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Point taken. Is cocktail sauce (usually ketchup and horseradish) a sauce? Where is the line?
Thank you. Interesting. Probably not my thing but I’d eat one, at least once, in the spirit of scientific inquiry.
@MissDior - henceforth, every time I say the word “interesting” I will think of you. (–o–)
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Sauce. Here’s a (not the) line: if you put it on a sandwich, it’s a condiment. If you put it on pasta or a protein, it’s a sauce. Mayonnaise can either be a condiment (on a BLT) or a binder (in tuna salad). Mustard can be a component of a sauce, or a condiment.
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I picture a couple of beautiful corn tortillas with mesquite grilled beef strips, cabbage, tomatoes, queso fresco or cotija, roasted chiles, and lime, with some pico de gallo or salsa tomatillo, and it makes me want to cry that they’re calling these abominations tacos.
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Mexican food in France is literally second-rate Old El Paso…but not like any Old El Paso sold in the US. Theres little to no appreciation of chiles, and any resemblance to even something along the lines of Taco Bell or Casa Gallardo is faint and halfhearted.
I made my own when we lived there, because restaurants and grocery store offerings were abysmal. (With the notable exception of Candelaria in the 8th…a small taco joint run by a lady from Oaxaca…she was our pilgrimage when the cravings got out of control)
Bottom line is France wouldnt know a taco if it hit them in the kisser.
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Could the French taco possibly be a sandwich ?
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The video is startling. Will the current spike of COVID in France be named the “O’Taco spike?”
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I hadn’t heard of the French tacos until my copy of the New Yorker arrived. Now I REALLY want them!
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Interesting, looks a bit like a San Diego California burrito, which also has meat and French fries wrapped in a flour tortilla. Looks like the main thing that distinguishes the French Tacos appears to be the unique cheese sauce? And kebab vs carne asada. I’d try one, looks pretty good and I am a fan of the occasional California burrito.
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Is a hot dog a sandwich? 
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You apparently haven’t seen the state of Mexican food in St Anton, Tyrol, Austria
Olé!
I love Mexican food, Tex Mex, Mexicali, Canadianized Bastardized Mexican food and I’m open to French tacos.
I have been wandering into authenticity and fake debates on food boards lately, so I will leave it at that.
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Mont Taco in Montreal had them last year . Might check them out whenever I finally revisit Montreal. I usually visit twice a year. My last visit was in Nov 2019.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/montreal.eater.com/platform/amp/2020/2/5/21124908/what-is-a-french-taco-french-takos-montreal
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I would certainly try one, it looks good as a “burrito”, just not a taco. It’s really not a taco.
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If you ever go to Alaska, don’t bother with the Mexican restaurants, just sayin’
Sounds like a hybrid of burrito and poutine. What’s not to like?
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I recently switched to the digital version. Which issue?
ETA; NVM. Found it.
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Mexico should sue France for defamation of character.
This is a much better article than the New Yorker one
https://french-iceberg.com/french-tacos/#:~:text=A%20French%20taco%2C%20also%20known,fast-food%20reference%20in%20France.
