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[edit] Missing

There should be mention of tacos sudados or de canasta (basket or sweaty tacos) which are also very common street food in Mexico City where they are pre filled in soft tortillas and then placed in a basket covered with rags which keep them warm but that also generate that "sweat" that makes them soft. People carry them around in a bicycle with a big container full of salsa and sell them on the streets. The fillings are normally shredded beef, refried beans and cooked chicharrón (pork rind). Also tacos de guisado which are simply soft warm tortillas filled with a variety of stews and cooked dishes including meats and vegetables such as tinga(chicken, onion, chipotle and tomato stew), poblano strips with cream, cooked chicharrón, picadillo, etc. These are very common too.

[edit] Which kind of taco is "a gourmet affair"?

"The authentic Mexican taco is not to be confused with the traditional California taco handed down by the Mexican population of old California. It is a gourmet affair, consisting of an over-sized (approximately 6 inches across), fried corn tortilla (not a hard shell) filled with seasoned ground or shredded beef (or chicken or pork), cheese, lettuce and sometimes tomato."

Does "it" in the last sentence refer to "authentic Mexican tacos" or "traditional California tacos"? Can someone fix this confusing phrasing? (I would, but I really don't know which kind of taco the it refers to.)

Also, I don't know what a "California taco" even is. Are you referring to a "taco salad" which is a fried tortilla bowl filled with spiced meat, etc.? If not, then I need a better explanation; as a taco loving native Californian, I've never heard of such a thing.

[edit] Is this too comercial?

Would it be ok to add tacotender.comas a link? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.219.199.75 (talk • contribs)

Thank you for asking before adding your external link to the Taco acticle.
The answer to your question is no. The website is a commercial website that is solely for selling a single product. It clearly does not fit under the Wikipedia's External links policies and would be quickly deleted if it was added to this article. BlankVerse 06:58, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Terrible picture

The picture shown with the title "A plate of tacos" is awful and is misrepresenting what well-prepared and properly served tacos actually look like. It really needs to be replaced.

[edit] Best vandalism ever?

Placed at the end of the Mexico section: "Tacos have long been Mexico's third largest export behind only migrant workers and high grade Colombian cocaine."

I don't know how to revert it properly... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Three sixteen (talk • contribs) 13:22, 27 January 2007 (UTC).

Why would Colombian cocaine be exported from Mexico? 72.240.163.23 22:48, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] English

Could someone familiar with the topic fix this line?

As a side, taco stands offer red turnips whole to add salt and lemon, cucumber slices, and which are cambray onions placed on the grill.

I'd guess, but I'm not familiar enough with the topic to know for sure if the salt and lemon are separate things offered, or it's referring to pickled turnips, etc. 76.202.57.153 16:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Also, the "turnips" are actually radishes, at least everywhere I've ever had them 74.72.216.115 07:15, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] American/Fast Food Tacos

This article seems to dismiss the American/fast food style hard shell taco. Is the implication that it is not a taco at all? -Should it be considered a taco?-


Is it really necessary to be listing every fast food taco shop under the sun?

[edit] Fish tacos

Fish tacos are not mentioned here and should be, as they do not have their own article. Badagnani 02:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalized Pope Photo

Someone has vandalized the page with an MS Paint chop of the Pope —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oblivionbp (talk • contribs) 14:46, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Could I ask that someone knowledgeable adds the IPA pronunciation of the word "taco" please? (Is it tarco, tayco, or tacko?) I guess this might need separate pronunciations for the Mexican original and the common US usage. John259 07:14, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

  its "tacko" in sound ;)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.142.240.106 (talk) 05:15, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I've had a go at adding the IPA pronunciation based on "tacko" but experts may well need to correct my effort. John259 (talk) 13:49, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Where is the History of it's Origin?

I find this article quite lacking. From my research into such foods it would be accurate to state the history of it's origin. I find articles like these quite bias and honestly ignorant. Tacos are presented as if they originated from Mexico by Mexican people which is incorrect! Tacos first started out from Pita bread which were primarily used by Greeks in Greece. It was renounced as the poor mans sandwich. Instead of 2 parts of Pita bread they would use 1 and throw whatever meat and/or vegetables in the middle. They would then wrap it up in a Taco like shell. This trendy style caught on to many other countries and cultures such as Spain and Italy. When Spain came to-at the time-the New World they brought those same cultural aspects with them. I understand that most people would have always expected that it came from Mexico because that's all we see on television or in our Americanized Mexican Restaurants, but it's incorrect! Please make adjustments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.255.236.105 (talk) 06:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Encyclopedic wording?

Love that first sentence. A food dish that is "filled with an edible substance". —Preceding unsigned comment added by MarsRover (talk • contribs) 21:30, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Xenophobia

More mild anti-American sentiment that seems to pervade Wikipedia lately. I understand pride, but I seriously doubt that hardshelled tacos are "unknown" in Mexico. Maybe "did not originally exist in Mexico" or "are not commonly eaten in Mexico" would be better. Fade (talk) 17:51, 17 March 2008 (UTC)