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Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Historian

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Oct 6, 2026

Kae SprungHOST
8:29
The word taco appears much later in the historical record.
Kae SprungHOST
8:32
According to food historian Jeffrey M. Pilcher, the term may have originated in 18th century, not in a kitchen, but in a mine.
Kae SprungHOST
8:41
Lauren, do you have any guesses of where it came from within a mine?
Lauren DavisGUEST
8:45
I'm like, some- somebody, somebody blew it up-

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