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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: cory in sf on March 26, 2010, 04:23:10 PM
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Tom mentioned the TEN DOLLAR TACO BELL CHALLENGE which sounds intriguing. Basically buy anything at Taco Bell and spend a full $10 and try to eat it ALL!! This is the more common general Taco Bell Challenge:
Taco Bell Challenge
The act of purchasing the "Grande Meal" consisting of 10 tacos, to be made up of 5 hard shell and 5 soft shell tacos, and consuming every last shred of each taco within a half hour. The rules are simple:
1) Eat EVERYTHING. This includes every shred of lettuce.
2) Choice of Border Sauce and drinks is left to the Challenger.
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Guy in my office ate $16 from Taco Bell just last weekend:
- Grilled Stuft Chicken Burrito Combo, non-diet pepsi (comes with the mini-nachos)
- Chicken Quesadilla
- Cheesy 5-Layer Beef Burrito ($.89!)
- 7-Layer Burrito
- The new Pacific Shrimp Taco
He said that was a big meal.
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Guy in my office ate $16 from Taco Bell just last weekend:
- Grilled Stuft Chicken Burrito Combo, non-diet pepsi (comes with the mini-nachos)
- Chicken Quesadilla
- Cheesy 5-Layer Beef Burrito ($.89!)
- 7-Layer Burrito
- The new Pacific Shrimp Taco
He said that was a big meal.
why do you think they spell Stuft like that? i wonder if there was a focus group that said the spelling of "stuft" was more appealing than "stuffed."
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I could definitely eat $10 worth of Taco Bell. I missed last week's show is this really a challenge?
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If you don't get the food for free, what's the point?
Aside from that, what's the point?
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
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If you don't get the food for free, what's the point?
Aside from that, what's the point?
What's the point of eating Taco Bell or the point of the challenge? RE: The challenge... I have no idea. That's why I was asking.
The point of eating Taco Bell, as gross as it might seem to some, is that you LIKE Taco Bell. Crazy, I know.
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
Same here-- my gut reaction the first time I saw that they were selling those was basically "nooooooooooooooo!!"
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Take out the meat and it gets harder. My brother and I used to make the late night Taco Bell run when we were teenagers, and I used to have:
- Two Tostadas
- 7 Layer burrito
- Nachos
- Bean burrito
- Sodie
And that was nowhere near $10. I will not be surprised when I get a weird stomach cancer.
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
Same here-- my gut reaction the first time I saw that they were selling those was basically "nooooooooooooooo!!"
Oh, it's all about the gut.
I had one or two. I rate it a 4/10 among shrimp tacos, about the same as their regular taco compares on the scale of regular tacos.
The shrimp are (I think) precooked and therefore overcooked, so I wouldn't worry about spoilage.
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The pacific shrimp tacos just taste like any other of their tacos because all you can taste is the chili lime sauce.
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10 Taco Bell tacos actually aren't that hard to 'stuft' down your throat.
I haven't been to a TB in forever, is the shrimp taco a real thing??? That is making me queasy just thinking about it! I liked it when they stopped trying to make food that actually resembles anything natural - like that Volcano taco! It was red and black... order that with a pepsi blue and you're set!
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Back in high school (middle/late 90's), two of my friends were hanging out at Taco Bell when they were approached by a woman from TB HQ, who wanted them to try some new foods. As 16-17 year old males, they fit the Taco Bell demo like a glove.
My one friend was asked to try a thing resembling a Seven Layer Burrito - I believe it was merely stuft with more crap the the usual 7LB. He said it was alright, but not memorable.
But my second friend was asked to try a dish dubbed the "Mountain Dew Burrito." It was also much like a 7LB, but the soft tortilla was made to taste citrus-like; in other words, it was supposed to be like you were eating Mountain Dew. Imagine how delicious that would be - a 7LB nestled in the flavor of Mountain Dew. According to him, it was "the best thing [he] ever ate". However, the Mountain Dew Burrito only lives in the memories of my friends, as it was never heard from again.
But if TB is delving into seafood, you'd think they would have no problem serving something that tastes like Mountain Dew.
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
2 of my colleagues from India recently were eager to go to Taco Bell specifically because of the shrimp taco. We ended up eating at a table that had 'KKK' carved into it. Aside from that, they seemed to think the shrimp taco was OK.
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Maybe we can make a Mt Dew burrito on our own. This sounds like a project.
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Maybe we can make a Mt Dew burrito on our own. This sounds like a project.
i was thinking about this as well. i think we'd need to grab a lot of 7LBs and scoop out the innards. they would be placed aside.
then it's all about trial & error, i suppose. i wonder if you would have to flavor the tortillas that come from taco bell. you would think any tortilla would do, but i wonder if TB's tortillas have a special seasoning or something.
