David gets off this evening at 3 and I’ve been wanting to have Mexican Food for dinner at either Mexican Inn or Frijoles. Although, I took Charlie to Kincaid’s for Hamburger’s and Fries yesterday. Eating out this evening is out of the question.
We could celebrate National TACO Day this evening as I have everything we would need to make Taco’s. Although we have Pork Chops out and I plan on making Stove Top Stuffing and Baked Pork Chops. Which means I can’t let Charlie and David know today is National Taco Day or they will want to switch what I have planned for dinner. Does your family do that to you?
National TACO DAY
n October 4th we celebrate National Taco Day, on October 4th every year. A concentrated and intensified version of “Taco Tuesdays”restaurants offer in a bid to bring in Happy Hour-like crowds. To further whet your appetite for the subject, get this: the phrase “Taco Tuesday” was actually trademarked across the Country in 1989 by a Wyoming-based fast-food chain called Taco John’s, except in New Jersey, where the trademark had already been claimed by Gregory’s Restaurant & Bar back in ‘82.
Nobody needs to worry about the legality of what their dinner is called. On National Taco Day, we only need to grab Tortillas and stuff Tortillas with savory fillings, from the traditional Carne Asada, Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce and Sour Cream, to more delights like Fish, Chorizo, or Tongue, to name only a few of the “Meat component” alternatives. Even the word “stuff” is no accident; many believe that the word Taco derives from the Spanish “ataco,” meaning “to stuff.”
National Taco Day Free Tacos and Deals
One of the great things about National Taco Day is all the freebies and value deals that restaurants will be offering.
National Taco Day is celebrated on October 4th every year in the U.S. There are previous mentions of Taco Day being celebrated on May 3rd, but that is no longer the case. In Mexico, Día del Taco (Day of the Taco) is celebrated on March 31st.
History of National Taco Day
The Anthropologist and historian Arturo Warman (1937 — 2003) specialized in prehistoric Mexican culture for much of his career.Arturo Warmsn was cited as saying that it was the Aztecs and Mayans who hybridized wild grasses beginning around 3,000 BC to produce the large, nutritious kernels we now know as Corn. We feel fine marking that time as the true beginning of the Taco as a foodstuff, because the Corn Tortilla became such a versatile part of Mexican cuisine so quickly, spreading far and wide and only increasing in the number of its aficionados, some of whose descendants are of course Taco-loving foodies of today.
We’re not sure if the calendar day was October 4th that conquistador Hernando Cortez mentioned the native Flatbread “Tlaxcalli” in a letter to Spain’s King Charles V, but the year was 1520 and it was then that Cortez and his fellows dubbed the food “Tortilla.”
From that point forward, it was inevitable that advances in both culinary Science and communications would bring the Taco exploding onto dining-room tables across the globe. By 1914, Californian cookbooks had begun to include Taco recipes. In the following decades, Taco has fully lived up to its definition (akin to the generic term “Sandwich”) and became nearly ubiquitous. We don’t have a single complaint.
National Taco Day Activities
- Go out to your local Taqueria, Mexican restaurant, or Taco Bell and you’ll be amazed at the various locations you’ll find nearby enjoy a Taco.
- Choose from one of the many Taco recipes online, go to the Super Market to purchase the ingredients, and prepare Tacos for your family! A Taco Press and a Deep Fryer go a long way in making National Taco Day efficient, as well.Just remember there not necessities.
- Give a Taco to your family, or even a complete stranger you pass on the street. We’ll make the world a better place, one Taco at a time.
5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT CORN TORTILLAS
- The word “Maize” was first used by the Taino peoples indigenous to the Antilles and the Bahamas, though technically their word was “Mahiz” and only changed to “Maize” when adopted by Spanish explorers.
- A popular use of the earlier gas-powered engines and electric motors was to grind Grain for “Masa,” the Dough or Paste that was then flattened into Tortillas.
- Though there are fluctuations in the market involving more variables than we can list here, it’s Mission that is the top-selling Tortilla brand in the U.S., out of about 450 distinct vendors.
- In terms of Tortilla consumption, the typical Mexican family of four eats more than two pounds of Tortillas per day (imagine holding a single Tortilla in one hand, and eight sticks [two pounds] of Butter or Margarine in the other, and compare).
- The market is anything but “flat”As of August, 2019, the Tortilla-production industry employed over 21,000 people in the United States alone.
Why We Love National Taco Day
- The possibilities are endless when you create your own combination of Meats, Cheese, Vegetables, Seasonings and Sauces and have your Taco your own way.
- While some people love sitting down and taking their time to enjoy a Taco, others simply have a fast-paced lifestyle. For those who are always on the go, Tacos are always a great idea.
- It’s hard not to get excited for those crisp shells or soft, warm wraps filled with goodness. Tacos can be big or small, spicy or sweet, plus Tacos can be crafted to fit any taste. Vegetarian, Vegan, Kosher, Lactose-intolerant, Gluten Free. There’s a Taco made for you.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
