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Hon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
This is what i sawHon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
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Last time I ate at Taco Smell...I was horribly sick. Haven't been back since and that was years go. With that said..I did sure love those Enchiritos which they no longer make.Long ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.
The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.
Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.
How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.
Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.
As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.
So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.
I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.
Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.
In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.
No! Not even the chilis? It's not mole. Try this--simplified but still has the major players. You might need to order the chilis, which is why I was asking if you were going to eat out.This is what i sawHon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
I reckon thats not a true mole recipe?Chicken Mole
This chicken mole is rich in flavor but easy to make; serve with warm tortillas to mop up every last drop of the smoky tomato and chocolate sauce.www.allrecipes.com
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Daaaang. Perhaps I will cook in next 3 months. I will need time to order ingredients. Probably from some jungle in BrazilNo! Not even the chilis? It's not mole. Try this--simplified but still has the major players. You might need to order the chilis, which is why I was asking if you were going to eat out.This is what i sawHon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
I reckon thats not a true mole recipe?Chicken Mole
This chicken mole is rich in flavor but easy to make; serve with warm tortillas to mop up every last drop of the smoky tomato and chocolate sauce.
I'd recommend using real Mexican chocolate, too. It's different from our dark.
Authentic Mole Sauce
This authentic mole sauce recipe is richly flavored with hot chiles, spices, and rich chocolate. It's perfect for topping stewed meats or enchiladas.
Never heard of Taco Viva, but this points up the fact that most of these places are regional, Taco Bell is international.A;ways thught that Taco Viva was better than Taco Bell.
But I guess was in the minority since Taca Viva is gone and Taco Bell lives on
LOL it's just Mexican chilis. I'm sure there are places in TN that sell them. You've got Hispanic workers, right? Check around.Daaaang. Perhaps I will cook in next 3 months. I will need time to order ingredients. Probably from some jungle in BrazilNo! Not even the chilis? It's not mole. Try this--simplified but still has the major players. You might need to order the chilis, which is why I was asking if you were going to eat out.This is what i sawHon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
I reckon thats not a true mole recipe?Chicken Mole
This chicken mole is rich in flavor but easy to make; serve with warm tortillas to mop up every last drop of the smoky tomato and chocolate sauce.
I'd recommend using real Mexican chocolate, too. It's different from our dark.
Authentic Mole Sauce
This authentic mole sauce recipe is richly flavored with hot chiles, spices, and rich chocolate. It's perfect for topping stewed meats or enchiladas.
LOL it's just Mexican chilis. I'm sure there are places in TN that sell them. You've got Hispanic workers, right? Check around.Daaaang. Perhaps I will cook in next 3 months. I will need time to order ingredients. Probably from some jungle in BrazilNo! Not even the chilis? It's not mole. Try this--simplified but still has the major players. You might need to order the chilis, which is why I was asking if you were going to eat out.This is what i sawHon, it's got 53 ingredients! You are a determined soldier! Good luck!I would have to try and make it. Cant get that stuff around hereIt's one of the best things I ever put in my mouth. You're going to eat it at a restaurant, right? Not try to make it?OldLady I just looked that chicken mole up. Sounds different but it sounds good! I think ima try it this weekend lol
I reckon thats not a true mole recipe?Chicken Mole
This chicken mole is rich in flavor but easy to make; serve with warm tortillas to mop up every last drop of the smoky tomato and chocolate sauce.
I'd recommend using real Mexican chocolate, too. It's different from our dark.
Authentic Mole Sauce
This authentic mole sauce recipe is richly flavored with hot chiles, spices, and rich chocolate. It's perfect for topping stewed meats or enchiladas.
And do let me know what you think of it.
Or save a few bucks and make it at home yourself.I can't eat Taco Hell.
Nasty..
I will pay the few bucks extra and go eat real Mexican food.
We do that too. But my favorite Mexican family owned restaurant makes excellent enchiladas, and I cannot recreate that specific taste.Or save a few bucks and make it at home yourself.
Its a very predictable storyLong ago Glen Bell created a restaurant based on the lean model that the the McDonald's bothers and Harry Synder (or In-N-Out fame) had jointly created to incredible success. Unlike the two burger behemoths that had popped up in 1948, Bell was a late comer in 1962. But like them, Taco Bell had a simple menu with very low prices and nearly instant service. Tacos, bean burritos, a bun taco, and beans in a cup with sauce and cheese - along with soft drinks were the only offerings.
The simple menu ensured that food was made in front of the customer in seconds. A scoop of meat in a pre-cooked taco shell, lettuce and cheese. A scoop of beans in a flour tortilla, sauce, cheese. These took seconds to assemble and created truly fast food. A taco was $0.14 and a burrito $0.15 . In current dollars that would be $1.55 for a bean burrito.
Bell sold the chain to Pepsi in 1974. Pepsi nearly drove the chain broke through extreme mismanagement, along with KFC and Pizza Hut. All three were sold to Japanese food conglomerate Yum! foods. Yum! was able to not only salvage the brand but grow it to the second largest fast food chain in the world.
How did they do it? A better question is what Pepsi did wrong. Pepsi added more and more menu items, and raised prices constantly. In 1988, Pepsi was charging $1.79 for a taco, which would be $3.94 in today's dollars. Few would pay that price.
Yum! ran a special on Sunday's where tacos and burritos were reduced to $0.29. This was selling the food at a significant loss, but drinks and other items remained at regular prices. This worked spectacularly for Yum! who soon made the lower price - but at $0.39 the every day price. Business schools study the "Taco Bell Model" due to the astounding turn around Yum! was able to bring about.
As years went on though, Taco Bell fell into the same trap of expanding menu items and rapidly rising prices. A partnership with Frito-Lay brought about dozens of cross product items such as Nacho Cheese Dorritos Tacos. And again Taco Bell is falling into decline.
So the corporation is again cutting the menu, but instead of retreating to the mainstay items, they are increasing the push of newer items, particularly those which feature nacho cheese sauce rather than cheese. The sauce is extremely cheap and creates higher margins.
I typically call the nacho cheese whiz concoction "cheese snot," which isn't accurate since there is no actual cheese in it. Yum! is notorious for producing chemistry experiments rather than food. In 2012 the USDA ordered Taco Bell to cease calling their taco filling "meat" as it had less than 40% actual meat. Taco Bell convinced regulators that they had increased the meat content, but consumers remain skeptical that the filling is out of a lab in Tokyo rather than from a cow. The cheese snot likewise has VERY LITTLE cheese in it and is mostly emulsifiers and salt. Again out of a Tokyo lab rather than a Wisconsin farm.
Because of the bloated menu, no longer is food quick. Order a taco and it will be soggy because of the wait to get it to you. The new Taco Bell president is on the right track to reduce menu items, but focus on the basics not the boutique items.
In fact, the basic taco and burrito have stayed stable to the price point set in 1992. But if Taco Bell wants to return to glory days it would be wise to shed the novelty items and particularly the frankenfoods and return to a simple model of tacos and burritos.
Expressing a different opinion than your own is not whining.Fast food at a reasonable price that doesn't rely on a burger. You can whine about it and nit-pick but it works pretty well.
