num_pages: 310
description: Nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of Ask a Mexican! Gustavo Arellano presents a tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in this country uncovering great stories and charting the cuisines tremendous popularity north of the border. Arellanos fascinating narrative combines history cultural criticism food writing personal anecdotes and Jesus on a tortilla. In seemingly every decade for over a century America has tried new culinary trends from south of the border loved them and demanded the next big thing. As a result Mexican food dominates American palates to the tune of billions of dollars in sales per year from canned refried beans to tortilla wraps and ballpark nachos. Its a little-known history one thats crept up on this country and left us better for it.
language: English
title: Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America
publisher: Scribner