Corn or flour tortillas stuffed with a variety of savory ingredients is a popular Mexican food enjoyed people people all over the country. Just setting out the ingredients for ;each person to build their own variety creates a sense of festivity. Kids love the experience of creating their own handheld meal overflowing with their favorite toppings. Here are some taco facts to share with your little ones next time this food is on the dinner menu.
Taco History, Records, and Other Trivia
Kids who love tacos can come up with a long list of things that make them so delicious. Maybe it's their favorite meat, like ground beef, pulled pork, or chicken, that makes it so delicious. Or perhaps it's the cheese, guacamole, sour cream, or diced tomatoes that do the trick. But just as important as the taste, this food a way of bringing families together for a fun meal. Kids who love eating this delicious food will enjoy reading the best picture books about tacos as well. Here is some fun taco trivia to talk about next time your kids are gathering around to enjoy their favorite dinner. There is so much information to share with your family next time you gather together to build a delicious, spicy meal together. The history behind America's favorite food, record breaking prices, incredible contests and all kinds of other tidbits are fun to talk about.
(1) There is a National Taco Day.
This fun date is a time for everyone to sit down and feast on their favorite taco combinations. Lots of people mistakenly believe October 4th is the official National Taco Day, however, this date was chosen by a popular taco restaurant chain as part of a promotion. Lots of restaurants run fun specials on this date to entice customers. In Mexico, the real Día del Taco is March 31.
(2) The record for the biggest taco in the world was set in 2011.
In Mexico, Alejandro Paredes Resendiz organize and oversaw the the assembly of a 335 foot-long taco. Local chefs filled the shell, made with 2,646 pounds of corn tortillas, with 3,322 pounds of seasoned pork. Eight months of planning went into this enormous feet. After the enormous taco was presented, a crowd of 15,000 spectators enjoyed feasting on the record-breaking taco.
(3) The word "taco" did not originally refer to food.
The term is traced back to 18th century silver mining in Mexico. In order to detonate the rocks, miner would wrap gunpowder in paper and insert it into the crevices. This early taco, although not a food item, was the basis for the modern day taco.The very first edible taco, as we know it today, was called tacos de minero and consisted of meat, bacon, and potatoes.
(4) A resort in Mexico sells the most expensive taco for $25,000.
Grand Velas Los Cabos offers this delicacy with a gold-flaked corn tortilla. It is filled with Almas beluga caviar, Kobe beef,langoustines, and black truffle Brie cheese. Not anyone is allowed to order this menu time.Interested customers must be guests in the resort's presidential suite, and a $12,500 deposit is required before the outrageously expensive taco is served.
(5) Americans eat a lot of them.
Estimates put the number somewhere around 4.5 billion tacos as year. Another way to think about this number is that it equals 490,000 miles of tacos. Some surveys indicate that the average person will eat 4 to 5 tacos per meal.
(7) The first food truck to hit the streets sold tacos.
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