Toronto and Vancouver were the cities which crave tacos the most, averaging 100 Google searches per month for the word, according to a study conducted by online sports betting platform Betway. .“National Taco Day returns on October 4, and people get prepared to eat their favorite tacos alongside delicious toppings,” said Betway in a press release. .Calgary was the third most taco-obsessed city in Canada (95 Google searches). This was followed by Montreal, Ottawa, and Winnipeg (90) and Halifax (85). .When it came to the type of tacos, Betway said these cities preferred soft ones over hard ones. It added Toronto had the greatest craving for soft (85) and hard (80) tacos. .In all seven cities, Betway said their favourite filling was beef. It said Toronto and Vancouver had the most people searching for beef tacos (95). .Pork tacos were the second favourite in these cities. Toronto and Vancouver shared the top spot in this category (90). .Veggie tacos came in third place. Continuing its reign in the top spots were Toronto and Vancouver (85). .While Toronto and Vancouver dominated the top spots in many categories, Montreal had an identical interest with fish tacos. The three cities had the most Google searches for fish tacos (75). .Betway concluded by saying the beauty of tacos “lies in their versatility.”.“They can be filled with literally anything from grilled meats, seafood and melted cheese to vegetables, salsas and a mixture of spices,” it said. .“And the best thing is they can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a midday snack!”.This study comes after Taco Bell pulled out all the tortillas in a bid to wrest the phrase Taco Tuesday from its original owner in August. .READ MORE: Taco Bell fights to liberate Taco Tuesday trademark.Gregory’s Bar owner Gregory Gregory said he does not care for tacos, even though his restaurant is famous for them on Tuesdays. .Gregory coined the phrase in 1979 and was granted the trademark from the US Patent Office in 1982. Since then, he has sold more than two million and counting trademarks, using a recipe he discovered in an old Playboy magazine..The study ranked all the cities based on the average search volume for terms relevant to tacos. Betway sourced the average number of searches for relevant terms from the past month per city.
