vegasj: What has killed me for years is how can they NOT be sued for false advertising (Taco Bell or any fastfood place, they all do it)...

What they show you and what they actually server you never, ever looks the same.

Left - look at all that meat (stuff)...
Right - empty farking shell.



If only we could all respond like this.

I used to work there-- in the mid-80s it was damn near 100% beef-- we got in bags of raw beef to cook on the stove, added powdery seasoning and wallah; Tao Bell beef. Now it all comes precooked in a bag you boil and squeeze out like toothpaste.

Marla Singer's Laundry: Vexed Thespian:

when i think about tacos, the last thing i want to have on my mind is a bushy hairy... unibrow on adam carolla's face.

/there you go marla

Understandable. However, it's all pink on the inside.

Think Pink?



Goddamn think pink.

URAPNIS: Eat some Taco Bell or don't eat some Taco Bell.
Like it or don't like it.
Just how hard is it to be an educated adult these days?

I believe the lawsuit's claim is that it's hard to be an educated adult when companies lie about what it is they're selling.

ErinPac: I doubt there could be enough water to be the second ingredient and still make the beef come out at 36%

Not necessarily... Oatmeal is made with twice as much water as oats and it isn't a liquid.

Taco Bell is awful. I don't even care what it's made of, it's crap. I'm kind of offended that they even call those things tacos. Tacos look like this:








If you've never had tacos that look like that, then you don't really know what Mexican food is like. Taco Bell most certainly isn't it; it isn't even a slight facsimile.

Do yourself a favor and get a plate full of these. They cost maybe a dollar at a taco truck.

Day_Old_Dutchie: Think Pink?

I must have a cast-iron GI system, I love the stuff.

YouPeopleAreCrazy: As someone who has eaten at probably every fast food joint east of the Missip....I have not entered a Taco Bell, nor eaten any of their wares, in 25+ years.

It's time.

Grades of Meat:

Prime
Choice
Select
Standard
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Canner

Seems like we need to add a 9th category for fast food.

Was there anyone that actually thought there was a higher content of beef then 38%

I don't even want to consider the chicken.

/BTW, this thread had more response than the one about a politician that wants to pass a bill about killing your pet if found loose. What does that say about you?

Gawdzila: Tacos look like this:

That's not what a taco looks like.

CasperImproved: Was there anyone that actually thought there was a higher content of beef then 38%

I don't even want to consider the chicken.

/BTW, this thread had more response than the one about a politician that wants to pass a bill about killing your pet if found loose. What does that say about you?

That everyone loves a good taco

/now please get back in line, sir

....This is STILL the best luncheon meat I've ever had.

/obscure?

LittleBlondeJug: That's not what a taco looks like.

The kind that are made of food do look like that, yes.


LittleBlondeJug: That everyone loves a good taco

Yes, but Taco Bell doesn't make good tacos.

CasperImproved: Was there anyone that actually thought there was a higher content of beef then 38%

I don't even want to consider the chicken.

/BTW, this thread had more response than the one about a politician that wants to pass a bill about killing your pet if found loose. What does that say about you?

That we care more about what we eat than we do about animals.

moike: I must have a cast-iron GI system, I love the stuff.

Hey! I used to work across the street from that joint! You are a brave soul for eating there. The sex offenders manning the registers regularly handle food with the same unwashed hands they handle money with. I used to go there every week with my Gf at the time, but eventually my colon and my brain agreed to never eat there again.

minitrue noram
considering how bland Taco Bell's food is, i'm amazed there as much actual meat in there as 36%.

/why is there no fast-food curry shop?

Cause curry is nasty..

LittleBlondeJug: CasperImproved: Was there anyone that actually thought there was a higher content of beef then 38%

I don't even want to consider the chicken.

/BTW, this thread had more response than the one about a politician that wants to pass a bill about killing your pet if found loose. What does that say about you?

That everyone loves a good taco

/now please get back in line, sir

I enjoy your logic, so I will just smile and say thanks...

/And I don't like Tacos.

//But loves me a good domesticated burrito. I like crunchy stuff also, but for Mexicali type food? I prefer the velvet like textures. Lots of heat, a smooth portion of something like sour cream to balance, but the important thing is good, fresh ingredients. (can you tell I like to cook?).

///Taco Bell is the McD of mex food. Only if you are literally starving, and only after a few too many cervezas.

//// I'd rather make real burritos :-) and share with my friends.

//Like the slashies. Hope you are having a nice week-end.

When I want beef tacos, I go to the mexican place. $4.59 buys me three little tacos from heaven, blessed by the baby jebus himself.

WilderKWight: Fett

Thanks for the responses. I don't eat anything but the McDonald's breakfast, but now I can set some of my hippie/vegan friends straight.

Dreadskull: moike: I must have a cast-iron GI system, I love the stuff.

Hey! I used to work across the street from that joint! You are a brave soul for eating there. The sex offenders manning the registers regularly handle food with the same unwashed hands they handle money with. I used to go there every week with my Gf at the time, but eventually my colon and my brain agreed to never eat there again.

