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Take it, two of the biggest bone-heads on the forum are arguing about the nationality of tacos.

There is nothing to argue about tacos are Mexican

 

[Sub_Level]

Last I checked, Mexico was in Central America

Mexico is part of North America.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

There is nothing to argue about tacos are Mexican

They are.
Hard shell tacos , on the other hand, were invented in America (US), thus they are American.

 

[chromhound]

 

[Sub_Level]

They are.
Hard shell tacos , on the other hand, were invented in America (US), thus they are American.

thus superior.

 

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thus superior.

Enjoy your ground beef filling and old el paso seasoning

 

[The Lunch Legend]

thus superior.

I prefer hard tacos if I had to choose, but damn, look at the photo chromhound just posted.

There really is no wrong answer, in my opinion.

You'd have to be a Philistine to think otherwise.

 

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ypipo please stop this

 

[TheGrat1]

Tacos pfft. Poverty gyros is what I call them.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

ypipo please stop this

 

[Syphon Filter]

Taco Bell>>>

 

[Blade2.0]

I like my tacos like I like my dicks. Soft and chewy.

 

[Darko]

I like em hard…. Pause.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Soft tacos?

Oh you mean opened burritos!

Got it. Got.

 

[Azzurri]

Hard for me.

Something about hard tacos that bring back memories of having tacos with the family when I was young.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Soft.


Hard shells taste great, but 90% of the time they fall apart after two bites. Plus they get soggy too fast.

 

[navii]

I'm not Mexican so I have 0 authority in this BUT, soft tacos might as well be a pita bread sandwich, hard shell tacos are unique, nothing like it and I enjoy the crunch and trying not to spill their contents.

 

[Sub_Level]

I like em hard…. Pause.

You a real one. Not like these posers.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Brother Im in actual El Paso, with tacos made by actual Mexicans who cross every day, and hard shell is the way.

I'm pretty sure Mexicans don't cross the border just so they can work at Taco Bell.

 

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I'm not Mexican so I have 0 authority in this BUT, soft tacos might as well be a pita bread sandwich, hard shell tacos are unique, nothing like it and I enjoy the crunch and trying not to spill their contents.

Soft corn tortillas are not bread

 

[badblue]

soft tacos might as well be a pita bread sandwich, hard shell tacos are unique

Hard taco shells are fried soft taco tortilla's.

 

[MrA]

look I know you think you love them, but they don't love you

 

[Laieon]

This was settled decades ago in a TV commercial.

Edit: And I mean both

When I make tacos at home this is seriously how I prefer to make them.

When I buy tacos from a sketchy looking truck in front of a gas station (Houstonian here, best places in town), that's another story.

 

[GeekyDad]

Science dictates that it's SOFT tacos. Why? Because the shit don't fall out everywhere after just one bite.

 

[Marvel14]

There are European dishes. There are Asian dishes. There are Polynesian dishes. There are African dishes.

So yeah, tacos can be American dishes. Suck it.

Two points:

1. When someone uses the term American it never means the continent. You need to add North or South otherwise everyone thinks USA.

2. Americans have their own take on Mexican food just like the Brits have on Indian food. It's valid in its own right as a cuisine but it ain't the real thing. Chicken tikka masala you won't find in India and Indians would consider it a tad bland/ inauthentic.

 

[GymWolf]

Soft tacos are just piadinas, basically another dish entirely.

Hard shell all the way even if i never had a taco in my life.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Soft. It's not even fucking close. It's so far, you might as well be from one end of the observable universe to the opposite end.
We've already been through this. Get Cooked, like the Fucking Carne Asada that you are! Undale!

 

[Darko]

Just made some hard tacos with nachos shells. Yum

 

[BadBurger]

Drunk at 2AM: crunchy tacos from Taco Bell

Literally any other scenario: soft tacos

 

[Little Mac]

A soft taco is an incomplete burrito, and hard tacos is simply nachos for women.

