Few foods can satisfy a broad range of appetites quite like the humble taco. Prefer chicken to beef? Great. Don’t want meat at all? Not a problem. Crave tons of toppings tumbling from your tortilla?

What makes a taco a taco is a small, round tortilla — made of either corn or flour — that is typically served fresh off the comal (griddle pan), reheated over an open flame from a gas stove, or in a ...