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Tested recipes for carnitas, birria, fish tacos, salsas and handmade tortillas, with vegetarian options too.
Eat Out
Reviews of taquerías and trucks, ranked with more seriousness than is strictly necessary.
Explore
From Baja to Yucatán, learn the regional styles, history and vocabulary behind your favorite tacos.
Fresh Off the Comal
Recap: Taco Tuesday Meetup #42
Forty-two meetups in and we still have not agreed on the best salsa. Photos and highlights from our latest Taco Tuesday.
Where Does the Word “Taco” Come From?
Dynamite, silver mines and a word for a plug of paper: the surprisingly explosive etymology of the taco.
Which Taco Are You? A Very Scientific Quiz
Five questions. One taco destiny. Zero scientists consulted.
Horchata: The Taco Night Drink
Creamy, cinnamon-scented rice horchata to cool off the spiciest salsa. Five ingredients and an overnight soak.
Cochinita Pibil and the Tacos of Yucatán
Achiote, sour orange, banana leaves, and an underground pit. Here is how the Yucatán peninsula makes one of Mexico’s great slow-cooked tacos.
Tacos de Canasta: Mexico City’s Sweaty Basket Tacos
Steamed in a cloth-lined basket and sold from bicycles across Mexico City, tacos de canasta are soft, cheap, and gloriously greasy.
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