Tacos… for Dessert?
by Michael T. California's Best TacosThe fusion food movement has
taught us to rethink and discover great ways to make dining exciting. The taco
dessert is the latest incarnation of that.
There’s a reason that multiple recipes found on
the Internet for cannoli, the popular Italian dessert, suggest using a soft
taco shell in place of the traditional wrap. It’s because the flour-based shell
tastes pretty awesome with sweet fillings!
For the at-home cook, making this faux cannoli is
a relatively simple matter. Use traditional ingredients, which are ricotta
cheese, powdered sugar, perhaps a splash of vanilla and a just-right portion of
chips of chocolate. Roll them up in a soft flour taco shell and brown it
lightly on a skillet. There are many variations on fillings, including the use
of fresh fruit, which broaden this idea of “dessert
tacos”.
It should be noted that taco desserts aren’t only
made at home. Taco trucks and taco
cart catering companies have been offering them at special events by
request. Getting dessert from a taco vendor makes a lot of sense; if it’s a
wedding, for example, a serving of desserts later in the evening can easily
come from the same providers who served gourmet dinner tacos for the main meal
or wedding after party. No need for a different set-up, they just change the
ingredients and offering, from salsas to sprinkles, so to speak.
There are many different reasons why a taco
dessert is the perfect way to round out an event:
Tacos are an awesome way to wrap together great tastes and
textures – Food technologists and chefs the world over
look to create the key components of delicious food in ways that are
interesting and novel. Almost always that involves a complex texture and taste
profile. A taco catering vendor would wisely combine fillings that have three
or four different ingredients with contrasting tastes and textures,
complemented by the slight crispiness of a grilled outer wrap.
Fun – No need to elaborate because this is a dessert
that surprises. Tacos have been perceived by Americans as “fiesta!” foods since
first being introduced in the 20th century by way of fast food companies.
Creating a taco dessert simply takes it to the next level.
Easy to serve – Mobile taco caterers are
generally employed to simplify events. Everything is self-contained, negating
the need for a venue-provided kitchen. The set-up itself is festive, and there
are no forks or knives required. Compare that to the ice cream sundae bars
(messy self-service?) or the mundane cake-and-cookie desserts.
Option to shift the event to a progression of sites
– The event that moves, from outside to inside or to another room, needs a draw
to move the crowd along. What better way than the promise of the mobile taco
dessert bar?
Whether you are entertaining family or a huge corporate event, the dessert taco bar can be scaled up to serve all attendees in a timely, entertaining fashion. It’s the fiesta that comes with a cherry on top!
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