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San Diego is Avocado Country
Did you know California is the nation's largest producer of avocados, and San Diego County is the capital? In fact, San Diego County produces over 40 percent of the California avocado crop, which in turn produces 95 percent of the nation's avocados.
Taco Tips
Tacos, ahhh tacos. With San Diego being a border city, it's no wonder that Mexican food is such an ingrained way of life for most San Diegans. Mexican food is a staple diet of most of us (or at least a couple of days a week), and the taco is the sustenance; the king of all Mexican food.

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