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The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. [3] [4] Taco in the sense of a typical Mexican dish comprising a maize tortilla folded around food is just one of the meanings connoted by the word, according to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española. [5]
A taco is similar to a burrito, but is served open rather than closed, is generally smaller, and is often made with corn tortillas rather than wheat tortillas. [66] The taco editor of Texas Monthly argues that burritos are a type of taco. [67] Dürüm is a Turkish wrap that is usually filled with typical doner kebab ingredients.
Taco is a given name and a nickname. Notable people with the name include: Given name. Taco Dibbits (born 1968), Dutch art historian; Taco Kuiper (1941–2004), South ...
The taquito or little taco was referred to in the 1917 Preliminary Glossary of New Mexico Spanish, with the word noted as a "Mexicanism" used in New Mexico. [8] The modern definition of a taquito as a rolled-tortilla dish was given in 1929 in a book of stories of Mexican people in the United States aimed at a youth audience, where the dish was noted as a particularly popular offering of ...
A French tacos [note 1] (US: / ˈ t ɑː k oʊ s /, UK: / ˈ t æ k oʊ s /; French: tacos français, [takos fʁɑ̃sɛ], or commonly tacos [note 2]), Lyonese tacos (French: tacos lyonnais) or matelas [1] (French for "mattress"), is a fast food dish which usually consists of a flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries, cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients.
Al pastor (from Spanish, "herdsman style"), tacos al pastor, or tacos de trompo is a preparation of spit-grilled slices of pork originating in the Central Mexican region of Puebla and Mexico City, where they remain most prominent; today, though, it is a common menu item found in taquerías throughout Mexico.
Chimichanga served in restaurant (Melbourne, Australia)The origin of the chimichanga is uncertain. According to Mexican linguist and philologist Francisco J. Santamaría's Diccionario de Mejicanismos (1959), Chivichanga is a regionalism from the State of Tabasco: [1]
A hard-shell taco from a taqueria in Sacramento, CA. While many different versions of hard-shell tacos exist, the most common form of the hard-shell taco is served as a crisp-fried corn tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, cheese, lettuce, and sometimes tomato, onion, salsa, sour cream, and avocado or guacamole. [2]