It’s taco time! America celebrates National Taco Day on Oct. 4 every year.
The holiday started in 2009, but the origin of tacos goes back much further. Tacos likely originated in Mexico a long time before Europeans arrived. Traditionally, they were made with corn tortillas and fish.
The modern version of tacos that we all know and love began to take shape in the early 1900s as Mexican immigrants began to work on American railroads and silver mines. During their initial introduction, they were called “taco de minero,” which means “miner’s tacos.”
During the 1920s, tacos were adapted to suit American tastes. The American taco became less spicy and more likely to include beef or cheddar cheese.
Tacos are a favorite of 95% of Americans and, as a whole, they eat more than 4 billion tacos every year.
Where do EHS Falcons stack up? Falcon News interviewed students and staff about their preferences.
Joshua Morales-Castro
Question: How many tacos do you eat in a week?
Answer: “I don’t know, at least 12.”
Q: How many can you eat in one sitting?
A: “Now I can eat at least 10 in a row.”
Q: Soft or hard?
A: “Soft, obviously. Taco Bell’s fake.”
Q: Do you participate in Taco Tuesday?
A: “No. Every day is taco day.”
Jacob Janeczko
Q: How many tacos do you eat in a week?
A: “Around one or two tacos per week. I don’t eat tacos that much.”
Q: How many can you eat in one sitting?
A: “All of them, as many as you give me.”
Q: Soft or hard?
A: “I gotta go soft.”
Q: Do you participate in Taco Tuesday?
A: “I have before, but it’s not an every week thing.”
Emmy Erwin
Q: How many tacos do you eat in a week?
A: “I don’t know. Probably four.”
Q: How many can you eat in one sitting?
A: “Four”
Q: Soft or hard?
A: “Hard from a taco truck but soft from Taco Bell.”
Q: Do you participate in Taco Tuesday?
A: “No, I won’t say why because it’s not school appropriate.”
Brody Bothel
Q: How many tacos do you eat in a week?
A: “Zero.”
Q: How many could you eat in one sitting?
A: “Two.”
Q: Soft or hard?
A: “Probably hard shell.”
Q: Do you participate in Taco Tuesday?
A: “I do not.”
Jesus Pulido
Q: How many tacos do you eat in a week?
A: “Like four, on the weekends.”
Q: How many can you eat in one sitting?
A: “Seven.”
Q: Soft or hard?
A: “Soft.”
Q: Do you participate in Taco Tuesday?
A: “I’m down, yeah.”
– Falcon News reporter Wayde Walton contributed to this report.
