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Tacos are delicious. There's simply no debate. The classic tortilla often filled with meat, cheese, and other toppings is a delectable, easy-to-assemble treat that almost no one would deny. When ...

Tacos gobernador, or “governor’s tacos,” are a modern Mexican classic. A blend of shrimp and melty cheese is tucked inside tortillas that then are folded and cooked like a quesadilla.

When you think of a taco, the most logical thing to think of is a tortilla with meat, salsa, cilantro, onion, and maybe avocado or cheese. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza. Joshua Blanchard/Getty On April 9, customers can get a $1 Chalupa — fried flatbread with beef, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.

I find myself asking, out of all the different kinds of Mexican and Mexican American dishes—sopes, flautas, huaraches, enfrijoladas, tlayudas—why did gringos latch on to the taco?