In fact, the earliest known recipe for a taco in the U.S. in English is a hard shell taco; it was in the L.A. Times. You should read the entire oral history of the hardshell taco over at MEL, ...

You can put other stuff inside a crispy taco—it’s just that, outside of Taco Bell, Chipotle, and some old-school Tex-Mex restaurants, it’s hard to find restaurants doing that.

So, whether it's thanks to your microwave or your oven, there's no reason any hard-shell diehard should suffer through the pain of eating a soft tortilla. For more food and drink goodness, join ...

It's an age-old debate: hard-shell taco or soft? Taco Bell doesn't think you should have to choose. The fast-food chain brought back its Double Decker Taco for a limited time starting Tuesday. For ...

The seasoning-from-a-packet, Cheddar-crammed, hard-shell taco was my childhood introduction to the form — an exotic box kit delivered to my family in France by an American relative.

Besides, once the hard shell taco usually made it into my hand, I was committed to eating it all then and there, because, if I put it down to reach for some extra hot sauce, everything would just ...