What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
proceed to avoid making a mess?

AlexM

"Alexm" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> AlexM
>

Go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. Ask yourself "When did I become
such an idiot that I cannot figure out how to eat a taco?"

Seriously.

On Sep 5, 11:23 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Alexm" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
> > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> > AlexM
>
> Go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. Ask yourself "When did I become
> such an idiot that I cannot figure out how to eat a taco?"
>
> Seriously.

I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:29 -0700, Alexm > wrote:

>I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?

Go to your local Taco Bell and buy 3 tacos. With the first taco, start
eating it from one end and move to the other end. With the second
taco, start in the middle on the open side of the taco and eat toward
each end. With the third taco, start in the middle of the folded side
and move to the outer edges. When you're all done, ask yourself which
was the most fun to do. That's the way you should eat them. :/ Eating
a taco is a very personal thing, IMHO.

--
Zilbandy

"Alexm" > wrote in message
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> On Sep 5, 11:23 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "Alexm" > wrote in message
>>
>> oups.com...
>>
>> > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
>> > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
>> > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
>> > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>>
>> > AlexM
>>
>> Go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. Ask yourself "When did I
>> become
>> such an idiot that I cannot figure out how to eat a taco?"
>>
>> Seriously.
>
> I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?

The way that makes the biggest mess.

"Alexm" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> proceed to avoid making a mess?

Start from the end. And if it's a fast food one, keep it partially wrapped
in the paper.

Alexm said...

> I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?


Since the meat is on the bottom, you begin by biting off one bottom end to
more or less square up that end.

Then, at a convenient angle, starting at the bottom again, bite in and then
nibble up, munching some of the toppings. Then repeat as necessary, finally
finishing up with the last bottom bite of the taco (commonly referred to as
"the best bite").

When needed, cover the opposite end's opening with a finger to prevent
contents from shifting.

Or not!

Andy

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:10:26 -0700, Alexm > wrote:

>What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
>from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
>middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
>proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.

raymond said...

> I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
> home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
> in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
> have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.


Lots of Taco Bell ingredients like there beef slime are dehydrated. Just
add water. It's not just grease.


Here's my typical home soft taco spread (old photo).

http://i19.tinypic.com/54jtx5x.jpg

A little of everything per taco. I roll them up like mini burritos so I can
eat them vertically, tipping in a few drops of Cholula hot sauce for each
bite.

Andy

Michael "Dog3" said...

> In a perfect world one would stuff the entire shell in the mouth at once
> avoiding the mess. OTOH I usually start from an end and enjoy all the
> mess.
>
> Michael


NO "Taco Town" FOR YOU!!!

<VBG>

Andy

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:07:41 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>raymond said...
>
>> I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
>> home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
>> in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
>> have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
>
>
>Lots of Taco Bell ingredients like there beef slime are dehydrated. Just
>add water. It's not just grease.
>
>
>Here's my typical home soft taco spread (old photo).
>
>http://i19.tinypic.com/54jtx5x.jpg
>
>A little of everything per taco. I roll them up like mini burritos so I can
>eat them vertically, tipping in a few drops of Cholula hot sauce for each
>bite.
>
We're together on the Cholula. Recently our Publix had it buy one get
one free and I have 8 bottles (all they had left) in my pantry. Worlds
above Tobasco.

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:29 -0700, Alexm > wrote:

>I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?

See Kili's answer. There is NO best way.

Lean over your plate and hope for the best. (Pray it doesn't crack
down the middle on first bite) Tacos are not a food to nibble. Open
your mouth wide and shove as much instide as you can manage.


--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for the chicken, a lifetime commitment for the pig.

On Sep 5, 11:37 pm, Alexm > wrote:
> On Sep 5, 11:23 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
> > "Alexm" > wrote in message
>
> roups.com...
>
> > > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> > > AlexM
>
> > Go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. Ask yourself "When did I become
> > such an idiot that I cannot figure out how to eat a taco?"
>
> > Seriously.
>
> I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?


If you have already pondered your own stupidity, you're one up on some
of the folks here.

Funny, but fast food tacos are nearly always either those folded
crispy corn tortillas, or soft flour tortillas. Every time I've
gotten a taco at a real Mexican/Guatemalan/etc. place, it has always
been two 6" soft corn tortillas with stuff on top.

--Bryan

On Sep 6, 8:57 am, "Randy Johnson" > wrote:
> On 5-Sep-2007, Alexm > wrote:
>
> > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> > AlexM
>
> put it in a folded soft tortilla and eat from one end - never from the
> middle

Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
to bring my own tortilla.

