Taco Tuesday: Does a quesadilla count as a taco? This one does

Los Chilangos in Anaheim serves Mexico City style quesadillas that resemble giant crispy tacos.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • March 19, 2019
The quesadillas at Los Chilangos in Anaheim aren’t like most quesadillas, at least not the ones we commonly find in California. By local standards, these could theoretically be classified as tacos. Chilango is a slang term affectionately embraced...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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