How do you eat tacos?

[Guzzistajohn]

That's a "thing" here in New Mexico and probably other places, called a Frito pie (seasoned hamburger meat, picante or other sauce, pinto beans, tomato, onions, lettuce and maybe some sour cream all in the bag). Typically eaten with a plastic fork.

Rich A

Some call the "walking tacos" eaten with a SPORK 

[Guzzistajohn]

A few years ago I harvested all my peppers on a fall evening and took them to the local tortilleria and gave them all to Jesus , the owner and his mother to use at the restaurant. Mrs. Purches, brought me some lengua tacos as an appetizer. Jesus stopped by the table with a margarita, I told him "Jesus' mother just slipped me the tongue"   

[LowRyter]

That's a "thing" here in New Mexico and probably other places, called a Frito pie (seasoned hamburger meat, picante or other sauce, pinto beans, tomato, onions, lettuce and maybe some sour cream all in the bag). Typically eaten with a plastic fork.

Rich A

Frito Chili Pie.  Open a bag of Fritos, drop in chili, top with cheese and grab a fork.   In fact, when  Bev makes a pot of chili, I'll do that in the Chili Bowl for my 2nd helping. 

[Rough Edge racing]

I can't eat Mexican any longer,  In fact I really can't  eat much of anything...

[Tom H]

What nobody has discussed here yet is the origin of the taco ...

A manufacturer of paper napkins, desperate to increase sales, came up with the idea.

As for how to eat them, grasp them as you would pick up the middle of a garden hose laying on the ground, with your palm down and your thumb horizontal.

Hard shell or soft, the technique is the same - lift the taco no more than a few inches, keeping it centered over your plate.

Lower your face to the taco and turn your head sideways, introducing the taco to your mouth without removing it from the safety of the plate zone.

It will still spill, hard taco or soft, both variations are tasty, work with what you've got. But at least it will stay on the plate.

For soft tacos, another variant is to use two tortillas for each taco. Eat the taco and the innermost tortilla as described above. Gravity will place the fallout on the second tortilla below - repeat the actions as described.

Then get some napkins, and think kindly of that sales-hungry manufacturer of long ago.

I'll agree with that

Tom

[Lannis]

..... get soft corn tortillas, take a non-stick pan and put a small amount of oil in it. Med-hi heat get the oil warm (not smoking) put a tortilla in for just long enough to get some crispy brown bits, flip over do the same to the other side, remove, sprinkle lightly with salt, build your taco with your preferred fillings. Muy bueno!

That's how my mom used to do it for my dad, who loved tacos.   Tortillas were still soft and foldable but crunchy on the outside, but never "broke up" like store-bought ones.   He liked ground beef sauteed with onions and hot peppers and a spoonful of refried beans ....

Lannis

[JJ]

Use greasier meat .

 Dusty

  - - also works well as an effective laxative!!

[pebra]

     Maybe, should ask the Norwegian members, .

How do you eat tacos?
Why, with your skis on, of course!  ⛷😉🥳

[bodine99]

With a side of antacid

[creaky99]

Often!

[cappisj1]

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[Tom]

     

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

crunchy tacos are an american invention. Mexicans never ate them, more like a tostada. I think they started as a novelty thing in california's mexican restaurants in the 60's- just a tostada fried in the U-shape.
Authentic tacos are generally made on double-layer corn tortillas...  Surprisingly enough, these break as well if they arent properly griddled before filling-- so much for soft and pliable.  Americans seem to prefer flour tortillas for this reason.

It's pretty much impossible to eat one ('crunchy taco) without breaking into pieces...  If you really want that style, you can build it and wrap in foil for a few minutes, the steam & juice will soften the shell a bit and keep the u-bend a little more pliable. But the breaking to bits is part of the experience IMHO

[marcmorrison]

Here in Texas, I think the fast food taco places may have started using the fried/crispy taco shells for whatever reason; on the other hand, most Hispanics around here use soft tortillas and wrap it all up like some people would call a burrito (but they still call it a "taco").  Anyway, either way, I know you have good beer in the UK, so get whatever form you like it (crisp, soft, open, wrapped, etc.) and with enough beer and experience, you'll have the task mastered.

[jbell]

Use greasier meat .

 Dusty

  This!!

[jbell]

Hmmm, can you make it in to a smoothie?

With a turbo blender many things are possible.

[Guzzistajohn]

With a turbo blender many things are possible.

Reminds me of the cup o pizza they refer to on the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk"