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Best Taco in New York
“A tortilla folded around a filling, topped with salsa, guacamole, and fresh cilantro—eaten entirely by hand.”
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A taco (US: , UK: , Spanish: [ˈtako]) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn- or wheat-based tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, beans, vegetables, and cheese, and garnished with various condiments, such as salsa, guacamole, or sour cream, and vegetables, such as lettuce, coriander, onion, tomatoes, and chiles. Tacos are a common form of antojitos, or Mexican street food, which have spread around the world. Tacos can be contrasted with similar foods such as burritos, which are often much larger and rolled rather than folded; taquitos, which are rolled and fried; or chalupas/tostadas, in which the tortilla is fried before filling.
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A taco is the soul of Mexican street food—a hand-sized tortilla (corn or wheat, your choice) wrapped around whatever filling calls to you: beef, pork, chicken, seafood, beans, or vegetables. The magic is in the fold, the way you cradle it in your palm, and how each bite brings together the tortilla with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and a scatter of fresh cilantro, onion, tomato, and chile. Born as antojitos (those craveable Mexican snacks), tacos have traveled the world, but they're most honest when eaten exactly as they were meant to be—by hand, without ceremony.
Order it here when it has
- variety of fillings
- multiple garnish options
- eaten by hand
- traditional preparation
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