Planet Taco

This book is properly informative, and covers a breadth of history that I originally did not expect when I made my purchase. While on the whole it does an excellent job of explaining globalization of Mexican food, I found the writing style to be a bit droll and overly academic in places. At times, it can feel unnecessarily filled with details that provide only mild coloration. Of course, it will be up to another reader to evaluate on their own terms as well.

I liked this book. I liked the information in this book. But it's not a quick read. I didn't expect it to be so dense. It reads like someone's doctoral dissertation with a pretty cover slapped on the front. A large part of the book is dedicated to simply the pathway maize took around the world more than 500 years ago. For me, it picked up as we enter the 20th century but it's a long way there. I struggled between 3 and 4 stars. I ultimately chose 4 stars because I did learn quite a bit (though I worked for every nugget of information).

Fascinating book on Mexican food and how it has been affected by culture and how culture has been effected by food and the ingredients. My only criticism is that, for me, it bogged down in a few places, but is still an interesting topic and worth the time

It is the most rigorous study I have found so far. Academic quality work.

Fun to read

Enlightening, and interesting from a historical perspective. Although it does read like a lengthy, academic, historical read, I still found it to be very enjoyable. If you love to read and love to eat "Mexican Food", you'll like this book.

A nuanced and well informed historical approach to the taco as a product of Mexico and globalization. It's written at an accessible level for any non-historian to enjoy.

Came when expected and now I'm ready to ace that reading exam. Food history isn't hard, but there's a lot of hunger and reading in it.

A very interesting insight into the beginings of the beloved taco.