Gringas facts for kids
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| Place of origin | Mexico |
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| Main ingredients | Al pastor, pineapple, cheese, flour tortilla |
Gringas ( plural and feminine form of gringo) are a variety of tacos which consist of flour tortillas filled with cheese, al pastor meat, and pineapple. They are then grilled in the same manner as a quesadilla. Some attribute the name to the use of white flour tortillas. Its origin is attributed to two young American women, Sharon Smith and Jennifer Anderson, who studied Spanish at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1969. The women used to eat in a small taqueria on Leibnitz Street in the Anzures district of Mexico City, but since they did not like corn tortillas because they thought they would stain their teeth, they asked the owner to prepare their tacos with white flour tortillas. Other diners who frequented this taqueria also began to order their tacos "like those of the gringa", giving rise to the name by which they are known today.
