I brought this up actually during the Taco Bell trip. I wouldn’t say Taco Bell is being greedy. The bottom line is nachos are awesome, but Volcano Nachos scare me. I would highly recommend the Volcano Nachos to the hot heads out there, but for this lightweight, I’ll say they are just decent. The Volcano Burrito did a great job in providing the Lava Sauce kick but wasn’t overwhelming to the point where I struggled to finish it. This volcanic concoction is a spicy lovers food orgy. Hurl your insults, I can take it! Oh and I didn’t even mention the addition of sliced jalapenos (which I feared and ignored). The beans, seasoned ground beef, warm nacho cheese and sour cream are generally some key components of good nachos and they were present and delicious. Who am I kidding though…they are called Volcano Nachos not Gentle Sweet Mountain Nachos. I clearly applied the Lava Sauce a lot lighter than Taco Bell does. When I created my Fully Loaded Cheesy Volcano Chicken Nachos during my trip to the Taco Bell headquarters, my specific control over the situation created one stellar dish. I can only take it in small doses and in this case I would’ve been happy with maybe a side of Lava Sauce to pour on myself (or maybe even dip). Don’t get me wrong though, the Lava Sauce is definitely tasty, but also super hot. My digging mission became one of finding the lost survivors of beans and sour cream to help put out the fire. I was distracted by the molten hot lava sauce coating my palate to the point where I really needed some relief. Think of it like hiking up a mountain versus hiking up an active volcano. While I can destroy most all giant plates of nachos, the Volcano Nachos posed a bigger challenge. The Volcano Nachos provided a bit of a struggle in my “digging mission” because I’m a wimp and can’t handle the Lava Sauce as well as I’d like. It’s a digging mission and the sturdy dry chips provide the tools I need to make sure every last morsel makes it out of the mess and into my belly ( The Frozen Food Master knows what I’m talking about ? ). A food that requires a little strategy to stay relatively clean by plucking dry chips to help scoop out the chips that have drowned and melted away under the weight and heat of deliciousness.
VOLCANO BOX TACO BELL FULL
There isn’t much better than a plate full of warm tortilla chips completely engulfed in meat, cheese and sauce. I found it funny that with the behemoth that is Volcano Nachos, Taco Bell points out the “reduced-fat” description of sour cream. Also when you consider the Volcano Nachos consumed in it’s entirety comes with 910 calories, you should be able to skip a snack/meal later on. So here we are in the middle of the Summer heat and Taco Bell raises the temps even higher with the fiery New! Volcano Nachos.Īs I mentioned in my Food News post, Taco Bell entices us with that great promo picture and this description:Ĭrunchy, freshly prepared tortilla chips covered with hearty beans, seasoned ground beef, warm nacho cheese, red tortilla strips, our new cheesy, molten hot lava sauce, jalapenos and topped off with reduced-fat sour creamĪt $3.79, you are getting a decent amount of food for the price. My second guess was the Volcano Nachos and it turns out I should’ve never trusted my instinct. The Taco Bell folks were tight-lipped and as it turns out, I was dead wrong. I recall making my bold predictions at the Taco Bell Test Kitchen back in May, that the next item to bring the heat would be the Volcano Crunchwrap. The long awaited addition to the Volcano Menu has reached the States nationwide.