So last night one of my friends and I were having a discussion about taquitos. He says that the term "taquito" was NOT coined by Whataburger, and that it is an interchangable word for "breakfast taco".

Do you think he's right or wrong?

http://www.quiktrip.com/food/taquitos.asp

The origin of the QuikTrip Taquito has been translated by archaeologists from inscriptions on the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. The original pronunciation of this delicacy was Taquiktripito. Apparently the Taquito was a gift from Quatzequatel, the winged serpent god of the Mayan culture. Quatzequatel was a benevolent god, filled with goodness, as was the QuikTrip Taquito that he lovingly bequeathed to his followers.

Later, Spanish explorers discovered this wonderful meal and sent an armada of ships back to Spain filled with Taquitos. Unfortunately, the fleet was lost at sea, although there were rumors the crews of the ships had eaten all the Taquitos en route and were afraid to return home. This theory has been supported by a study conducted by Don Miguel Fernandez, who discovered what appeared to be remnants of a manually operated roller grill on the island of Grenada. Along with these artifacts was the original Mayan recipe for the Taquito, which has been translated and carefully followed to produce the ultimate QuikTrip Taquito.

QuikTrip Taquitos are the perfect meal on the go. Nearly a foot of crisp meat-filled tortillas are kept hot and fresh on sparkling clean roller grills at every QuikTrip store. QuikTrip offers two varieties of Taquitos, beef and chicken, with just enough spice to awaken your taste buds. The best part of this great meal is that Taquitos are only 99 cents. Quatzequatel would be proud!

[This message has been edited by Hazzard (edited 12/10/2005 12:49p).]

the answer is: bltchslap

I was expecting more from you, AD.

Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, I know for a fact that "taquito" was not coined by WB. It is a unversal term for breakfas taco. Say Uncle and admit defeat. I hope this ends this worthless thread. There is also no such thing as a Chimichanga. Never heard of one until I moved out of the Valley.

taquito punch?

screw it

Chimichanga was invented in Arizona. It is a real thing though, you can eat one and everything.

wouldn't taquito mean "little taco?"

taquito rojo = little red taco?

Yes it literally translates to little taco. Which makes sense as taquitos are traditionally smaller than your latter day meal tacos.

Well, I've never heard the term used outside of the realm of Whataburger. The 6 other people who were with us agreed, so at least I wasn't the only one.

Go to Acuna, Matamoros, Juarez, Reynosa and say:
Yo quiero un taquito. and you will be directed to a place that sells what you are looking for. It won't be Whataburger either. Don't say anything about a burro though, you will be thoroughly suprised by where you end up.

[This message has been edited by ValleyRatAg (edited 12/10/2005 1:17p).]

Yes, it's perfectly logical that Whataburger came up with a new Spanish word. [/sarcasm]

Old Army is dead.

taquito is no a breakfast taco, a taquito is any dish that involves some food wrapped by a tortilla.

dam

It could be possible.

Look at Gordita's at Taco Bell

I always thought Gordita was a nice way to call someone fat.


edit: I stated that wrong. I meant I could see how some people would have thought that. I knew that it was a mexican term.


[This message has been edited by Richierich2323 (edited 12/10/2005 2:09p).]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taquito

Gorditas are called that because the tortilla is not as thin and usually you don't wrap the gordita around the filling, real gorditas look like chalupas.


dam

Man i love wikidpedia.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordita

Obviously, I am an idiot because I thought Gordita was not a Mexican dish.

Panson is how you refer to someone with a gut.

damn now i want some mexican food!

the first chimichanga i ever saw was in a vending machine in a bowling alley.

this thread makes me feel smart. keep it coming ignorant ones. get off the thread valley rat...you're taking all the glory !

Wow...didn't know this thread would spawn such heated responses!

Drey
I almost had my ass kicked in a couple of other threads, I was using this one to bolster my confidence. Don't take it from me.

Insert standard Spurs Fan vagina anal joke here, but with a Mexican flair.

Any one remember the Taco Bell advertising from the mid-eighties? Apparently, they had just added fajita meat to the menu, but were afraid no one would know how to pronounce it.

The advertising declared (over and over) to say "fa-HEE-ta".

That still bugs the crap out of me 20 years later.

I was 2yrs old in the mid-eighties

that makes me want to cry.

Can't make you want to cry anymore than living in Oklahoma would.

and you had to remind me of that. Now I'm so depressed I might just sleep away the afternoon.

That's a gordita (little pocket) not what Taco Bell has led you to believe, and not the same as a chalupa (pile o whatever). For some reason even if you can find 'real gorditas' in Central Texas it's like two pancakes with stuff in between- pathetic!

FYI Best Gorditas around can be found at the Little Diner in Canutillo TX right next to the laundromat and across the street from the graveyard...

[This message has been edited by LechNerd (edited 12/10/2005 4:21p).]

interesting story aggal99...