Wednesday’s Helping: Soft vs. Hard Tacos

Some like meat in a shell, others like meat in a wrap

There’s more than meets the eyes for lovers of hard tacos and fans of soft tacos. We suggest keeping forks, spoons, or sporks handy if you’re serving hard tacos to a crowd. The hard shells, made from corn, possess that trademark crunch and inevitably break apart while eating. Meanwhile, soft tacos hold more of everything – taco meat, lettuce, graded cheese …etc. – without the mess. When talking about soft tacos, people usually mean the flour tortilla. It’s impossible to fit a lot into hard tacos without breaking the shell. Don’t expect soft tacos to spill or fall apart. Finally, there’s a subtle difference in flavors. Hard tacos come wrapped in a shell that tastes, and feels, similar to tortilla chips while soft tacos come wrapped in fresh tortillas with a flour taste; however, there are also soft tacos made with corn tortillas so they still have that corn flavor.