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How L.A. became the richest taco city in America
They’re everywhere. Tortillas with fillings and garnishes, three or four per paper plate, chomped down at thousands of taquerias or tarp-covered stands that tumble along the landscape like cells in blood. On any given day, thousands of tacos — tens of …