Culinary Quest #3: Taco Bell's Cheese Rollup, Crunchy Potato Soft Taco, Crunchwrap Supreme, and Beefy 5-Layer Burrito with Mild, Hot, and Fire Sauce
First off, let me start off by saying that I am a long time fan of Taco Bell. It obviously isn't the best food out there, but it is cheap, there is allot of it, and it is great for certain cravings. Growing up, I didn't get a whole lot of it and the rare times that I did would tend to be times when money and time was short, so a handful of soft tacos were the go to.
However, in college I started trying different things on the menu and started eating their a little more frequently. Now, I live about 6 blocks away from one, so it has become something that I eat every couple of weeks. However, until recently I would stay away from spicy food like the plague, so I had never tried any of their sauces. I enjoyed the food enough as it was, so I had felt no need.
However, after a night of drinking the night before, Taco Bell sounded like the perfect place for a late lunch. Also, as I have began to branch out into the spicy a bit, I decided that I would finally try their sauce packets as well.
So, in the order today were the following: Cheese Rollup, Crunchy Potato Soft Taco, Crunchwrap Supreme, and Beefy 5-Layer Burrito. I have tried all of these before except for the Potato Soft Taco.
I like to start off with the cheese rollup as I tend to wait until I am really hungry on the weekend before eating, so I can pull this bad boy out in the car and get a quick hit of warm, melted cheese on a tortilla. These are great starters and at only 79 cents, you can even get two if you need an extra shot of gooey cheese.
Once I got home, the next thing out of the bag was the crunchy potato soft taco. This didn't have a whole lot of flavor, so out came the sauce. I started off with the mild and decided to work up from there just in case they were really hot. So, a squirt later, I was a convert to Taco Bell sauce. The mild sauce didn't have any heat to it, but it was very tasty. I started really squirting it on at this point and finished a pack halfway through the taco. Next came the Hot sauce. This one added a low grade of heat, but kept the nice flavor going. The taco would not have been nearly as good without them. These are only 79 cents, so for a cheap meal with the sauce, they aren't a terrible idea, however, there are better options.
Next up was the crunchwrap supreme. This was one of my favorite items at Taco Bell for a few months, but then the stores started skimping on the ingredients inside and with the toast it would be dry and chewy. This one was no exception, but next up to combat this was the Fire sauce. I was a little worried here going with their hottest sauce, but I needn't have worried. The heat bumped up a little bit, but it still wasn't very bad, however, the flavor of it definitely took a turn for the worse. So, I tried a few bites with it and then went back to the mild and hot sauces. This still didn't save the crunchwrap, but did make it better. However, for the price, it is not currently worth it.
The final piece of the meal was the beefy five layer burrito. The first time I had this, it almost turned me off of it. However, the ones that I have had since have been much better and now, adding the mild and hot sauce gives it that extra little hit of flavor. At under 1 dollar, this is a great value and a new staple of my Taco Bell orders.
So, time for a quick little breakdown:
Cheese Rollups - Quick, cheap hit of gooey cheese
Crunchy Potato Soft Taco -Cheap option made better by the sauce
Crunchwrap Supreme - Not so supreme, too expensive for what it is
Beffy 5-Layer Burrito - Good addition the menu, new staple item, also improved by the sauce
Mild Sauce - good flavor, no heat
Hot Sauce - good flavor, light heat
Fire Sacue - decent flavor, medium heat
So, overall, Taco Bell really did the trick. It gave me plenty of food for a good price and also gave me the cheese and grease that my stomach wanted. The sauce really picked up the flavor of the meal as well. I can say that I am now a convert to the Taco Bell mild and hot sauces, however, they can keep the Fire sauce.
I'm sure I'll be back again soon and can try some new items and some oldies, but goodies with my new Taco Bell friend, the sauce.
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