A British guy had a taco emergency and asked for input on reddit. “I’m a Brit, and the only experience I really have with tacos is the Old El Paso brand they sell in supermarkets. But honestly — I take one bite and the entire thing collapses like a house of cards. The only way I’ve ever been able to enjoy a meal is by deliberately breaking them up and scooping up the debris with a spoon. Am I just bad at eating tacos?” And the internet came to his rescue…
• Turn your head not the taco.
• I just turn mine into salads. Crush up the taco shells into bite-size pieces and put it in a bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
• You put a soft tortilla on the plate. Eat a taco over it, then fold up the soft tortilla and eat all the stuff that fell into it.
• Spread a thin layer of refried beans on a soft tortilla, then wrap your crunchy shell in that, like a taco inside a taco. That adds the structural integrity that keeps the mess down.