Taco Facts
Please remember to take a moment and count all your
blessings big and small that you have to be thankful for today!!
We are on letter Tt of the gratitude alphabet.
T is for Taco!
What are you thankful for that begins with
the letter T?
Who doesn’t love tacos? Tacos are fun to eat! You can put
what you like on them, and they are super tasty! Did
you know that the tortilla has been around since the ancient Mayans times?
Around 10,000 B.C., according to an ancient Mayan legend a Mayan peasant made
tortillas as a gift for the hungry king. Those tortillas were made with corn
(maize)! It is believed that the word taco came from the Mexican Silver Mines
in Mexico in the 18th century. In those times the word taco meant folded.
The miners folded a piece of paper or wrapped the piece of paper around gunpowder
to make an explosive. No one knows for sure who invented the taco! The tacos we
eat today originated from Mexico.
What is your favorite type of taco?
Facts about tacos:
1. Taco Bell was originally called Taco Tia. Glen Bell opened
the first Taco Tia in 1954 in San Bernardino California. Glen Bell is also the
founder of Taco Bell. The first Taco Bell was opened in California in 1962.
Taco Bell made the Mexican tacos popular in America. Glen Bell opened Taco Tia
so Americans could taste Mexican food without having to travel all the way to
Mexico. However, Mexican food was introduced to Americans in Los Angeles
through a group of women known as the Chili Queens. These women sold tacos and
all kinds of other Mexican food on food carts.
2. Here are some different types of Mexican Tacos: Al Pastor,
Barbacoa, Birria, Carnitas, Lengua, and Migas. There are many different types
of tacos. Share a taco recipe with us?
3. October 4th is National Taco Day. In Mexico
Day of the Taco is celebrated on March 31st! Oh, and don’t forget
Taco Tuesday is a day to eat tacos on every week! Be sure to celebrate by
eating some tacos!!
4. Americans ate more than 4.5 billion tacos last year.
Share a fact about tacos with us?
Get your T is for Taco printable coloring worksheet here:
Books about tacos:
1. Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? by Stephen Shaskan
2. Taco Tuesday Finger Puppet Board Book by Brick Puffington
3. Taco Tuesday: More Than 100 Recipes by Publications
International Ltd.
4. Make Your Own Taco Sticker Activity Book by Ellen Kraft
Parents/caretakers make sure books are child friendly before
reading to your child/children.
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