There is no worm in tequila. It’s in mescal, a spirit beverage distilled from a different plant. And it’s not actually a worm, but a butterfly caterpillar (Hipopta Agavis) called a gurano.

 

Gather the troops cause we’ve got lots to taco about over a couple of rounds of tequila. In the last couple of years, this little Mexican bite exploded in popularity around the globe and features at 99% of festive Mexican parties. Mostly thanks to the Asian and Mexican fusion food revolution that took place on the west coast of the US,  Americans now consume around 4.5 billion tacos a year and they’re not alone. With the help of the global food truck movement, the humble taco is now seen as the ultimate street snack.

 

Hailey Bieber looked ready for business (and tequila) in New York City on Wednesday. The 25-year-old wife of Justin Bieber met up with her best pal Kendall Jenner to ‘test’ new tequila cocktails over lunch in the Big Apple.

 

Up your french fries game by broiling them with a tequila-spiked cheese topping. Wonderfully decadent, sinfully delicious and simply irresistible. For those who prefer a greener diet, then these cheesy cannabis fries will make you high!

 

Pope Francis has been dealing with an injured knee for weeks and the 85-year-old Argentinian made a special request to help the strained ligaments. Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physiotherapy to help heal Pope Francis’s bad knee. The Pope, however, believes there’s a quicker way to fix his aches and pains.

 

The following recipe is for those humans who enjoy carbs and alcohol. The genius behind food blog Oh Bite It created Tequila Shot Doughnut Holes for those of us who love Tequila and doughnuts!

 

World-famous comedian and entertainer Kevin Hart has entered the celebrity booze game with the launch of his own tequila brand. Gran Coramino is made in partnership with an 11th-generation tequila maker named Juan Domingo Beckmann, whose family has been in the tequila-making business for over 250 years.

 

The “first Monday in May” might’ve been the most anticipated fashion event of the year, but the Met Gala afterparties were the real star of the show, so it was only right that the beverage of the night matched that energy.

 

Sweetened with agave nectar and spiked with tequila. Enough said. We thank brothers Frederick and Louis Rueckheim for the caramel popcorn and Mexico for the Tequila!

 

Two vices for the price of one!