The Traveling Taco The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods
The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen is a delightful nonfiction book published by Red Comet Press LLC on May 6, 2025. This 36-page exploration is presented in English and invites readers to discover the intriguing histories of popular foods enjoyed by children around the globe.
In this engaging narrative, readers will embark on a journey that reveals how beloved dishes like pizza, pasta, and French fries have traveled across cultures and continents. The book highlights the surprising origins of these foods, illustrating how items such as the Al Pastor Taco made their way from Lebanon to Mexico. Through its rhyming text, this book not only entertains but also educates young readers about geography and multicultural stories, making it a unique addition to children’s cookbooks.
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A mouthwatering exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world
From pizza to pasta and ice cream to French fries, some of our favorite foods have a surprising history, and many of them have traveled far from where they originated!
Did you know many well-known dishes are food immigrants? The Al Pastor Taco traveled from Lebanon to Puebla, Mexico… French fries originated in Belgium… And pasta arrived in Italy long before Marco Polo visited China.
This fascinating nonfiction book featuring rhyming text takes the reader on travels around the world to celebrate foods, their history, and surprising origins. Join Mia Wenjen for a fact-packed journey of discovery that will make your mouth water as you travel the unexpected road of some of our favorite foods.
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