On Sep 6, 9:27 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
> raymond wrote:
> > On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:07:41 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>
> >> raymond said...
>
> >>> I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or
> >>> at home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a
> >>> taco in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell
> >>> doesn't have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with
> >>> grease.
>
> >> Lots of Taco Bell ingredients like there beef slime are dehydrated.
> >> Just add water. It's not just grease.
>
> >> Here's my typical home soft taco spread (old photo).
>
> >>http://i19.tinypic.com/54jtx5x.jpg
>
> >> A little of everything per taco. I roll them up like mini burritos
> >> so I can eat them vertically, tipping in a few drops of Cholula hot
> >> sauce for each bite.
>
> > We're together on the Cholula. Recently our Publix had it buy one get
> > one free and I have 8 bottles (all they had left) in my pantry. Worlds
> > above Tobasco.
>
> I don't do hotsauce (as most of you know), but my husband eats it by the
> gallon - okay, that's an exaggeration. Anyhow, he doesn't care for the
> taste of Tobasco because he claims it's too vinegary. I wouldn't know. In
> any case, I'm sure Tobasco has its place, but DH favorite is Melinda's
> XXXX - although we do have Cholula, too. :~)

Cholula is too vinegary too, though I like it occasionally on fried
chicken. As soon as my nephew posts his salsa recipe, I'll put up a
link.
I do know it has oven broiled seeded chiles, tomatillos, tomatoes,
salt, and sometimes a bit of garlic. It all goes into the blender.
He'll sometimes add some of the chile seeds and re-blend if it turns
out not hot enough. No vinegar, onion or cilantro, though you can add
minced raw onion or cilantro afterward to the stuff in your OWN bowl
(not the community bowl).
>
> kili

--Bryan

Alexm wrote:

> Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
> ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
> to bring my own tortilla.
>
I think they already sell that arrangement. I don't know what it is
called but I saw it advertised on a commercial.

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:29 -0700, Alexm > wrote:
>
>> I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?
>
> See Kili's answer. There is NO best way.
>
> Lean over your plate and hope for the best. (Pray it doesn't crack
> down the middle on first bite) Tacos are not a food to nibble. Open
> your mouth wide and shove as much instide as you can manage.

LOL how elegant ))

On Sep 5, 11:10?pm, Alexm > wrote:
> What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> AlexM

Easy enough, start from the end have a couple napkins handy- so you
make a mess, not big deal,

Had a Hawaiian friend who once told me, the real test of mastering
chopsticks, was to eat a taco using them.

Never quite seemed to master that.

Rosie

On Sep 6, 11:15 am, rosie > wrote:
> On Sep 5, 11:10?pm, Alexm > wrote:
>
> > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> > AlexM
>
> Easy enough, start from the end have a couple napkins handy- so you
> make a mess, not big deal,
>
> Had a Hawaiian friend who once told me, the real test of mastering
> chopsticks, was to eat a taco using them.
>
> Never quite seemed to master that.

It's easy. You use the chopsticks to crack the bottom of the taco,
then you eat the contents with the chopsticks. Finally, you can pick
up the empty shells with the chopsticks and eat them.

--Bryan, master of chopsticks
>
> Rosie

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Alexm > wrote:

> What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> AlexM

I keep them wrapped partially in their papers and start at one end.

Then I eat the messy crumbs. ;-d
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In article >,
Zilbandy > wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:29 -0700, Alexm > wrote:
>
> >I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?
>
> Go to your local Taco Bell and buy 3 tacos. With the first taco, start
> eating it from one end and move to the other end. With the second
> taco, start in the middle on the open side of the taco and eat toward
> each end. With the third taco, start in the middle of the folded side
> and move to the outer edges. When you're all done, ask yourself which
> was the most fun to do. That's the way you should eat them. :/ Eating
> a taco is a very personal thing, IMHO.

<lol> Excellent advice!
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In article >,
raymond > wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:10:26 -0700, Alexm > wrote:
>
> >What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> >from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> >middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> >proceed to avoid making a mess?
> >
> I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
> home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
> in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
> have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.

You need to find a new Taco Bell...

Ours makes the best crispy Tacos in town.

It's all in the management.
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On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:10:26 -0700, Alexm > wrote:

>What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
>from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
>middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
>proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
>AlexM


Find a willing young woman....
then practice...practice....practice !!

