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French tacos

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French tacos is a French fast food dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around fillings, typically grilled meat such as chicken, beef or turkey, Belgian-style fries, cheese and a sauce such as garlic sauce, harissa or barbecue sauce, then grilled or toasted before serving. Despite the name it bears little resemblance to a Mexican taco and is closer in form to a burrito, quesadilla or panini. Its exact origin is contested: some accounts credit the Moroccan brothers Abdelhadi and Mohammed Moubarek with inventing it at a kebab shop in Savoy in the mid-2000s, while other sources place its first appearance at fast food restaurants near Lyon in the early 2000s, after which it spread nationwide through dedicated restaurant chains. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Origin Region
France 1
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Uses Ingredient

Meat, Ingredients
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1. French tacos (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): France
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French tacos (Wikipedia)
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • Uses Ingredient: Meat, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tortilla, meat, fries, sauce
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