"American Taco"?

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

It just means the popular street dish of a culture, applied to another
culture. Early descriptions of the "falafel" called it the "Israeli hot  dog."
--Barry Popik (who fears that no one answered the "Gay White  Way" query)
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ISRAELI HOT DOG--51 Google hits, including some from this  site



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