<rj>

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> raymond said...
>
> > I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
> > home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
> > in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
> > have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
>
>
> Lots of Taco Bell ingredients like there beef slime are dehydrated. Just
> add water. It's not just grease.
>
>
> Here's my typical home soft taco spread (old photo).
>
> http://i19.tinypic.com/54jtx5x.jpg
>
> A little of everything per taco. I roll them up like mini burritos so I can
> eat them vertically, tipping in a few drops of Cholula hot sauce for each
> bite.
>
> Andy

Oh goody. Taco pics. :-)

Here's my last batch made with Barbacoa:

http://tinypic.com/4cketd4.jpg

Tomato, cheese, lettuce, avocado slices and sliced black olives.
I do cheat tho' and purchase pre-made crispy corn tortilla shells. I
found this handy dandy taco shell plastic rack for stuffing them too! It
holes 4 shells.

Close up of my Venison tacos:

http://i18.tinypic.com/4u3hsnr.jpg

Then there is this old link:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V4M0cUOre...elated&search=
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Alexm > wrote:

> On Sep 6, 8:57 am, "Randy Johnson" > wrote:
> > On 5-Sep-2007, Alexm > wrote:
> >
> > > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > > proceed to avoid making a mess?
> >
> > > AlexM
> >
> > put it in a folded soft tortilla and eat from one end - never from the
> > middle
>
> Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
> ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
> to bring my own tortilla.

Taco Bell already sells some that way.
With a layer of refried beans between them. ;-d
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Alexm wrote:
> What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> AlexM
>

The only solution I have found is to order something else.

gloria p

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> Alexm wrote:
>
> > Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
> > ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
> > to bring my own tortilla.
> >
> I think they already sell that arrangement. I don't know what it is
> called but I saw it advertised on a commercial.

Double Decker Taco:

http://www.tacobell.com/

Click on "Our Food" and go from there.
There was not a specific link as it's an interactive website.
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Omelet said...

> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> raymond said...
>>
>> > I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or
>> > at home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a
>> > taco in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell
>> > doesn't have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
>>
>>
>> Lots of Taco Bell ingredients like there beef slime are dehydrated.
>> Just add water. It's not just grease.
>>
>>
>> Here's my typical home soft taco spread (old photo).
>>
>> http://i19.tinypic.com/54jtx5x.jpg
>>
>> A little of everything per taco. I roll them up like mini burritos so I
>> can eat them vertically, tipping in a few drops of Cholula hot sauce
>> for each bite.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Oh goody. Taco pics. :-)
>
> Here's my last batch made with Barbacoa:
>
> http://tinypic.com/4cketd4.jpg
>
> Tomato, cheese, lettuce, avocado slices and sliced black olives.
> I do cheat tho' and purchase pre-made crispy corn tortilla shells. I
> found this handy dandy taco shell plastic rack for stuffing them too! It
> holes 4 shells.
>
> Close up of my Venison tacos:
>
> http://i18.tinypic.com/4u3hsnr.jpg
>
> Then there is this old link:
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=V4M0cUOre...elated&search=


Good pix, except I didn't see venison tacos. I suppose that was the PING:
Sheldon post I skipped over.

You certainly love olives!!!

Good to see the "Taco Town" vid again. SNL had yanked their vids from
youtube but obviously somebody circumvented that by changing the title.

A LONG time ago, we'd heat up pita bread on the stove till they inflated
then cut them in half and fill them with taco fixings and hot sauce. The
incredibly delicious, inverted, unspillable tacos! The Greeks got it right!
I should make them again. Forget why I switched back to tacos. Must've been
on drugs! ;o)

Andy

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:11:05 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:27:30 -0400, kilikini wrote:
>
>> I don't do hotsauce (as most of you know), but my husband eats it by the
>> gallon - okay, that's an exaggeration. Anyhow, he doesn't care for the
>> taste of Tobasco because he claims it's too vinegary.
>
>It is. Mexicans spit on Tabasco, and so do I.
>
>> but DH favorite is Melinda's
>> XXXX - although we do have Cholula, too. :~)
>
>Melindas is a good brand, as are practically all the hot sauces
>from Costa Rica. My most used sauce is Huy Fong Sriracha (from
>California). It comes in big 28oz bottles and is much more
>economical than those 4oz pussy bottles that cost $1/serving.
>
SW, where do you get this? I see that it's available on the Internet,
but I assume you get it locally?

