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American Tacos

A History and Guide

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American Tacos

By: José R. Ralat
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Tacos may have been created south of the border, but Americans have made this Mexican food their own, with each style reflective of a time and a place. American Tacos explores them all, taking us on a detailed and delicious journey through the evolution of this dish.

In search of every taco variety from California to Texas and beyond, Ralat traveled from coast to coast and border to border, visiting 38 cities across the country. He examines the pervasive crunchy taco and the new Alta California tacos from chefs Wes Avila, Christine Rivera, and Carlos Salgado. He tastes famous Tex-Mex tacos like the puffy taco and breakfast taco, then tracks down the fry bread taco and the kosher taco. And he searches for the regional hybrid tacos of the American South and the modern, chef-driven tacos of restaurants everywhere. Throughout, he tells the story of how each style of taco came to be, creating a rich look at the diverse taco landscape north of the border. Featuring interviews with taqueros and details on taco paraphernalia and the trappings of taco culture, American Tacos is a book no taco fan will want to take a bite without.

©2020 José R. Ralat (P)2021 Audible, Inc.
Food & Wine Travel Writing & Commentary Chef
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very informative

if you ever wanted to learn about tacos this is your book. I enjoyed the book

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It should be called Texas Tacos, not American Taocs

I was hoping to get a full picture of American tacos. The sample really had me sold on the book as the story telling seemed engaging and the selection material was interesting. I was super disappointed it was focused on Texas and story after story about proving one “ Texas taco” or “county” is better than another and how everyone’s always fighting over tacos. A whole chapter on breakfast tacos that went nowhere. This is mostly an audible list of places in Texas to go get tacos based off the Top 120 Tacos To Eat Before You Die from Texas Monthly Magazine. I really like the author and his passion, but I’ll stick to reading taco trail and the articles he writes outside of this book.

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