Wayne often speaks of talking while eating and how a Mexican meal is a
feast of friendliness that satisfies both mind and stomach at the same
time...
I have recently learned that tacos are the munchy equivalent of the
oral history of Mexico...
The Mexican historian Jose N. Iturriaga equated antojitos with the
traditional sayings and aphorisms
that give structure to Mexican grammar in his book "La Cultura del
Antojito."
"El antojito es a la estructura gastronomica lo que son los dichos y
refranes a la estructura gramatical entre los mexicanos."
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/03/01/peruno.html
In this Spanish language article, another author who shares the
Iturriaga surname calls for UNESCO protection for the unique and
intangible human heritage that is Mexican cooking.
It seems that authentic antojitos, traditional Mexican cooking, and
ethnic neighborhoods and the whole Mexican way of life are threatened
by Mexican-style junk food.
If you can't trust what a taco tells you, what can you believe in?