Posted on 02/22/2021 7:31:50 AM PST by mylife
Taco Bell—the chain that casually inverted breakfast tacos by making the shells out of fried egg—isn't exactly known for a conventional menu, to say the least. Even its customizable Cravings Boxes fly in the face of fast food bundle meal norms. So, it should come as absolutely no surprise that Taco Bell is proudly declaring that its latest menu creation is both a fried chicken sandwich and a taco.
Weeks after teasing its much-anticipated foray into the seemingly endless fast food chicken wars, Taco Bell officially unveiled what it describes as a "chicken innovation" that's "out of this clucking world": the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco. As you can tell from the name alone, the Fourth Meal maniacs at the chain really want you to think of this thing as both a sandwich and a taco. A T-Bell spokesperson goes even further, boldly saying in an email to Thrillist, "[I]t’s a sandwich AND a taco. And it doesn’t have to explain itself to be this delicious." Well then.
The centerpiece of the taco—or, erm, "sandwich"—is the chain's new Crispy Tortilla Chicken, which features white-meat chicken marinated in jalapeño buttermilk, Mexican-inspired spices, and a crunchy crust made with tortilla chip crumbs (think fried chicken tenders, but Taco Bell-style). Beyond that, things get a little weird... The chicken comes served in a "puffy bread" that's shaped like a taco. It ends up looking kind of like a cross between a Chalupa and a pork bun. Finally, each one is topped with creamy chipotle sauce and a spicy version sports jalapeño slices for extra heat.
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I’d druther have a gryo, and not a chicken gyro!!
I have to admit that I eat at Taco Bell way too often. I typically order off the value menu or get one of their promotional $5 box assortments that comes with a drink.
The new menu items that I end up enjoying the most are often the ones that I have been most skeptical of to begin with. Taco Bell doesn’t make much if any effort to produce food that bears more than a vague resemblance to traditional Mexican food.
The cheddar Gordita is a good example of an intermittent promotional menu item that is absolutely delicious. Who would have thought?
This is what America needs.
No they do not make any effort to make Mexican food, and outside of the $5 box thing they are quite pricey.
I miss al pastor which came to Mexico via middleastern immigrants and is cooked on a spit and shaved off all toasty like shawarma or gyros, but is NOT served on flatbread, even though that would help sop up the juices.
Cultural appropriation!.......................
That looks like an arepa. A big staple down in Venezuela and Colombia.
Like it or not it is here, and I don’t blame it on Mexico.
And let me say this again, There is no orange cheese in Mexico!
My favorite Mexican restaraunt,
I’m not blaming it on anyone.
I’m just saying America is full of fat pigs.
Meh, they eat rats down there... ;)
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That looks fairly normal, fairly food like and enticing.
I could see this being done with several proteins.
Instead of a chicken filet, how about Cod or Chilli or Salmon?
IOW, same kind of bottles, but different kinds of wines.
Let’s get real here people, Popeye started this war.
Rather interesting looking I would be inclined to try it. Unfortunately being on a low carb diet maybe I can take one nibble off the end.
LOL! they served us rabbit in the navy funkiest fried chicken I ever saw.
Thas kay, cuz’ Taco Bell is showing they black side Ya’ dig? Fo shizzle!
Wash it all down with our purple drank...
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