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Planet Taco A Global History of Mexican Food

Jeffrey M. Pilcher

As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest. Within fifty years the United States had shipped taco shells everywhere from Alaska to Australia, Morocco to Mongolia. But how did this tasty hand-held food--and Mexican food more broadly--become so ubiquit...

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It was mentioned that the book, which explores the global history of Mexican food, may have been partially inspired by Dave Ruse, who was a source for the podcast episode.

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And it seems like he might have even, like Dave may have possibly been an inspiration for what ended up being the Jeffrey Pilcher book, Planet Taco, colon, a global history of Mexican food because he'...

— Episode: How Tacos Work

Episode: How Tacos Work

It was mentioned that the book, which explores the global history of Mexican food, may have been partially inspired by Dave Ruse, who was a source for the podcast episode.

"

And it seems like he might have even, like Dave may have possibly been an inspiration for what ended up being the Jeffrey Pilcher book, Planet Taco, colon, a global history of Mexican food because he's even listed in the acknowledgments.

Episode: How Tacos Work

It was discussed as a book about the history of Mexican food and how the taco evolved from its roots to the Americanized version we know today. It was mentioned that the podcast hosts' guest, Dave Ruse, may have been instrumental in inspiring the book.

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And it seems like he might have even, like Dave may have possibly been an inspiration for what ended up being the Jeffrey Pilcher book, Planet Taco, colon, a global history of Mexican food because he's even listed in the acknowledgments.

And Dave goes back to Jeffrey Pilcher's book that he helped inspire as a source for this episode.

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