The tacos are part of our DNA as Mexicans. Many times it has been tried to match the quality of this dish in the world and ultimately, nobody succeeds. Mexico has A wide variety of tacos And not all are the same. Just as there are those who are made with soft tortillas and food in the center to mold them to taste, there are also those that look like crunchy tubes and that submerge in sauce or that are applied cream and cheese on top. There are large ones like flutes or small as Basket tacos Or, even, there are double tortilla to have two tacos at the same time (or a very large one) or the vegans, who have cooked vegetables inside.
There are tacos for everyone! And is that who does not enjoy A good order of tacos al Pastor After a party or some golden chicken taquitos with cream and cheese at food time? But like all Mexican snacks, The tacos have an origin and tell the truth, it is fascinating.
What is the origin of the tacos in Mexico?
It should be clarified that tacos as such exist in various parts of the world, although with different names and with their variations. However, Mexican tacos have their origin in pre -Hispanic eraalthough they were not as such. During the Moctezuma government, corn pancakes were traded, which were heated on a stone, until they were soft and somewhat stretched like a rather flat tortilla. Thus, it was used as a dish or the food was put on and wrapped.
After the arrival of Hernán Cortés, the Great comilones that included tacosthat is to say, They made tortillas and added cooked porkso some historians attribute the creation of the taco as such to the Spanish colonizer. Thus, after years of changes, the tacos were also evolving, to the degree of changing their form and composition until derived in the range of options we currently enjoy.