nPostednOctober 4, 2016
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nMynhusband grew up in upstate New York. When he came to California atnage 13, his new friends asked if he wanted to go get some tacos withnthem…and he asked, “What are tacos?”
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nOfncourse the native Californians were astonished, but soon they taughtnthe New Yorker all about tacos, burritos, tortillas, quesadillas, andnall sorts of Mexican food. But today, on National Taco Day, I amnwondering if American kids can still grow up into teens withoutnknowing the word taco.
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Afternusing Google for a few minutes, I’m betting probably not. For onenthing, there seem to be multiple Taco Bells in every state, andnseventeen states boast Del Taco fast food restaurants as well. Andnthey have taco right in the name. n
Afternusing Google for a few minutes, I’m betting probably not. For onenthing, there seem to be multiple Taco Bells in every state, andnseventeen states boast Del Taco fast food restaurants as well. Andnthey have taco right in the name. nn
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nHerenare some stats to prove my point:
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Tortillasn have been outselling hot dog buns in the U.S. since 2010.n
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nLastn year, Americans ate more than 4.5 billion tacos. n
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nIfn you laid out those tacos end-to-end, they would go to the Moon andn back. That many tacos would weigh as much as TWO Empire Staten Buildings.
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nMexicann food is the third most popular type of menu in American restaurants,n with more than 54,000 Mexican restaurants operating in the U.S. Thatn is about 8% of all U.S. restaurants. And get this – that edgesn hamburger eateries to fourth place (about 50,000 hamburgern restaurants operate in the U.S.)!
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nAmericansn spend more than $39 billion at Mexican restaurants!
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nLetnthem eat tacos!
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nLetnthem make tacos!
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nTacosnfor all!
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nOfncourse, the best way to celebrate National Taco Day is to eat tacos!nWhether you do take-out, a sit-down meal, or make them at home, bensure to consider all the variety of things commonly used in tacos:
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Thenoutsides:
Thenoutsides:n
nSoftncorn tortillas
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nSoftnwheat tortillas
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nHardntaco shells
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nPuffyntortillas
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nFrybread
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nTheninsides:
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nCrumblednor shredded beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, or other meat
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nFishnor other seafood
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nEggs
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nCheese
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nSalsanor pico de gallo
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nTomatos
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nLettucenor cabbage
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nCilantro
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Onions
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nAvocadonor guacamole
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nSourncream, citrus mayonnaise sauce, or other sauce
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nSlicednradishes
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nLime
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nPicklednor grilled chili peppers
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nCucumbernslices
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nProbablynloads more possibilities!
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| Tacos are pretty much endlessly versatile, and some people have come up with some unique taco recipes. Like…mac’n’cheese tacos? |
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nAlsonon this date:
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nLesotho’snIndependence Day
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nGreatnBooks Weekn(Firstnfull week of October)
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nMysterynSeries Week (Firstnfull week of October)
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nTen-FournDay
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WorldnAnimal Day
WorldnAnimal Dayn
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nCinnamonnRoll Day in Sweden
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nNovembern holidays
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nNovembern birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in November
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