You had us at tacos! Who doesn’t love this easy and ubiquitous dinner? Learn all about your favorite snack with interesting taco facts, history, and trivia.
10 Terrific Taco Facts
1.A resort in Mexico creates the world’s most expensive taco, sold at $25,000. The taco features a gold-flaked corn tortilla, langoustines, Kobe beef, Almas beluga caviar, and black truffle Brie cheese.
2. Americans eat over 4.5 billion tacos every year.
3. In the United States, National Taco Day is October 4.
4. The largest taco ever made was a 335-foot carnitas taco made in Mexico.
5. American entrepreneur Glenn Bell created Taco Bell in 1962. He listed them on his menu for just $.
6. According to the Mexican Department of Agriculture, there are over 20,000 different taco recipes.
7. Bizarre tacos include waffle, alligator, bacon, s’mores, larvae, and cauliflower tacos.
8. The Genkiyaki restaurant offers a Death Taco that is about 100–350K on the Scoville scale. As a comparison, jalapeños are at 8,000.
9. The main difference between a burrito and a taco is that a burrito is larger than a taco. A single burrito is usually the entire meal.
10. According to Forbes, Kansas City is the taco capital of the United States. The city is home to over 450 taquerias. Mexico City is considered to be the taco capital of the world.
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