Taco
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Tacos are Mexican sandwich-like dishes. It is made from a corn tortilla wrapped around some sort of filling. Traditionally, the tortilla is soft, but some variations from different countries have hard shells, as well as flour tortillas.
Traditionally, tacos are filled with a variety of filling such as beef, chicken, fish, pork, cheese, lettuce, onions, guacamole, and salsa. Sauces can also be added to tacos ranging from salsa to hot sauces like Tapatío. People use many different combinations of foods to build the taco, so it is very versatile.
Tacos are world popular, but especially in Mexico, China and the United States. In the United States, tacos have been industrialized by fast food businesses such as Taco Bell, Del Taco, and Chipotle.[1]
History
The taco predates the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico. Bernal Díaz del Castillo documented the first taco feast enjoyed by Europeans, a meal which Hernán Cortés arranged for his captains in Coyoacán.[2][3]
Taco Media
Tacos al pastor made with adobada meat
Two fish tacos in Bonita, California
Three soft-shell tacos with beef filling at a restaurant in Helsinki, Finland
Typical breakfast taco with eggs, sausage and salsa
A photo of tacos
Tacos de suadero (grey) and chorizo (red) being prepared at a taco stand
Taco al pastor with guacamole
A hard-shell taco, made with a prefabricated shell
Common ingredients for North American hard-shell tacos
References
- ↑ Neudorf, Samantha. "America's 15 best Tex-Mex chain restaurants". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "History of Mexican cuisine". Margaret Parker. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "A thumbnail history of Mexican food". Jim Conrad. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2015.