This/That/ or neither. Hard tacos or Soft tacos. I like soft tacos. The hard tacos crumble while you are eating them.

[debm55]

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[FadedMullet]

1. A local restaurants offerings solved the crumbling hard taco problem for us. A "Taco Grande" that features a......

.......hard taco nestled in an oversized soft tortilla that has been slathered with refried beans and cheese.

[debm55]

2. Thank you FadedMullet. That sounds great.

[FadedMullet]

11. They are great. We've taken to making them at home too. With lots of room for extra "Taco Tucking" you.....

......can get that beauty up to half a pound.

[debm55]

12. Wow, Thank you .

[AZJonnie]

3. Depends on the other ingredients

I love seasoned ground beef/turkey/chicken crunchy tacos. I always use Old El Paso stand and stuff shells with the square bottom (which is really convenient), and they do a pretty good job of not crumbling on me. Also helpful is if you line the bottom of the shell with some shredded cheese, then gently warm them so the cheese melts along the bottom. This gives 'em some added structural integrity because it helps stop grease from the meat soaking into the bottom of the shell and weakening it when you later add the meat and other stuff.

However, any kind of grilled meat I'll make soft tacos with.

And now you've made me hungry

[debm55]

5. HAHAHHAH. thank you AzJonnie. I will have to use the melted shredded cheese to the bottom of the hard taco. Enjoy your

taco.

[House of Roberts]

4. Soft tacos!

Even thought they squish the topping out one end as you bite the other end.

[debm55]

6. Oh yes, that is so true. Thank you House of Roberts.

[DFW]

7. Totally agree!

When I was in Mexico, I discovered soft tacos, and a light bulb lit up. So THIS is how tacos are supposed to be made. ¡Después de tantos años, porque nadie me lo dijo!

[debm55]

9. Thank you very much, DFW. for sharing with us.

[we can do it]

8. Any taco, but soft flour best.

[debm55]

10. Thank you very much, we can do it. for sharing with us.

[HappyH]

13. I'm with you we can

Never met a taco I didn't love. Anyway they come I'm good with it. Variety is the spice of life.

[Polly Hennessey]

14. Hard crunchy tacos 🌮 sauce dripping down my chin.

I’m a crunchy comfort food person. Please note, I do not turn down soft tacos or fajitas.

[debm55]

27. Thank you very much Polly Hennessey. I love it.

[CTyankee]

15. When I was growing up in Texas back in the 1950s there was no such thing as a "soft" taco, only hard and crackly.

Maybe it was called something else then...

[debm55]

20. Thank you for sharing, CTyankee.

[PJMcK]

16. Both

Variety is, after all, one of life’s spices. Yes, the hard shells can crumble but the crunch is special. The soft tacos are less messy but the different texture makes them almost a different dish.

Curiously, when I order fajitas I rarely use more than one of the “pancakes” but enjoy the meat and vegetables with a knife and fork. Please just bring more salsa.

Buenos tardes!

[debm55]

21. Thank you very much, PJMcK With fajitas I use the soft tacos also. Thank you for sharing.

[Dorothy V]

17. Both, depending. If I make them myself they come out hard, but if I keep the meat a bit saucy and leave them in the

oven no more than five minutes, just enough to make the cheese melty, they don't crumble so bad.
The taco truck in town makes boffo soft tacos!
I'll overeat any of them. Tacos and spaghetti (not together), are my favorite foods!
Although right now I'm jonesing for another fave, catfish.

[debm55]

22. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us. No go get some catfish.

[Luciferous]

18. Both, but soft shells out in public lol

I don't mind messy eating at home lol

[debm55]

26. HAHAHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much, Luciferous. for sharing with us.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. Soft ONLY!

I never used hard shells.
I put a light fry on soft shell to add a little crunch, but the tortilla is still soft and chewy.
If all I had was hard shells, I'd break them up and create a taco salad with crunchy chips in it.
But, I'd never make an actual taco out of them.

[debm55]

23. Same here, ProfessorGAC Same here

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[JMCKUSICK]

24. Well Debm55,

If my dentures are in, I love hard shell tacos with sour cream, because they break into pieces.
It makes for a mini taco salad once I'm done biting lol.
Otherwise, it's softshell all the way lol.

[debm55]

25. Thank you very much, John for sharing with us.

[LoisB]

28. Soft.

[debm55]

29. Thank you very much, LoisB for sharing with us.

[MustLoveBeagles]

30. Soft

For the same reasons you state.

[debm55]

32. Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. for sharing with us.

[Norrrm]

31. Crunchy... How do you get three tacos out of two?

Put an empty shell under the first two as you eat them.

[debm55]

33. HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Norrrm. for sharing with us.

[Kali]

34. both and in between

(fried with the filling inside so they are slightly crunch on the edges and chewy good in the middle)

[debm55]

35. Thank you very much, Kali, That sounds good.

[CanonRay]

36. Generally soft tacos are my fave

but sometimes that crunch is hard to resist

[debm55]

37. Thank you very much, CanonRay.enjoy.

[Ziggysmom]

38. I love all veggie tacos, but quesadillas with cheese and veggies are my fav. I dip my

quesadillas in salsa or sour cream 😋

You made me hungry thinking about them!

[debm55]

39. HAHAHAHha. Thank you Ziggysmom for sharing.