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[BronsonLee]

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Long live your new biscuit overlord

The newest weapon in the breakfast wars is a biscuit shaped like a taco.

Taco Bell is launching a "biscuit taco" this week and ditching its "waffle taco," which got widespread attention last year when it was included in the rollout of the chain's breakfast menu.

Whether the biscuit taco has more staying power than the waffle taco remains to be seen. Despite the attention the waffle taco initially generated because of its novelty in the fast-food space, there were early signs it might not last. Not long after it was rolled out, Taco Bell Chief Marketing Officer Chris Brandt noted that "some of the things on our menu might run out of gas." The chain has also repeatedly said the star of its breakfast menu is the A.M. Crunchwrap, which is a grilled tortilla stuffed with eggs and a hash brown along with sausage, bacon or steak.

As for its latest offering, a Taco Bell representative said it's "more than just a biscuit, it's a warm, fluffy, buttery biscuit, folded in the shape of a taco" and it's here to stay. Starting Thursday, people can get it filled with options like eggs, sausage, cheese or deep-fried chicken and jalapeno honey sauce. It has between 370 and 470 calories, depending on the fillings.

What on earth..

 

[Permanently A]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

 

[slit]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

Only if a tree falls in the woods behind Taco Bell.

 

[J@hranimo]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

This...and this is why you don't eat Taco Bell breakfast. Yuck.

 

[Dead Prince]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

it's a flaky pancake isn't it.

 

[commedieu]

Thats a pikelet... no..?

 

[TheSadRanger]

Sounds good to me

 

[terrisus]

 

[Nerdkiller]

Only if a tree falls in the woods behind Taco Bell.

Is that where the bear craps when it gets diarrhoea from that same restaurant?

Also, Terri above me has the right idea.

 

[SoundsOfScience]

FUCK this. I wanted to try that waffle.

 

[Deified Data]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

This is an important question to ask.

And the answer is no.

 

[ShadowsFell]

I ate breakfast at Taco Bell once and legitimately almost threw up.

 

[BronsonLee]

Goddamnit terrisus no
We don't do cookie tacos here!

Spoiler

yet

 

[phanphare]

those ain't proper biscuits!!

yall come on down to NC and I'll fix you up a batch ;p


(OT: biscuits from Taco Bell.......yeahno)

 

[shiftplusone]

FUCK this. I wanted to try that waffle.

It was the most disappointing fast food item I've ever had.

eat a jack in the box waffle sandwich for the superior fast food waffle breakfast experience

 

[kmag]

those ain't proper biscuits!!

yall come on down to NC and I'll fix you up a batch ;p


(OT: biscuits from Taco Bell.......yeahno)

Oh you're talking about scones.

 

[- J - D -]

I once watched a friend bite into one of Taco Bell's waffle tacos. It was like slow motion seeing his face turn from enthusiasm into abject disappointment from the first bite. And then he just let out the saddest sigh.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Oh you're talking about scones.

They're not scones, dammit. Scones are their own thing.

 

[Skunkers]

FUCK this. I wanted to try that waffle.

I was right there with you, but it really wasn't any good. The breakfast crunchwraps blew it out of the water so bad I don't know why anyone would order one more than once.

 

[slit]

Oh you're talking about scones.

Yeah, come across the pond and call them that.

I dare ya!

 

[Hyperactivity]

These are biscuits

Southern biscuits are biscuits

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

They completely dropped the ball with the Waffle Taco. It should've been the definitive fast food item of the decade. But Taco Bell has really struggled with the breakfast rollout in sales....

 

[Emperor Bohe]

as a Canadian, I am well versed on both kinds of biscuits. They're both biscuits to me, but I prefer the buttery bready American ones. get at me.

Oh you're talking about scones.

wat

 

[digita1alchemy]

I can't believe they are still serving breakfast. I never see any morning customers at the one near my house. I tried a few different items and everything was terrible...and I actually like some of their dinner items occasionally. On the flip-side, Wendy's breakfast was fucking amazing, but it flopped and none of the locations around me serve it anymore. Artisan egg sandwich w/ sausage + home-style potatoes outclassed anything at McDs or BK. Bojangles is still the fast-food breakfast king, however.

 

[rezuth]

Looks delicious.

 

[temp]

if you fold a biscuit and it doesn't crumble is it really a biscuit

It might be formed in taco shape from the get-go. There's hope.

 

[snacknuts]

I was right there with you, but it really wasn't any good. The breakfast crunchwraps blew it out of the water so bad I don't know why anyone would order one more than once.

Yup. I got one of everything when Taco Bell launched their breakfast menu and the waffles were gross.

 

[phanphare]

Oh you're talking about scones.

hell no I'm not talking about scones

I'm talking about mofuggin' biscuits!

 

[Wanderer5]

Will give a try in the next few days maybe heh. That waffle taco was pretty crappy, so won't miss it.

 

[BronsonLee]

I am absolutely furious at my totally serious thread being hijacked by thieves looking to claim the biscuit name for themselves

There is only one true biscuit, dammit!

 

[Ikuu]

hell no I'm not talking about scones

I'm talking about mofuggin' biscuits!

Looks like a scone.

 

[perfectchaos007]

those cookies and crackers look pretty good

 

[sixteen-bit]

I imagine this will taste nasty

 

[phanphare]

Looks like a scone.

scones are dryer and generally harder

 

[cirrhosis]

who the hell asked for this?

 

[dubq]

The fuck is wrong with you, America?

 

[Patapwn]

That's not even the strangest of it...

Jalapeno honey 0_0

 

[WaffleTaco]

Fuck you Taco Bell! I was so young =(

 

[freenudemacusers]

hey brit dorks get out of this thread with your biscuit/scone/cookie shit.

 

[styl3s]

Looks like a scone.

Scones and Biscuits are different, they use different ingredients and they taste notably different with Scones being sweeter and that picture you are looking at is a Biscuit, not a scone.

 

[BronsonLee]

hey brit dorks get out of this thread with your biscuit/scone/cookie shit.

IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM
PATRIOOOOOOT

 

[PhineBuyM3]

How about adding some Mexican food to the menu.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I'm gonna grab that taco right in the biscuits

 

[bitesnintendog]

The Waffle Taco wasn't great. The few times I ordered it I got parts of it cold every time but once. The Original AM crunch wrap line is good but the newer ones are gross.

 

[Haly]

You guys at the top are thinking of cookies.

:USA :USA :USA

 

[slit]

How about adding some Mexican food to the menu.

It would never sell to the masses that's why.

Sad but true.

 

[potam]

god is dead

 

[Mudcrab]

The fuck is wrong with you, America?

Sounds like something's wrong with you if you can't appreciate the simple genius of chicken in a biscuit taco.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

"Goodnight sweet prince"

 

[HoosTrax]

Does this mean Brits haven't been introduced to things like corn bread and hushpuppies as well? Oh my...