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Guy in my office ate $16 from Taco Bell just last weekend:
- Grilled Stuft Chicken Burrito Combo, non-diet pepsi (comes with the mini-nachos)
- Chicken Quesadilla
- Cheesy 5-Layer Beef Burrito ($.89!)
- 7-Layer Burrito
- The new Pacific Shrimp Taco
He said that was a big meal.
why do you think they spell Stuft like that? i wonder if there was a focus group that said the spelling of "stuft" was more appealing than "stuffed."
It's like the deal where you can't use the word "dairy" unless it actually contains dairy product. They're skirting a law: it's "Stuft" because there's no actual STUFF in it.
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I have never been to a Taco Bell!
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Me, neither, Martin.
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I have never been to a Taco Bell!
Because of this thread, I went there for lunch. It was great!
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Of all "low quality" fast food joints, Taco Bell is the only one I have ever found myself having cravings for on occasion.
It's easy to trick yourself into thinking it's healthier than other fast food (in a lot of cases it is, but not by giant margins depending what you get).
The 10 dollar challenge doesn't sound that difficult for a person of average size and metabolism. They have some pretty overpriced items these days.
I'm not sure what the parity of pricing between Canadian and American taco bells are these days, although I have access to both being in a border town. On the USA side though you have some items usually that we do not.
I say a big part of it is skipping the pop / carbonated beverage and just having water. It isn't taco bell that gives me a sore stomach when I eat there once in awhile, it's the giant fountain drink I inevitably end up with.
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i don't even get the soda and my stomach inevitably begins to ache. not to mention, i can't choke down more than one burrito in a sitting.
i don't dislike taco bell per se, but i'd rather get greasy as hell hash browns from the open 24-hours, cheap diner CK's in midtown. there are plenty more veggie-friendly options open late.
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Back when I lived pretty close to a Taco Bell, I enjoyed my fair share of Crunch Wrap Supremes. Do they still have those? Man, those would hit the spot.
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2 of my colleagues from India recently were eager to go to Taco Bell specifically because of the shrimp taco. We ended up eating at a table that had 'KKK' carved into it. Aside from that, they seemed to think the shrimp taco was OK.
"So, how did you end up joining the KKK?"
"Well, to be honest I was on the fence for a while. But what finally convinced me was, one day I stopped into this Taco Bell for a quick bite..."
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
Same here-- my gut reaction the first time I saw that they were selling those was basically "nooooooooooooooo!!"
A little off-topic, but I was just at a hot dog/poutine joint in a nearby food court, and saw that they offered shrimp poutine. I did not order it.
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Every stoner I know has repeatedly taken the $10 challenge and won, perhaps unawares.
(best item at Taco Bell: bean burrito + green sauce)
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
Same here-- my gut reaction the first time I saw that they were selling those was basically "nooooooooooooooo!!"
A little off-topic, but I was just at a hot dog/poutine joint in a nearby food court, and saw that they offered shrimp poutine. I did not order it.
Woah! Remember this is AN ALL-AMERICAN FORUM! Ok, not really but I had to look up Poutine to know what it was. We don't have that down in the South and by South I mean the Southern States!
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walked into the break room and found a lady eating a taco bell platter.
i acknowledged her presence with, "hey there, taco bell."
her reply was, "this shit is so good."
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A little off-topic, but I was just at a hot dog/poutine joint in a nearby food court, and saw that they offered shrimp poutine. I did not order it.
I wonder what kind of gravy is used for this culinary delight.
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A little off-topic, but I was just at a hot dog/poutine joint in a nearby food court, and saw that they offered shrimp poutine. I did not order it.
I wonder what kind of gravy is used for this culinary delight.
I didn't see it specified, so I think it was probably the regular gravy. :'(
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Just as I feared.
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I want to know the decision making process that would go into ordering a Shrimp Taco from Taco Bell.
Same here-- my gut reaction the first time I saw that they were selling those was basically "nooooooooooooooo!!"
A little off-topic, but I was just at a hot dog/poutine joint in a nearby food court, and saw that they offered shrimp poutine. I did not order it.
Woah! Remember this is AN ALL-AMERICAN FORUM! Ok, not really but I had to look up Poutine to know what it was. We don't have that down in the South and by South I mean the Southern States!
You can get Poutine in Vermont in the Northeast Kingdom. That's kind of America.
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I wish we had poutine in the South, because it honestly sounds delicious.
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Also, Poutine seems like the kind of thing that'd fly in the South. Lots of gravy and cheese, what's not to love?
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Yeah, I'm genuinely surprised it hasn't caught on elsewhere.
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This thread is inspiring me to figure out where is the closest place to Bloomington, IN where I can find poutine.