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There should be mention of tacos sudados or de canasta (basket or sweaty tacos) which are also very common street food in Mexico City where they are pre filled in soft tortillas and then placed in a basket covered with rags which keep them warm but that also generate that "sweat" that makes them soft. People carry them around in a bicycle with a big container full of salsa and sell them on the streets. The fillings are normally shredded beef, refried beans and cooked chicharrón (pork rind). Also tacos de guisado which are simply soft warm tortillas filled with a variety of stews and cooked dishes including meats and vegetables such as tinga(chicken, onion, chipotle and tomato stew), poblano strips with cream, cooked chicharrón, picadillo, etc. These are very common too.

"The authentic Mexican taco is not to be confused with the traditional California taco handed down by the Mexican population of old California. It is a gourmet affair, consisting of an over-sized (approximately 6 inches across), fried corn tortilla (not a hard shell) filled with seasoned ground or shredded beef (or chicken or pork), cheese, lettuce and sometimes tomato."

Does "it" in the last sentence refer to "authentic Mexican tacos" or "traditional California tacos"? Can someone fix this confusing phrasing? (I would, but I really don't know which kind of taco the it refers to.)

Also, I don't know what a "California taco" even is. Are you referring to a "taco salad" which is a fried tortilla bowl filled with spiced meat, etc.? If not, then I need a better explanation; as a taco loving native Californian, I've never heard of such a thing.

Would it be ok to add tacotender.comas a link? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.219.199.75 (talk • contribs)

Thank you for asking before adding your external link to the Taco acticle.

The answer to your question is no. The website is a commercial website that is solely for selling a single product. It clearly does not fit under the Wikipedia's External links policies and would be quickly deleted if it was added to this article. ^BlankVerse 06:58, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The picture shown with the title "A plate of tacos" is awful and is misrepresenting what well-prepared and properly served tacos actually look like. It really needs to be replaced.

Placed at the end of the Mexico section: "Tacos have long been Mexico's third largest export behind only migrant workers and high grade Colombian cocaine."

I don't know how to revert it properly... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Three sixteen (talk • contribs) 13:22, 27 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Could someone familiar with the topic fix this line?

As a side, taco stands offer red turnips whole to add salt and lemon, cucumber slices, and which are cambray onions placed on the grill.

I'd guess, but I'm not familiar enough with the topic to know for sure if the salt and lemon are separate things offered, or it's referring to pickled turnips, etc. 76.202.57.153 16:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the "turnips" are actually radishes, at least everywhere I've ever had them 74.72.216.115 07:15, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article seems to dismiss the American/fast food style hard shell taco. Is the implication that it is not a taco at all?