 

[AJUMP23]

I prefer soft tacos.

 

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Let me clear something up. Tacos are soft by default and they are made of corn. So all of you comparing them to gyros, flat bread etc can GTFO. Now if you're referring to flour tortilla tacos which are typically eaten in northern Mexico or in the USA as breakfast tacos carry on.

 

[GymWolf]

Can i have hard tacos but with that filling?

Normal taco filling looks like someone puked inside them.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Real tacos are with corn tortilla...

The flour tortilla is more used in Coahuila, Chihuahua, Monterrey, but they taste better with corn tortilla.

It is blasphemy to use tostada as a taco, like those at Taco Bell... They could even laugh at this in Mexico.

 

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Can i have hard tacos but with that filling?

Normal taco filling looks like someone puked inside them.

Have you ever had a soft warm corn tortilla? I assure they are much better than American hard taco shells.

 

[GymWolf]

Have you ever had a soft warm corn tortilla? I asure they are much better than American hard taco shells.

In italy we have piadinas that are basically the same thing but thinner.

Never had an hard taco so for me the novelty is the real attraction.

 

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In italy we have piadinas that are basically the same thing but thinner.

Never had an hard taco so for me the novelty is the real attraction.

I see, unless piadinas are made of corn they don't seem that similar to me.

 

[SJRB]

I'll have the ones that don't shred the insides of your mouth, thank you.

 

[ahtlas7]

As long as there is a Margarita I'll take whatever taco*.

*no Taco Bell

 

[Mossybrew]

Hard shell tacos have their place, but the king will always be street-style tacos in a soft corn tortilla.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Heading to the supermarket now to buy soft shell tacos, pics coming later.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Legit.

My Latino coworker took us to one of his fav true Mexican places. And the tacos look like that. Double soft shelled, shells arent giant, fillings are mostly meat and just like your pic some cilantro and onions. I forget what the sauces were but totally different than fast food chains. Jarritos pop too.

Not cheap, but 10x better than all the mainstream tex-mex and taco bell crap.

He laughed at all the junky burritos, cheese, and whatever other toppings normally served at fake Mexican places.

 

[adamosmaki]

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Tacos Birria will set your soul on fire.
Hit Auto-Translate-->English. This is a pretty good video. You really can take these recipes in different directions with regards to meat and some ingredients for the consommé.

 

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Legit.

My Latino coworker took us to one of his fav true Mexican places. And the tacos look like that. Double soft shelled, shells arent giant, fillings are mostly meat and just like your pic some cilantro and onions. I forget what the sauces were but totally different than fast food chains. Jarritos pop too.

Not cheap, but 10x better than all the mainstream tex-mex and taco bell crap.

He laughed at all the junky burritos, cheese, and whatever other toppings normally served at fake Mexican places.

I'm glad you enjoyed some authentic tacos. Just one thing they're not shells they're tortillas

 

[rjimenez666]

Corn tortilla tacos

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I'm glad you enjoyed some authentic tacos. Just one thing they're not shells they're tortillas

Haha. Sounds good.

Another thing about these authentic tacos (for those of you who never had them), looks are deceiving. When you see them on a platter (our coworker ordered a giant platter of different kinds), it looks like you'll be able to smash down half the platter. So untrue. After 3 of these, all of us were pretty full. Very filling

One funny thing. Since none of us except our coworker knew about real Mexican food, he ordered for us. Then he's like there's also Tostadas (I think). It sounded good, so he ordered it.

All of us were waiting for it to come with the tacos. The tostada arrives and he only ordered one serving for himself. wtf? lol

 

[diffusionx]

at a restaurant, soft tacos. when I make them at home, hard tacos. this is my final answer.

 

[Alebrije]

There is not such a thing called Hard tacos..there are just Tacos.

What some people call hard tacos are just DOBLADAS

A Doblada is basically a fried bended tortilla with meat and other ingredients , some even add cream and cheese ...

All tacos are made from
soft tortillas...