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We can still remember the first time we had a "real" taco: a warm, soft tortilla covered in a jumble of meat and crumbled queso fresco, topped off with lime juice and shredded cilantro. In just a bite, the memory of a whole childhood's worth of "taco nights" was erased, with their hard shells and ground beef and "Mexican blend" cheese, and our mental definition of a "taco" was changed forever. It felt a little strange at first, but by bite number two, we were okay with the update.
Cinco de Mayo is coming up this weekend, and there's no better way to get a party started than with a taco (and we mean "taco") extravaganza. Just pick a couple of different fillings from our 14 favorites in this slideshow, cook them all up, and let your guests do the rest! And all those salsas and guacamoles we showed you yesterday make for great taco toppings, too (though purists may just go for some pickled onions and a squirt of lime).
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