Taco
A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling . A taco can be made with a variety of fillings , including beef , pork , chicken , seafood , vegetables and cheese , allowing for great versatility and variety . A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa or chili pepper , avocado or guacamole , cilantro ( coriander ), tomatoes , onions and lettuce .
The taco predates the arrival of Europeans in Mexico . There is anthropological evidence that the indigenous people living in the lake region of the Valley of Mexico traditionally ate tacos filled with small fish . Writing at the time of the Spanish conquistadors , Bernal Díaz del Castillo documented the first taco feast enjoyed by Europeans , a meal which Hernán Cortés arranged for his captains in Coyoacán . If one accepts the theory that the culinary word " taco " derives from its nonculinary usage in Continental Spanish as opposed to indigenous etymological theories , it is not clear why the Spanish would have used a word in their own language to describe this indigenous food .
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