Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America - Paperback

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Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America - Paperback

Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America - Paperback

by Gustavo Arellano
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The nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of Ask a Mexican! presents a fascinating and tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in this country, uncovering great stories and charting the cuisine's tremendous popularity in el Norte.

Nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of Ask a Mexican! Gustavo Arellano presents a tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in this country, uncovering great stories and charting the cuisine's tremendous popularity north of the border. Arellano's fascinating narrative combines history, cultural criticism, food writing, personal anecdotes, and Jesus on a tortilla. In seemingly every decade for over a century, America has tried new culinary trends from south of the border, loved them, and demanded the next big thing. As a result, Mexican food dominates American palates to the tune of billions of dollars in sales per year, from canned refried beans to tortilla wraps and ballpark nachos. It's a little-known history, one that's crept up on this country and left us better for it.
ISBN9781439148624
Author Gustavo Arellano
PublisherScribner Book Company
GenreFood & cooking and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano's ¡Ask a Mexican! column has a circulation of more than two million in thirty-eight markets (and counting). He has received the President's Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit Award from the California State legislature. Arellano has appeared on the Today show, Nightline, NPR's Talk of the Nation, and The Colbert Report.

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