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10 Crazy Tacos From Around The U.S.

Posted: 04/ 4/2012 12:26 pm

Lately it seems like every joint has a taco on their menu -- whether it be a traditional carnitas, or some kind of fusion-y version like a seared tuna or kimchi taco. Chefs everywhere are getting more experimental than ever in an attempt to reinvent this classic crowd-pleasing Mexican staple. Some do it by using raw fish or by fusing flavors from other cuisines, and others...by adding bugs. Yup you heard that correctly. Check out our list of some of the most exotic tacos we could find being served across the country. What's the craziest taco you've ever eaten? Let us know in the comments.

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Tuna Poke Wonton Tacos At Beauty & Essex, NYC
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Is it Mexican or Chinese? Regarding the tuna poke wonton tacos at New York's Beauty & Essex, the answer is both. Chef and owner Chris Santos fries up wonton skins nice and crispy, and then tops them with tiny cubes of fresh tuna and micro cilantro. On top of that he adds a bit of crisp radish and some creamy wasabi kewpie, also known as Japanese mayonnaise. Santos also has fun with his lobster tacos too, modeling them off your basic Baja fish taco but using beer-battered Maine lobster instead of white fish.

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Lately it seems like every joint has a taco on their menu -- whether it be a traditional carnitas, or some kind of fusion-y version like a seared tuna or kimchi taco. Chefs everywhere are getting more...
Lately it seems like every joint has a taco on their menu -- whether it be a traditional carnitas, or some kind of fusion-y version like a seared tuna or kimchi taco. Chefs everywhere are getting more...
 
 
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sacmom3
ENOUGH! Remember the children of Sandy Hook
02:30 PM on 04/09/2012
If it's in a fried tortilla, I'll eat it.
11:33 AM on 04/09/2012
Almost as good as this: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003699274028&sk=wall
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MFlick
03:06 AM on 04/09/2012
uhhh, only 4 of these are from the southwest and a huge majority are from new york. I think that shoes there is something inherently wrong with this list.
03:03 AM on 04/09/2012
just to see it ..looks delicious!!! can i have some bite....?.
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Sharkcellar
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
02:34 AM on 04/09/2012
Kewpie isn't "also known as Japanese mayonnaise" it IS Japanese mayonnaise. It is the best mayo in the world!
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Heron Ortiz
02:25 AM on 04/09/2012
hungry now... thank you huffington post... its 1:26 Am so you know...
02:09 PM on 04/07/2012
Grasshopper tacos in Mexico, they use only small ones, picked each day off of corn. Tasted great, my wife did not like the little legs in my beard
01:34 PM on 04/07/2012
Made a mental note fpr the next time we're back east visiting family. Skip Ed's Lobster Bar Annex.
No mushy soft-shell lobster meat for me!! I prefer the hard shell sweeter meat!!. And about that hot sauce "only found in Panama"? If the restaurant is using the green habanero chile sauce, they sell that sauce in the USA, and Canada . Lot's of Panamanians in California. It's INDIGENOUS to Panama, but they export it to other places.
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Canefighter
I post my thoughts on subjects, not opinions.
10:20 AM on 04/07/2012
Not one mention of a good old Fish Taco. Shell, deep fries pieces of fish, shredded cabbage and some sauce of your choice. Simple and delicious. Last ones we had was from Rubio's in San Diego.
qtpeye46
Is today the day?
02:48 PM on 04/09/2012
OM GOODNESS I LOVE them! #teamfood
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360Dunk
Feeder of slot machines
10:18 AM on 04/07/2012
Here on death row in San Quentin, we the condemned are on 23 hour lockup with nothing much to do, other than catch flies and cockroaches. Douse them with ketchup, wrap them in a tortilla, heat it on the solitary light bulb, and you have a nutritious mid-day snack.
11:30 AM on 04/07/2012
Sounds delicious.
firstamendment3
It's all so ironic.
11:34 AM on 04/07/2012
There are other ways to get your protein in prison.
09:52 AM on 04/07/2012
"Navaho"?? "Sante Fe"?? Oh, come on.
It's a great Navajo Taco in Santa Fe, NM.
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Mailman
08:54 AM on 04/07/2012
Those were some tacos I've never seen before. Like to try at least 4 or 5 of them, not the meal worms though.
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FiredUpRTG
Don't start no stuff; won't be no stuff…
12:13 PM on 04/06/2012
Should have saved the taco slide for last; it made subsequent slides look unappetizing.
09:32 AM on 04/06/2012
Prefer my tacos shaved.
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Counterglow
Werner Heisenberg may have been right.
12:30 PM on 04/06/2012
It makes for a more pleasant dining experience, I find.
09:42 AM on 04/07/2012
With just a little tuff of hair at the top. :)-
08:03 AM on 04/06/2012
I've eaten a grasshopper taco at a place in DC. It was pretty good. I was more than happy to split a second one with someone else at my table that wanted to try part of one after seeing mine.