In article . com>,
rosie > wrote:

> On Sep 5, 11:10?pm, Alexm > wrote:
> > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > proceed to avoid making a mess?
> >
> > AlexM
>
> Easy enough, start from the end have a couple napkins handy- so you
> make a mess, not big deal,
>
> Had a Hawaiian friend who once told me, the real test of mastering
> chopsticks, was to eat a taco using them.
>
> Never quite seemed to master that.
>
> Rosie

I might have to try that just for shits and grins. ;-D
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On Sep 6, 11:22?am, Bobo Bonobo? > wrote:
> On Sep 6, 11:15 am, rosie > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 5, 11:10?pm, Alexm > wrote:
>
> > > What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
> > > from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
> > > middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
> > > proceed to avoid making a mess?
>
> > > AlexM
>
> > Easy enough, start from the end have a couple napkins handy- so you
> > make a mess, not big deal,
>
> > Had a Hawaiian friend who once told me, the real test of mastering
> > chopsticks, was to eat a taco using them.
>
> > Never quite seemed to master that.
>
> It's easy. You use the chopsticks to crack the bottom of the taco,
> then you eat the contents with the chopsticks. Finally, you can pick
> up the empty shells with the chopsticks and eat them.
>
> --Bryan, master of chopsticks
>
>
>
>
>
> > Rosie- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Bryan, You are the Master ( bowing)

Rosie

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> > Oh goody. Taco pics. :-)
> >
> > Here's my last batch made with Barbacoa:
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/4cketd4.jpg
> >
> > Tomato, cheese, lettuce, avocado slices and sliced black olives.
> > I do cheat tho' and purchase pre-made crispy corn tortilla shells. I
> > found this handy dandy taco shell plastic rack for stuffing them too! It
> > holes 4 shells.
> >
> > Close up of my Venison tacos:
> >
> > http://i18.tinypic.com/4u3hsnr.jpg
> >
> > Then there is this old link:
> >
> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=V4M0cUOre...elated&search=
>
>
> Good pix, except I didn't see venison tacos. I suppose that was the PING:
> Sheldon post I skipped over.

No, it's he

http://i18.tinypic.com/4u3hsnr.jpg

The meat is buried under the veggies. ;-)

>
> You certainly love olives!!!

Black olives with chili/mexican flavoring are a match made in heaven.
They also go well in Italian.

Hell, I even confess to putting minced black olives in tuna or chicken
or pasta salads!

Yes, I love black olives...

>
> Good to see the "Taco Town" vid again. SNL had yanked their vids from
> youtube but obviously somebody circumvented that by changing the title.

Indeed. ;-) I had to work (search hard) for that link actually! <lol>

>
> A LONG time ago, we'd heat up pita bread on the stove till they inflated
> then cut them in half and fill them with taco fixings and hot sauce. The
> incredibly delicious, inverted, unspillable tacos! The Greeks got it right!
> I should make them again. Forget why I switched back to tacos. Must've been
> on drugs! ;o)
>
> Andy

That sounds like a seriously good idea.
I used to stuff a lot of salad makings into Pita pockets.
I love those things!
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In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:58:00 -0400, raymond wrote:
>
> > BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
> > have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
>
> That sounds more like the Jack in the Box or Burger King
> deep-fried tacos.

Jack In The Box... yeah.
I've never tried BK tacos?

> Taco Bell tacos are all made to order and
> never greasy.

Indeed.

>
> I'm sure Jerry can back me up on that. He orders 6 every time he
> goes to TB just as an appetizer for his Burrito Supreme,
> Meximelt, and Nachos Belgrande (and a dozen Kirspy Creme's for
> dessert)
>
> -sw

How much does he weigh?
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Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:58:00 -0400, raymond wrote:
>
>> BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
>> have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
>
> That sounds more like the Jack in the Box or Burger King
> deep-fried tacos. Taco Bell tacos are all made to order and
> never greasy.

Oooh, JITB tacos, those gelatinous gobs of heart-clogging goodness! They
do not taste anything like a taco, but I still love 'em! Those tacos
are addicting, they must put heroin in there.

Becca

On Sep 6, 10:31 am, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On 6-Sep-2007, Alexm > wrote:
>
>
>
> > > put it in a folded soft tortilla and eat from one end - never from the
> > > middle
>
> > Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
> > ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
> > to bring my own tortilla.
>
> If Taco Bell is all you care about, ask for their double decker taco; it is
> a taco with a soft tortilla (spread with refried beans) wrapped around it.
> The beans will help hold the taco shell crumbs together - or, ask them to
> delete the beans if you don't like them.
>
> --
> Standing tall, ready to serve

Thanks for the suggestion - but it looks like things are getting too
complicated. Hows about taking a plastic bowl along, placing the taco
in the bowl, then smashing it with your fist and finally eating it
with a spoon?

