Tacos Conquered Americ The Story Of Spaghetti And Meatballs

Tacos and spaghetti have been our favorite foods growing up, and it’s one of the most diverse and popular foods here in America and across the world. You look at a stand and may see tacos or a fancy and expensive restaurant with spaghetti and meatballs. But there are a lot of differences between these two diverse foods and similarities within their journey to America beautifully laid out in these articles “How Tacos Conquered America” and “The Story of Spaghetti and Meatballs” by Mary Kate Frank and Ashley Naclerio.

Both of these excellent foods written with such taste by these authors have such similarities and differences, but let us start the journey with their similarities. To start with, both of these roots come from countries outside

These foods came from native cultures and have been eaten for centuries before America has discovered it..well, America has Americanized..or whitewashed…these dishes. Furthermore, both of these dishes have been whitewashed or their savory flavors have been changed to suit the people of America. “Instead of topping tacos with ingredients like chopped onions and cilantro, as their grandparents did, they chose iceberg lettuce, fresh tomatoes, and shredded cheese” (12). Yuck, shredded cheese in a traditional taco?! Ever since these immigrants came, they faced racism, xenophobia, and since America had everything - meat, cheese, vegetables - that these countries couldn’t afford, the recipes were forced to be changed. Thus, fast food was created due to the demand of these products. For example, Taco Bell was created as a fast food restaurant alongside the invention of the taco fryer for the tacos to be made. And Chef Boyardee, let’s not forget him. And meat was

Let us be with the differences of these two dishes. They may have some differences, but there are far more similarities. Primitively, tacos are more diverse in toppings and fillings than spaghetti. Spaghetti is only vegan or non vegan these days. But tacos can have a million different fillings. “The common thread is a tortilla base. It’s up to you to decide what’s in it,’ says Arellano. ‘It could be veggies. It could be spaghetti. It could be peanut butter and jelly..’” (13). Tacos are just a simple dish compared to spaghetti. You can just start off with a plain tortilla base and put anything compared to spaghetti because it is far more complex, since spaghetti is known as a fancy staple meal instead of tacos. Tacos are WAY more affordable than spaghetti. Additionally, spaghetti is a meal that is easy to make at home back in the day but tacos were made in front of you with the taco fryer. “Chef Boyardee debuted in 1928 with tomato sauce. Other offerings soon followed, including meatballs. pasta, and sauce-- all in one can. As Chef Boyardee went national, shoppers found their new go-to weeknight meal” (15). Spaghetti is a simple buy-your-way-out meal that you can buy and eat out of a can, with pasta, sauce, and meat ready-made all in one can. Tacos are meals made in front of you, since the shells have to be fried correctly and spaghetti can just be heated on the stovetop or microwave. Spaghettis are much