Why Can't People Just Leave the Taco Alone?

If someone were to give me the word "taco" in a word association game, these are words I'd come up with instantly: tortillas, carnitas, barbacoa, lengua, lettuce, potato and egg, chorizo, and fish. Here are words I'd never blurt out: lion, beaver, kangaroo, or gazelle. That I can't make those word connections only proves I lack imagination, because a restaurant in Tampa Florida, Taco Fusion, has gotten all creative and is offering  "Safari Tacos."

It would appear that some folks didn't like the idea of Taco Fusion serving Lion meat and took to social media to express outrage. At 35 bucks per serving, the restaurant sold out, but left a bad taste in some people's mouths. Taco Fusion's owner, Ryan Gougeon, said he's getting scary threats and decided to pull lion tacos off the menu for now. He says it is all legal and responds to the uproar (almost resisted pun) by telling folks not to eat what they don't like. As long as serving lion meat is legal and healthy, the restaurant will consider keeping it on the menu. 

Should I find myself ever eating at Taco Fusion, I'll be the traditionalist nerd ordering the beef or chicken tacos. Boring. I know.

Thanks Gawker for the link

El Taco Continues to Inspire American's Taste Buds

Apparently some tacoenophile thought of creating an edible version of Inception.

Fast-food America turns to the humilde taco for illumination on trends in the same way hipsters sift through past epochs for style inspiration.  Pepsi-Co. will be rolling out Doritos that taste like the Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos, which in essence, are tacos made with a taco shell, which is made out of a Dorito. Confused? Is there a who's on first routine here?

Two flavors to match the two Doritos Locos Tacos' flavors in Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch. Which one will the Hispanic in you choose?

Of New England Latinos, American Racism and Tacos...Cross-Cultural Connecticut Culinary Cockiness!

Link to the related news stories HERE and HERE

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Thanks! I think! to artist David McHank for the headsup
to this trough of Tacomusical delight!

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Thanks to eagle-eyed webmaven Josh Kun for tipping me to this off my facebook newsfeed.