I was driving home the other day and I started contemplating Mexican food as I passed "The Bell". Essentially, in it's simplest form, all Mexican food is the same and they are all sandwiches. Take the taco: corn shell, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, beef, cheese. What does that sound like? Hamburger: bun, lettuce, tomato, mayonaise, beef, cheese. It works for all the mainstays: burrito, chalupa, enchilada, etc. There are even Tortas or Mexican sandwiches which feature the same ingredients as other Mexican food. Am I saying there is anything wrong with it? No. Am I saying they are all the same thing? Not really. You would consider a ham sandwich and a turkey sandwich the same would you? Or a hamburger and a meatball sub? They are all sandwiches though. To further argue my point I present the Dictionary.com definition:
–noun1.two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
3. something resembling or suggesting a sandwich
The taco, while not being between two pieces of bread, can be considered a type of open face sandwich, a wrap ,or something resembling a sandwich.
That all being said, I do like me some Mexican food.
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