Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Gustavo Arellano)

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Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Gustavo Arellano)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

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Illustrated with her own gorgeous photography

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The book is organized into seven chapters

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