It's Taco Time! A Look Back at the History of the Taco

IT'S TACO TIME!: A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THE TACO Though the exact origins of the taco are unknown, we can piece together information from history to get an idea of where this delectable dish came from! THE WORD "TACO" 18TH CENTURY refers to charges used to dislodge ore in Mexican silver mines "Tacos" are the pieces of paper wrapped around gunpowder and inserted into holes in the rock, similar to a stick of dynamite END OF THE The first written reference 19TH CENTURY to a taco as food appears TACO DE MINERO – a miner's taco THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO 1893 features vendors promoting Mexican food THE IST WRITTEN MENTION 1905 of a taco in the United States appears in a newspaper Around this time, street vendors in Los Angeles and San Antonio sell tacos from carts during festivals THE 1ST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE 1914 taco recipes appear in cookbooks from California PAULINE WILEY-KLEEMANN'S 1929 cookbook Ramona's Spanish- Mexican Cookery includes six recipes for tacos and taquitos THE ORIGINAL PATENTS 1940s for making taco shells are given to Mexican restaurateurs THE ENSENADA MERCADO 1958 in Mexico opens, which is arguably the birthplace of fish tacos 1966 TWO NEW YORK HOUSEWIVES operate a taco truck that is available for catering even though it does not have a full kitchen FATHER AND SON 2003 restaurateurs Alan and Chuck Bush buy Fuzzy's Taco Shop on Berry Street in Fort Worth, Texas WITH 40 YEARS TODAY of restaurant experience between them, the Bush duo quickly made their restaurant into a local and regional favorite Fuzzy's Taco Shop is now serving fresh, Baja-style Mexican food in 63 stores across 11 states-and counting! INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY FUZZY'S TACO SHOP www.fuzzystacoshops.com Sources http://www.fuzrystacoshop.com/about/overview/ http://downtownarlington.arg/directory/fuzzys-taco-shopl http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Where-Did-the-Taco-Come-From.html http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Tortilla_Taco_history.htm http://www.marcussamuelsson.com/news/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-mexican-food IT'S TACO TIME!: A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THE TACO Though the exact origins of the taco are unknown, we can piece together information from history to get an idea of where this delectable dish came from! THE WORD "TACO" 18TH CENTURY refers to charges used to dislodge ore in Mexican silver mines "Tacos" are the pieces of paper wrapped around gunpowder and inserted into holes in the rock, similar to a stick of dynamite END OF THE The first written reference 19TH CENTURY to a taco as food appears TACO DE MINERO – a miner's taco THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO 1893 features vendors promoting Mexican food THE IST WRITTEN MENTION 1905 of a taco in the United States appears in a newspaper Around this time, street vendors in Los Angeles and San Antonio sell tacos from carts during festivals THE 1ST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE 1914 taco recipes appear in cookbooks from California PAULINE WILEY-KLEEMANN'S 1929 cookbook Ramona's Spanish- Mexican Cookery includes six recipes for tacos and taquitos THE ORIGINAL PATENTS 1940s for making taco shells are given to Mexican restaurateurs THE ENSENADA MERCADO 1958 in Mexico opens, which is arguably the birthplace of fish tacos 1966 TWO NEW YORK HOUSEWIVES operate a taco truck that is available for catering even though it does not have a full kitchen FATHER AND SON 2003 restaurateurs Alan and Chuck Bush buy Fuzzy's Taco Shop on Berry Street in Fort Worth, Texas WITH 40 YEARS TODAY of restaurant experience between them, the Bush duo quickly made their restaurant into a local and regional favorite Fuzzy's Taco Shop is now serving fresh, Baja-style Mexican food in 63 stores across 11 states-and counting! INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY FUZZY'S TACO SHOP www.fuzzystacoshops.com Sources http://www.fuzrystacoshop.com/about/overview/ http://downtownarlington.arg/directory/fuzzys-taco-shopl http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Where-Did-the-Taco-Come-From.html http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Tortilla_Taco_history.htm http://www.marcussamuelsson.com/news/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-mexican-food