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:58:00 -0400, raymond wrote:
> >
> >> BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
> >> have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.
> >
> > That sounds more like the Jack in the Box or Burger King
> > deep-fried tacos. Taco Bell tacos are all made to order and
> > never greasy.
>
> Oooh, JITB tacos, those gelatinous gobs of heart-clogging goodness! They
> do not taste anything like a taco, but I still love 'em! Those tacos
> are addicting, they must put heroin in there.
>
> Becca

Funny isn't it?
And at 3 for $.99, its one of the cheapest fast/junk food fixes around.
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In article .com>,
Alexm > wrote:

> On Sep 6, 10:31 am, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> > On 6-Sep-2007, Alexm > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > > put it in a folded soft tortilla and eat from one end - never from the
> > > > middle
> >
> > > Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
> > > ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
> > > to bring my own tortilla.
> >
> > If Taco Bell is all you care about, ask for their double decker taco; it is
> > a taco with a soft tortilla (spread with refried beans) wrapped around it.
> > The beans will help hold the taco shell crumbs together - or, ask them to
> > delete the beans if you don't like them.
> >
> > --
> > Standing tall, ready to serve
>
> Thanks for the suggestion - but it looks like things are getting too
> complicated. Hows about taking a plastic bowl along, placing the taco
> in the bowl, then smashing it with your fist and finally eating it
> with a spoon?

That's called "taco salad". ;-)

Line a bowl with tortilla chips, add lettuce on top of those, then the
taco meat and chopped tomatoes and black olives. Top with cheese. Nuke
gently then add guacamole and sour cream as "dressing".

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On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:13:09 -0700, Alexm > wrote:

>On Sep 6, 10:31 am, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>> On 6-Sep-2007, Alexm > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > > put it in a folded soft tortilla and eat from one end - never from the
>> > > middle
>>
>> > Great idea. Next time I go to the take out window at Taco Bell I will
>> > ask them to wrap the hard Taco with a soft tortilla. But I may have
>> > to bring my own tortilla.
>>
>> If Taco Bell is all you care about, ask for their double decker taco; it is
>> a taco with a soft tortilla (spread with refried beans) wrapped around it.
>> The beans will help hold the taco shell crumbs together - or, ask them to
>> delete the beans if you don't like them.
>>
>> --
>> Standing tall, ready to serve
>
>Thanks for the suggestion - but it looks like things are getting too
>complicated. Hows about taking a plastic bowl along, placing the taco
>in the bowl, then smashing it with your fist and finally eating it
>with a spoon?

Have you tried their Mexican Pizza? It's pretty much like a flat two
layer taco without the lettuce.

Otherwise, just eat the taco from the one end to the other, and keep
the paper wrapper on the open end until you finish the last bite.

Ron

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:58:00 -0400, raymond >
wrote:

>On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:10:26 -0700, Alexm > wrote:
>
>>What is the best way to eat a hard shell taco (like the crispy one
>>from Taco Bell, for example)? Should one start from an end, from the
>>middle, between the end and middle, ...? I.e., what's the best way to
>>proceed to avoid making a mess?
>>
>I don't eat fast food tacos, but when I have them in restaurants or at
>home, I have an order of soft tortillas on the side and I wrap a taco
>in a soft tortilla. Always done that. No mess. BTW, Taco Bell doesn't
>have crispy tacos. They have soggy tacos, soaked with grease.

Try a different Taco Bell. The one near us makes tacos better than
any restaurant in the area. Not greasy at all.

Ron

On 2007-09-06 17:50:48 +0100, Omelet > said:

> In article >,
> Zilbandy > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:29 -0700, Alexm > wrote:
>>
>>> I have already done that. And I ask again, what is the best way?
>>
>> Go to your local Taco Bell and buy 3 tacos. With the first taco, start
>> eating it from one end and move to the other end. With the second
>> taco, start in the middle on the open side of the taco and eat toward
>> each end. With the third taco, start in the middle of the folded side
>> and move to the outer edges. When you're all done, ask yourself which
>> was the most fun to do. That's the way you should eat them. :/ Eating
>> a taco is a very personal thing, IMHO.
>
> <lol> Excellent advice!

The correct way to eat a taco IS to make a mess. That's the best way to
do it. **** manners, and just enjoy your food -- whether it's from a
Taco Bell or using the extra spicy sauce recipe you've honed for ages.