, gyro and fish tacos. Shawarma is the closest flavor match (86/100): rich and tangy handheld, like tacos al pastor, but less sweet.

Tacos al pastor are thin slices of chili-marinated pork cut from a vertical spit, served on small corn tortillas with pineapple, onion and cilantro. Its strongest traits: deeply savory, charred, rich.

Try gyro: rich and tangy handheld, like tacos al pastor, but milder and less sweet. It scores 84/100 against tacos al pastor on flavor.

Shawarma is less sweet (1 vs 3), milder (2 vs 3), less smoky (3 vs 4) and crunchier (2 vs 1) than tacos al pastor. The two rate the same on richness, savoriness, tang and freshness. Ratings are 0 to 5, written as shawarma vs tacos al pastor. Overall it scores 86/100 against tacos al pastor on flavor.

Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.