The History of Taco

Whatever your personal taste and whether you love or you hate them - there's no denying that millions, in fact, billions of people consume tacos every year. In 2012 alone people in the U.S. consumed 4.5 billion tacos.

This infographic from Forkling sets out to understand just how Americans came to love tacos so much.

It includes some historical references and then goes on to break down the diversity of taco and where in Mexico each variety comes from.

The infographic finishes with some serious number crunching on the money and sheer scale of the taco market.

Via Visually