Are hard tacos actually nice to eat? Whenever I see them in movies and such, it seems like the tortilla would just shatter the moment you bite into it.

[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 9 points 5 months ago

It's like a tortilla made of a giant cornchip. Breakage can be an issue but they don't explode like glass or anything.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Soft tacos are easier to eat but you can't get Doritos crunchy taco shells as a soft taco

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Have you ever had a tostada?

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's just toast in Spanish, it's not a specific meal or anything.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Not sure if my incorrect spelling above is the issue. But this is from Wikipedia, which seems to reflect my understanding of what this is.

Tostada is the name given to various dishes in Mexico and Guatemala which include a toasted tortilla as the main base of their preparation. The name usually refers to a flat or bowl-shaped tortilla that is deep-fried or toasted, but may also refer to any dish using a tostada as a base.

Edit: oh wait I did spell it correctly…

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Oh, I find it weird that many latin american countries name dishes as other common words, but now that you mention it it's true.

At least in Spain, and according to google translate and deepl (I checked to make sure), tostada is the literal translation of toast and it's used as such.

[–] gentooer@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

No, Mexican food isn't very prevalent here. I've only ever had genuine tacos in a Mexican restaurant on holiday in Dublin.

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I guess gentooer means eating a tostada with something on it as comparison of a hard tortilla.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

No, they’re not. Unless you like making messes. Then they’re right up your alley.

[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I like hard shell tacos, though I will say it's often an exercise in creatively holding broken pieces of taco as I eat it. The secret is to spread a tortilla with refried beans (or any other food that can serve as glue; guac, sour cream, melted cheese, etc) then wrap that around the hardshell taco for a best of both worlds experience. It's also very much a white people taco night thing; I'd never want a hard shell for a good Mexican or texmex style taco, but if you're talking about ground beef in a Mccormick spice blend with peripherals from the "mexican" aisle of an American supermarket, hard shells are dope.