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I stopped eating junk food several years ago. I just learned pizza tacos exist. Somebody tell me they aren't as good as they look, please.
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Axolotl feddit.it Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it
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#52 · (edited) Quote Reply

The tacos will inevitably break too much after a few bites and everthing will start spilling on you, and it's your fucking fault for doing that.

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Dejected Warp Core lemmy.world dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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#53 · Quote Reply

The tacos will inevitably break too much after a few bites and everthing will start spilling on you, and it's your fucking fault for doing that.

This is why I always go for a soft taco instead. Hard tacos want to be salad and will detonate into corn-chip shrapnel the instant you take that first bite, unmercifully dumping its contents onto the table and your lap in the process. I can't imagine eating one mess-free, unless equipped with a jaw that unhinges and a supernaturally flexible neck.

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Dejected Warp Core lemmy.world dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-13
#54 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'm at the Pizza Hut, I'm at the Taco Bell... I'm at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Sorry for the earworm.

Whaat?

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Big Baby Thor sopuli.xyz thorhop@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-04-10
#55 · Quote Reply

The things that people from the US will eat, are beyond compression.

It almost looks like it comes from food hell, like a sinful pizza being tortured for all eternity.

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katy ✨ piefed.blahaj.zone cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone
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#56 · Quote Reply

iEat Spaghetti Pizza Tacos

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HugeNerd lemmy.ca HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-06
#57 · Quote Reply

The things that people from the US will eat, are beyond compression.

So is water.

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MrShankles reddthat.com MrShankles@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-01
#58 · Quote Reply

I'm at the Pizza Hut, I'm at the Taco Bell... I'm at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Sorry for the earworm.

It's ok, shit's been stuck in my head for the last few weeks already... no idea why. It comes and goes, but it keeps popping into my head lol. Maybe I just need to give in and listen to it

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Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In lemmy.world Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
#59 · Quote Reply

Yes! Most junk food is only junk because it's made as cheaply as possible with shitty ingredients. McDonald's gives you the shits because it's McDonald's, not because it's burgers and fries. Those pizzacos look potentially delicious IF you make them yourself.

McDonald's gives you the shits because

of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Don't blame the food. Blame the hygiene.

(Also, you can totally give yourself the shits)

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-05-30
#60 · Quote Reply

They look greasy, heart-burn'y. You'll miss nothing.

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-07-01
#61 · Quote Reply

Structurally and logistically there is no way that a shell transports pizza better than crust. Not to fault the 'tilla, just a different instrument for a different song

I'm not so sure. The best way to eat a pizza is to fold it, because that gives it more rigidity. You essentially turn it into a taco, but the shell has a slightly different texture. I have no idea why a tortilla wouldn't hold up in this situation.

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-07-01
#62 · Quote Reply

Tbh, hard-shell tortillas don't even transport tacos that well. I love 'em, especially coated in Dorito dust, but it's a flawed system for sure.

Well, those weird crunchy taco shells make no sense. They're a weird American thing, and I don't understand how they became popular. I like some crunch with my food too, but not a shell that just shatters when it's meant to contain the food.

A tortilla fried in a pan becomes somewhat crispy though, and it tastes better and holds together better. That's what this picture looks like. It should be fine.

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potoooooooo 🥔 lemmy.world ivanafterall@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
#63 · Quote Reply

I don't see a way to make this that doesn't turn the flour tortilla into a husk. You'd be better off with corn, but then the shell would get soggy before the pepperoni crisped.

You're always better off with corn tortillas.

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H Ramus piefed.social h_ramus@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-07
#64 · Quote Reply

Why not dunk it in batter and deep fry it? Cholesterol, heart burn and clogged arteries in one go, get in there!

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Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸 lemmy.world Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-07
#65 · Quote Reply

So is water.

Perfect response XD

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ltxrtquq lemmy.ml ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-10
#66 · Quote Reply

This is why I always go for a soft taco instead. Hard tacos want to be salad and will detonate into corn-chip shrapnel the instant you take that first bite, unmercifully dumping its contents onto the table and your lap in the process. I can't imagine eating one mess-free, unless equipped with a jaw that unhinges and a supernaturally flexible neck.

It looks like soft shells in the photo, and I'd generally agree that they're better than hard shells.

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FreeLikeGNU lemmy.world FreeLikeGNU@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#67 · Quote Reply

Looks quesadilla to me.

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#68 · Quote Reply

Yes! Most junk food is only junk because it's made as cheaply as possible with shitty ingredients. McDonald's gives you the shits because it's McDonald's, not because it's burgers and fries. Those pizzacos look potentially delicious IF you make them yourself.

McDonald’s gives you the shits

McDonald's has never given me the shits. What are you people doing with your food? Do you.... wash you hands, like, ever or anything?

