Yep, a thread about Tacos, their respected toppings, and how you like your tacos. How much you put on your taco is an important question, Which shell are you?, What kind of meat do you prefer?
Refried beans
Chicken/Beef mix
Iceberg lettuce
mixed cheese
Hard shell but I like soft shell as well
TACO FUN FACTS:
-Taco Bell started as Bell’s Hamburgers and Hot Dogs in San Bernardino, CA back in 1950 by Glen W. Bell Jr.. Bell’s Hamburgers and Hot Dogs began as a hamburger stand selling fast foods such as burgers, hot dogs, fries, and shakes. Then, taking advantage that his stand was located in a Hispanic neighborhood, Bell started selling crispy-hard-shell tacos at 19 cents each.
-October 3rd is National Taco Day.
-Ensenada, Mexico is said to be the birth place of the fish taco.
-Taco Bell uses at least 600,000 cows’ worth of beef per year. According to Taco Bell’s own website, they serve an average of 295 million pounds of ground beef every year.
-A “Taquería” is a Spanish word meaning taco shop. Originally, the term “taqueria” was used to refer to street vendors, although the term has come to be used more generally to refer to any sort of establishment which serves authentic Mexican food.
-One of the first taco trucks is thought to have started in New York when in 1966 two New York housewives operated an early version of the taco truck. Although the truck did not have a full kitchen, it was available for catering.
KINDS OF TACOS:
- "Authentic" Soft tacos
- American Hard tacos
- Soft shell tacos, Typically, a soft-shell taco is more like a hard taco shell, but steamed or cooked to a slightly softer consistency
- The bane of all tacos, Seafood tacos