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National Soft Taco Day
Five Food Finds about Tacos
- A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
- A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
- A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
- According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (âTortilla de maĂz enrollada con algĂșn alimento dentro, tĂpica de MĂ©xicoâ).
- The original sense of the word is of a âplugâ or âwadâ used to fill a hole (âPedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algĂșn huecoâ).
Todayâs Food History
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1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author ofâEtiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Homeâ (1922); âThe Emily Post Cook Bookâ(1949); âMotor Mannersâ (1950).
1883 The âOrient Expressâ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.
