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The California Taco Trail: ‘How Mexican Food Conquered America’<\/a> – NPR<\/em>
\nNPR reporter Carolina Miranda<\/strong> went on a “taco tour” in Southern California with Gustavo Arellano<\/strong> 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.”<\/p>\n

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<\/em> in them. The tacos I make<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Now, I can’t stand Taco Bell<\/a> (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 <\/a>and blogged about it. I’ll confess that I have used Doritos in lieu of regular tortilla chips before.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

h\/t Tom Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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