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> Taco Bell made a hard shell taco with a soft shell wrapped around it - that worked fine. The double decker taco supreme did not “work fine”. It was the undis

by koolba 5y ago

> Taco Bell made a hard shell taco with a soft shell wrapped around it - that worked fine. The double decker taco supreme did not “work fine”. It was the undisputed apex of humanity’s culinary development. The perfect vessel to combine the crunchy mouth feel of a hard shell taco, with the practical consistency and resilience of a soft shell wrapper. Bound together by a mix of refried beans. I still can’t believe they removed it from the menu.

ethbr0 5y ago
- aspenmayer 5y ago
  I will agree that Fox News sucks, but leave Taco Bell alone. Even I can see that both of the above are products and corporate apparatus that creates the products. The parent company of Taco Bell is also the owner of a bunch of other fast food brands, so it just feels strange to call them out specifically. That said, it’s practically the only vegan/vegetarian restaurant option available in large parts of USA. And people can eat what they like. Shaming people for their food choices, in current year? I’ve seen you around HN - I know you can post better than this.
  - ethbr0 5y ago
    Fox and Fox News are two different channels. https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/08/the_20_greatest_shows_canceled_by_fox_before_their.php https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/08/the_20_greatest_shows_c... But yes, I would also judge someone who considered Taco Bell "good" food (by any metric). "Cheap" I'd accept.
    - aspenmayer 5y ago
      Fox and Fox News can both suck independently. My bad for assuming you meant Fox News. I take it as a given that most broadcast TV is horrible no matter where you are. What they did to Firefly they will do again to countless other shows. Part of me wants to just not care, but culture matters, and people dedicate their lives to the culture. They deserve better too. > But yes, I would also judge someone who considered Taco Bell "good" food (by any metric). "Cheap" I'd accept. Ah I guess I’ll agree there. It’s not great, but it’ll keep you from starving. Sadly, that’s the nutritional status quo in much of food desert America.
krapp 5y ago
They probably didn't want people getting taco shrapnel in their diarrhea.
sleightofmind 5y ago
I get one every now and then. I just ask if they still have those Double Decker tacos. Every time, without fail, they've said, "No, but we can make you some." Maybe it's just a Southern California thing, I really don't know. And yeah, I share your sentiments about its excellence and its "mouth feel". Yum.
gnarcoregrizz 5y ago
Taco Bell is constantly adjusting their menu. It seems like they do it more than other fast food places (not that I eat if that often). Mexican pizza is there one day, gone the next. At least they recently re added the nacho fries. I saw a “Taco Bell Cantina” the first time the other day. Their “urban, open kitchen” experiment with alcohol, but with the regular Taco Bell stuff. Kind of fun.
- Jarwain 5y ago
  Nacho fries feel like a seasonal thing. Which is a shame because they are the main thing that drives me to go to taco bell
foolfoolz 5y ago
the cgc is still fire, not quite the same, but the dd will be back

by koolba 5y ago

ethbr0 5y ago

aspenmayer 5y ago
I will agree that Fox News sucks, but leave Taco Bell alone. Even I can see that both of the above are products and corporate apparatus that creates the products. The parent company of Taco Bell is also the owner of a bunch of other fast food brands, so it just feels strange to call them out specifically. That said, it’s practically the only vegan/vegetarian restaurant option available in large parts of USA. And people can eat what they like. Shaming people for their food choices, in current year? I’ve seen you around HN - I know you can post better than this.
- ethbr0 5y ago
  Fox and Fox News are two different channels. https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/08/the_20_greatest_shows_canceled_by_fox_before_their.php https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/08/the_20_greatest_shows_c... But yes, I would also judge someone who considered Taco Bell "good" food (by any metric). "Cheap" I'd accept.
  - aspenmayer 5y ago
    Fox and Fox News can both suck independently. My bad for assuming you meant Fox News. I take it as a given that most broadcast TV is horrible no matter where you are. What they did to Firefly they will do again to countless other shows. Part of me wants to just not care, but culture matters, and people dedicate their lives to the culture. They deserve better too. > But yes, I would also judge someone who considered Taco Bell "good" food (by any metric). "Cheap" I'd accept. Ah I guess I’ll agree there. It’s not great, but it’ll keep you from starving. Sadly, that’s the nutritional status quo in much of food desert America.

krapp 5y ago

They probably didn't want people getting taco shrapnel in their diarrhea.

sleightofmind 5y ago

I get one every now and then. I just ask if they still have those Double Decker tacos. Every time, without fail, they've said, "No, but we can make you some." Maybe it's just a Southern California thing, I really don't know. And yeah, I share your sentiments about its excellence and its "mouth feel". Yum.

gnarcoregrizz 5y ago

Taco Bell is constantly adjusting their menu. It seems like they do it more than other fast food places (not that I eat if that often). Mexican pizza is there one day, gone the next. At least they recently re added the nacho fries. I saw a “Taco Bell Cantina” the first time the other day. Their “urban, open kitchen” experiment with alcohol, but with the regular Taco Bell stuff. Kind of fun.

Jarwain 5y ago
Nacho fries feel like a seasonal thing. Which is a shame because they are the main thing that drives me to go to taco bell

foolfoolz 5y ago

the cgc is still fire, not quite the same, but the dd will be back