The California Taco Trail: ‘How Mexican Food Conquered America’ – NPR
NPR reporter Carolina Miranda went on a “taco tour” in Southern California with Gustavo Arellano who wrote Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. The origins of the American taco are traced through 3 restaurants — “taking a taco trip through time.”

I love tacos. There is something about seasoned meat, cheese and a few vegetables that just triggers really happy thing in my brain. Probably the MSG. I even like tacos with chicken in them. The tacos I make are probably pretty far removed from their Mexican origins, but I make no apologies. I probably still make something more authentic than the leading fast food taco chain.

Now, I can’t stand Taco Bell (tastes like soggy, shredded corrugated cardboard seasoned with MSG) but I have to salute Glen Bell for getting his “tacos” out there to a wider audience. By the way, ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ staff had one of the new Doritos Locos tacos and blogged about it. I’ll confess that I have used Doritos in lieu of regular tortilla chips before.

This is the kind of post I’d use Tumblr for, but since I can’t make up my mind about whether or not I need an additional CMS, I’m posting it here. Again, because tacos are awesome.

h/t Tom Bridge