Celebrate National Taco Day with These Mexican Food Essentials
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National Taco Day is Oct. 4. Though it’s not guaranteed to happen every year, in 2022, it aptly falls on a Tuesday.
Taco lovers everywhere don’t need a national holiday to eat more of the food they crave. Thanks to Taco Tuesday, an entire day of every week is dedicated to devouring the spicy, stuffed tortillas and shells.
Eating tacos never gets boring with various meat, filling, and shell choices. From soft tacos filled with chicken, ground beef, or steak to crunchy veggie tacos packed with black beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and guacamole, the palate-pleasing taco possibilities are endless.
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Top everything, of course, with sour cream, chunky salsa, and guacamole, and it’s a taco lover’s dream.
If you’re not already feeding your taco frenzy, these items will enhance your taco-eating experience any day of the year.
This Heated Lazy Susan Topping Bar with a Removable Warming Pot is a genius taco serving solution. It streamlines the taco building process by having the toppings, meat, or queso all in one space.
Six individual compartments hold your favorite toppings like shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes, pico, guacamole, lettuce, and sour cream. The warming pot in the middle keeps the taco filling hot — whether it’s meat, beans, queso, or rice. Four taco holders complete the set — so you can build the ultimate taco and keep it upright.
If you want to put a creative twist on the popular Mexican dish, over 100 recipes are at your disposal in “Taco! Taco! Taco! The Ultimate Taco Cookbook.”
The creations in this taco cookbook are crazy fun and include an Italian meatball taco, a grilled coriander shrimp taco, a sesame Bok choy taco, a cinnamon French toast taco, and more.
Taco bowls are such a fun and cleaner variation on a classic soft taco. You can make your own at home in a snap with this Baked Tortilla Bowl Maker. Just plug it in and wait for it to preheat. Then put up to an eight-inch, store-bought tortilla in it and close the lid. It takes one-to-three minutes for each tortilla bowl to bake.
Superstar chef and owner of Empellón Taqueria in New York City, Alex Stupak takes taco lovers and chefs of all skill levels “on a deep dive into the art and craft of one of Mexico’s greatest culinary exports” in his cookbook, “Tacos: Recipes and Provocations.” He starts with making fresh tortillas, moves to creating salsa, and then covers traditional and creative fillings like pineapple topped pork and pastrami with mustard.
What is it about that combination of crunchy or soft tortillas filled with spicy meat or veggies that drives our tastebuds wild?
You’ll likely find the answer to that scintillating question among the inventive taco variations that Chef Mark Miller explores in his cookbook,Tacos: 75 Authentic and Inspired Recipes.”
Recipes include staples like carnitas, and rajas and cheese, and new fillings like Baja-style tempura fish. Miller also provides thorough instructions for making fresh tortillas, salsa, guacamole, and more in this indispensable guide.
When you’re out at 2 a.m. and the taco craving hits, many Taco Bell locations are open and there to answer that urgent call. Taco lovers everywhere can show the leading national taco franchise some love this National Taco Day when they wear this Taco Bell Vintage Logo T-Shirt. The retro logo recalls earlier years in the taco chain’s days, with vintage ‘70s colors. It’s also perfect Taco Tuesday attire.
Bring a smile to fellow taco lovers’ faces when you put on this funny I’m Into Fitness Taco In My Mouth T-Shirt. A graphic image of a taco is surrounded by the captions “I’m Into Fitness” on the top, followed by “Fit’Ness Taco in My Mouth” on the bottom. Taco enthusiasts at large will undoubtedly smile and agree.
If you’ve never made authentic Mexican tacos, you’ll get your chance with this Amazon Explore Experience, Mexican Food Tours: Learn How to Make Mexican Tacos and Tortillas with a Professional Chef.
In the 60-minute online group session, a local Mexican chef will teach you how to make a tortilla from scratch. Next, you’ll make a Campechano with cheese filling, white mushrooms and spinach. You can purchase ingredients and gather kitchen tools from a list ahead of the session and then prepare your tacos along with the chef.
Building tacos can get messy! This Set of Six Taco Stands makes everything so much easier. Load shells into the stand and they stay upright while you add filling, toppings, and salsa. These handy taco holders help reduce spills and they’re stainless steel — so they’re oven safe.
Any day is a wonderful day to eat tacos — and these items will make you love them even more.
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