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| ]'''Korean tacos''' are a ] ] dish popular in a number of urban areas in the ]. Korean tacos originated in ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.parade.com/food/2009/11/15-in-search-of-american-food.html|title=In Search of American Food|author=Jane & Michael Stern|date=2009-11-15}}</ref> often as ], consisting of ]-style fillings, such as ] and ], placed on top of small traditional ] ]s. '''Korean burritos''' are a similarly themed dish, using larger ]s as a wrap. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Although nearly any savory dish can and has been used as filling for a ], ], or ], and other restaurants have occasionally served dishes they called Korean tacos,<ref>A restaurant in ] called "2424 Pico", for example, began using the name as early as 1996 for Korean fillings inside of a ]. {{cite news|publisher=Los Angeles Times|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16628202.html?dids=16628202:16628202&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1996&author=S.+Irene+Virbila&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=STYLE+%2F+RESTAURANTS%3B+New+Kids+on+the+Block&pqatl=google|title=New Kids on the Block|author=S. Irene Virbila|date=1996-09-01}}</ref> the proprietors of the ], a ] in ], to announced their schedule and itinerary on ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/11/indian_taco_truck_curry_up_now.php|publisher=SF Weekly|title=Indian Taco Truck Curry Up Now Headed for San Francisco|author=John Birdsall|date=2009-11-23}}</ref><ref name=newsweek>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/187008|publisher=Newsweek|title=Now 4 Restaurant 2.0: Thanks to Twitter and the Web, L.A. is obsessed with the Korean tacos of America's first viral eatery.|author=Andrew Romano|date=2009-02-28}}</ref> The idea of making Korean tacos came to owner Mark Manguera after an unsuccessful search of Los Angeles' ] for ] tacos.<ref name=newsweek/> In its first year of operation, Kogi generated an estimated $2 million of revenue.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Time Magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1973281,00.html|title=Gourmet On the Go: Good Food Goes Trucking|date=2010-03-29|author=Joel Stein}}</ref> | |||
| Korean taco trucks later appeared in ] (the "KOI Fusion" truck), ] (the ] truck), and ] ("Marination Mobile", whose spicy pork Korean taco earned them Good Morning America's Best Food Truck in America).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gourmet.com/food/2009/05/korean-tacos|author=Matthew Amster-Burton|title=Korean Tacos Come in off the Street|date=2009-05-28|publisher=Gourmet Magazine}}</ref> In San Francisco the dish was popularized in 2009 by Namu Restaurant's Happy Belly ] in Golden Gate Park, later moving to a ] food stand at the ].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=SF Weekly|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/07/namus_asian_street_foods_a_big.php|title=Namu's Asian Street Foods a Big Draw at Ferry Plaza's Thursday Market|author=John Birdsall|date=2009-07-23}}</ref> The dish's popularity lead mainstream fast food chain ] to ] Korean tacos as a menu item in California, with plans to introduce the dish to hundreds of locations nationwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2009/07/baja-fresh-moves-to-start-making-koji-bbqstyle-tacos.html|publisher=Brand X|title=Baja Fresh moves to start making Koji BBQ-style tacos|date=2009-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Wall Street Journal|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/07/17/kogi-wars-korean-taco-business-gets-ugly/|title=Kogi Wars: Korean Taco Business Gets Ugly|date=2009-07-17|author=Katy McLaughlin}}</ref> | |||
| By 2010, restaurants and food trucks serving Korean tacos had appeared across the country including Austin, Chicago, St. Louis, and the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/dining/28united.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=John T. | last=Edge | title=Korean-Style Tacos Move From West to East | date=2010-07-27}}</ref> | |||
| In April 2010, '']'' magazine named ], the chef of the original Kogi's, one of its annual "Best New Chefs".<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Orange County Weekly|title=Kogi's Roy Choi: One of Food and Wine Mag's Best New Chefs|author=Edwin Goei|date=2010-04-08|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/news/kogis-roy-choi-one-of-food-and/}}</ref> It was the first time a ] chef had been nominated for the award.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/04/food-wine-announces-best-new-chef-awards-.html|title=Food & Wine announces 'best new chefs'; Kogi's Roy Choi (big surprise) gets award|date=2010-04-06|author=Betty Hallock}}</ref> | |||
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