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Tacodeli’s “cowboy” taco. Photo: Portal and Friends/Flickr

The taco may be the perfect food. Portable and unassuming, not to mention affordable, it proffers fuss-free enjoyment for most everyone. This Slashfoodie’s recent move to Austin, Texas, after residing in the taco mecca of Sunset Park, Brooklyn for three years has led him to sample Lone Star State tacos whenever possible. Naturally, a mano a mano Austin versus Sunset Park contest was inevitable.

Austin’s taco scene skews toward what some might call “gringo fancy,” characterized by the prominence of flour tortillas and nontraditional ingredients like bison and basil — and fish, which is found infrequently in Sunset Park.

Brooklyn tacos, on the other hand, pay homage to one of the neighborhood’s main demographics, Mexican immigrants, with tacos wrapped in two corn tortillas. They typically contain nothing more than a meat filling — goat, lengua (tongue) and cabeza (brains) are among commonly selected options — minced raw onion, cilantro, a spritz of lime and an optional flurry of queso fresco (white cheese).

Poll and more after the jump.

Continue reading Where are America’s Best Tacos? - Brooklyn’s Sunset Park vs. Austin, Texas

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