I posted that photo... And not 10 minutes later I had to hop in the truck and drive up the mile up the street and grab some TB.

I'm now back home with two supreme tacos, mini super nachos, combo burrito, and a pile of hot sauces.

Vitamin Pb: Are the tacos at MarlaJugs the hard crunchy tacos or the soft tacos? Because I only like the soft tacos. Probably because I'm weird about eating tacos. I like to open them up and just lick out the contents...

Sort of like how your mom likes to give me and the dog rim jobs?

Vitamin Pb: Are the tacos at MarlaJugs the hard crunchy tacos or the soft tacos? Because I only like the soft tacos. Probably because I'm weird about eating tacos. I like to open them up and just lick out the contents.. don't like tacos.

FTFY

I just ate a burrito from Tacos Lumpita in Haverhill, MA. Not too shabby. For the East Coast.

brantgoose: I admit that it looks like fish pellets made of wax, but it's not unhealthy. On the contrary, except for the 36% that is beef, its almost entirely textured vegetable protein (TVP), aka soybean byproduct.

Soylent red is textured vegetable protein!

I like textured protein. It's got good texture. (new window)



If you get the joke, you can remain on my lawn as much as you like.

Link (new window)


Taco Bell:

Our taco meat is made from USDA-inspected beef and is subjected to quality check points. It tastes great because it's simmered in 12 authentic seasonings and spices and is never frozen. Moreover, our taco meat is leaner than what you'll find in a restaurant-cooked hamburger because of the unique way that we prepare our taco meat and remove fat.

Panty Sniffer: Fett56: I've heard that mcdonalds uses a lot of soy in their "beef", but some quick research claims that it is 100% all beef with no fillers. Anyone know the truth?

It is 100% beef.

This. My dad works for one of the companies that make their hamburgers, and I worked in the factory a few summers. It's 100% beef. People who spout crap about fillers and stuff like that piss me off. I guess it's their way of feeling superior over people who eat there.

shirtsbyeric: I just ate a burrito from Tacos Lumpita in Haverhill, MA. Not too shabby. For the East Coast.

Not trying to change the subject, but the lame arguments about 5 Guys burgers in the east, and the west equivalent of In-N-Outs, out west still have me perplexed.

How do either of you consider them hamburgers when all the life is cooked out of them, and it's hard to tell they are beef, or some other form of filler (like Taco Bell's "stuff").

vegas_greaser: minitrue noram
considering how bland Taco Bell's food is, i'm amazed there as much actual meat in there as 36%.

/why is there no fast-food curry shop?

Cause curry is nasty..

You shut your whore mouth!

Who the hell goes to Taco Bell expecting real food?

That's higher than it was. 10 years ago a friend who worked there showed me a box for it that listed the ingredients as only 11% meat. The rest was mostly oats (as filler) though. The more meat in it, the less healthy it probably is.

Mock26: Seems like we need to add a 9th category for fast food.

Hahaha, WOOOOW.
Taco Bell is basically using dog food-grade meat?


SirEattonHogg: I miss the roach truck and local taquieria.

Gotta love the roach coach!

ace in your face: vegas_greaser: minitrue noram
considering how bland Taco Bell's food is, i'm amazed there as much actual meat in there as 36%.

/why is there no fast-food curry shop?

Cause curry is nasty..

You shut your whore mouth!

Typically, I don't reply based on profiles. But damn girl, you seem to be pretty cool. Note I didn't say that with intentions, or from being a short termer.

Hope the babe comes out happy and healthy, and that dad is there to assist, and not deployed.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all happens like you'd like them to.

yagottabefarkinkiddinme: It tastes great because it's simmered in 12 authentic seasonings and spices and is never frozen.

NEVER FROZEN? O'Rly? So the meat at the Taco Bell on Camp Casey Korea made it here without being frozen? I do not think so, young Jedi.

Reads article: Comes back- the USDA defines beef as 40% beef. The mixture has 36% beef. Or should I say that particular package on that particular day had 36% beef. So maybe it was a glitch. SERIOUSLY. This is really dumb.

JimmySlicings: I like tacos

Favorite commercial right now.

You said Eric gave you the creeps...

Without reading the article or comments... at 1:22am, I want a taco!!

dibs on "Flesh of Cattle" as a band name.

The document lists water, "Isolated Oat Product," wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent, autolyzed yeast extract, modified corn starch and sodium phosphate as well as beef and seasonings.

The USDA defines "beef" as "flesh of cattle."

imo the grossest sounding thing on there is "flesh of cattle"

Yay Taco Cabana.

: So the meat at the Taco Bell on Camp Casey Korea made it here without being frozen? I do not think so, young Jedi.

Those advertising claims don't apply to Korea. And no, if you're eating beef in Korea, it's not as fresh as it would be in Texas or California. That's OK. Camp Casey has a great Popeye's, and chicken in Korea is usually excellent. I used to travel 3 hours just to get to TDC because that was as close as I could get to that kind of luxury. That Baskin Robbins will hook you up with a nice Granita, though you might prefer a frozen Kettle in the 'ville.

Thanks for your service.