In fact, the earliest known recipe for a taco in the U.S. in English is a hard shell taco; it was in the L.A. Times. You should read the entire oral history of the hardshell taco over at MEL, ...

Hard-shell tacos should need no defense from those who denounce the golden fried vessels classically filled with seasoned ground beef, yellow cheddar cheese, white sour cream, ...

Hard-shell tacos were a goofy and inauthentic misunderstanding. Besides, the family had real Mexican food at home! ”I wasn’t supposed to have it,” Mr. Ponce told me, “and that made it so ...