Tacos restaurants, or Taquerías, Generate about 50 billion pesos (2.46 billion US dollars), according to the newspaper El Economista, which reported the figure of International Taco Day on Monday.
In Mexico City, the average resident has a Tak less than 400 meters from their house or their place of work. The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the capital, which represents 57% of informal jobs in the food sector in the city, according to El Economista.
The origin of the taco remains clear, with various historical stories. Corn has been domesticated in Mexico for at least 9,000 years, and One of the first uses of corn on the ground was most likely tortilla.
The word “taco” can derive from the Spanish word for the ankle, referring to a socket to fill a hungry stomach, or the word nahuatl tlacoyo.
Whatever origin, Taco has become an international power. In 2024, in Shimitly, a money transfer platform, evaluated the number of messages shared on Tiktok to determine the most popular street foods around the world, and Tacos came out with 1.8 million messages.
Food applications strengthen the TACO economy
FAccording to El Economista.
Last year, Uber Eats reported Orders of more than 24 million tacosWith more than 8 million placed in Mexico City only. Meanwhile, Didi Food declared orders of more than 40 million tacos nationally, marking an increase of 27% compared to the previous year.
In addition to popular meat tacos, such as Al Pastor tacos, vegan options have increased in popularity.
The best taco commands on Didi food in 2024 were:
- pAstor (7.5 million)
- BWednesday (3.5 million)
- dOrados (3 million)
- Steak (2 million)
- Birría (2 million)
Potato tacos were the most popular vegan option.
Didi Food works with more than 23,400 restaurants offering tacos and more than 100,000 taco options are available for MX $ 80 ($ 4).
International Taco Day
March 31 is celebrated as International Taco Day – a tradition that started in 2007 when the Mexican media group Televisa launched an advertising campaign promoting the day with the slogan “because everyone loves tacos”.
The idea quickly gained popularity, and now many tacos restaurants around the world are organizing promotions or special events on March 31.
In Cancún, at least 20 tacos stores collaborated on Monday to celebrate the emblematic Mexican dish. TAquerías Attracted hundreds of visitors and gave around 5,000 tacos throughout the day.
Taco Chi Law Festival
Mexico City will host the third annual Chilango Taco from Chilango magazine festival On April 5 at the monument at the revolution from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., the event will show off 70 from the top Taquer In the city to present their tacos, notably Tacos de Pastor, Suppero, Carnitas and Barbacoa, Cochinita Pibil Tacos and more.
Entrance is free and the event will include live music, special shows and competitions.
During the second edition of Taco Chilango Festival, Mexico City broke his own world record Guinness For most tacos, served in an hour, at 8,450 tacos.
With reports from The Economist,, Quadratin Quintana Roo,, The Zacatecas sun And Dead time