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#69 · Quote Reply

Whaat?

they said

SORRY FOR THE EARWORM

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#70 · Quote Reply

Well, those weird crunchy taco shells make no sense. They're a weird American thing, and I don't understand how they became popular. I like some crunch with my food too, but not a shell that just shatters when it's meant to contain the food. A tortilla fried in a pan becomes somewhat crispy though, and it tastes better and holds together better. That's what this picture looks like. It should be fine.

They’re a weird American thing,

Well, no. They were invented in CaliMex cuisine, which evolved around California from Spanish and Mexican settlers, also taking some inspiration from Asian influences later.

Not only mission and california style buritoes, but also Calimex brought us taquitos as we know them, along with fish tacos.

Taco Bell probably brought them to the rest of the US and to some of the world, but they originated in Calimex.

But fusion and evolution have been the name of the game in food for centuries, even millenia. For example, look at how relatively recently tomatoes and potatoes went from the Americas to Europe and how much we consider them not to be fusion or newcomers now - but they were, not that long ago.

People disparage so many American cuisines, but especially Calimex and Texmex, and both of those are fully worthy of respect.

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osaerisxero kbin.melroy.org osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org
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#71 · Quote Reply

Then don’t

I refuse

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agent_nycto lemmy.world agent_nycto@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-10
#72 · Quote Reply

The tacos will inevitably break too much after a few bites and everthing will start spilling on you, and it's your fucking fault for doing that.

Sounds like a skill issue. Just unhinge your jaw like a snake and eat it in one bite like normal.

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agent_nycto lemmy.world agent_nycto@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-10
#73 · Quote Reply

Guys it's just tacos with pepperoni on top.

What would be real solid is making like, chorizo pepperoni slices or something instead of the regular pepperoni

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ignoble_stigmas sh.itjust.works ignoble_stigmas@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-03
#74 · Quote Reply

I refuse

Please

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decolo piefed.social decolo@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-06-29
#75 · Quote Reply

Yes! Most junk food is only junk because it's made as cheaply as possible with shitty ingredients. McDonald's gives you the shits because it's McDonald's, not because it's burgers and fries. Those pizzacos look potentially delicious IF you make them yourself.

Spoken like someone who hasn't seen how much butter goes into anything I cook 😅

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neo2478 sh.itjust.works neo2478@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-02
#76 · Quote Reply

So is water.

Took me way too long to get it haha

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wasabi_noir lemmy.zip wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-05-31
#77 · Quote Reply

Looks quesadilla to me.

Now and then I’ll make quesadillas with mozzarella and pizza toppings as the filling, then dip them in pizza sauce. It’s like a low carb pizza treat.

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0xDREADBEEF lemmy.dbzer0.com dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-18
#78 · Quote Reply

ground beef on a pizza tells me you're in the clear

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CerebralHawks lemmy.dbzer0.com cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-08-18
#79 · Quote Reply

I’d use flatbread instead. Like the Gorditas that Taco Bell used to have in the 90s.

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PapaStevesy lemmy.world PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-18
#80 · Quote Reply

Well, those weird crunchy taco shells make no sense. They're a weird American thing, and I don't understand how they became popular. I like some crunch with my food too, but not a shell that just shatters when it's meant to contain the food. A tortilla fried in a pan becomes somewhat crispy though, and it tastes better and holds together better. That's what this picture looks like. It should be fine.

Good point, I didn't look close enough at the pic and just assumed they were hard-shelled tacos.

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PapaStevesy lemmy.world PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
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#81 · Quote Reply

No no. Box crispy shells suck. Real corn tortillas cooked in oil until crispy enough to hold a V shape but just soft enough to really envelope the filling. Holy crap that's delicious! Dude, I'm making tacos tomorrow!

Yeah I was talking about the box shells, I didn't realize that's not what is in the picture. Oops!

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catsarebadpeople sh.itjust.works catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
#82 · Quote Reply

The things that people from the US will eat, are beyond compression.

This is obviously Italian you idiot

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fishy lemmy.today fishy@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-28
#83 · Quote Reply

The things that people from the US will eat, are beyond compression.

I'm from the US and this looks like absolute garbage to me, but I'd argue French tacos are an even worse food crime.

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fishy lemmy.today fishy@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-28
#84 · Quote Reply

Yes! Most junk food is only junk because it's made as cheaply as possible with shitty ingredients. McDonald's gives you the shits because it's McDonald's, not because it's burgers and fries. Those pizzacos look potentially delicious IF you make them yourself.

Besides McDonald's using shit ingredients, I disagree with your entire statement. Junk food is food that lacks nutritional value and is high in calories; making nachos at home doesn't make them clean food. If you make pizza tacos at home, they'll still be junk food too.

It's ok to have some junk food sometimes, but if pizza tacos are a daily thing for someone I'm gonna assume they're from a poop knife kinda family.

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jpreston2005 lemmy.world jpreston2005@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#85 · (edited) Quote Reply

Now and then I’ll make quesadillas with mozzarella and pizza toppings as the filling, then dip them in pizza sauce. It’s like a low carb pizza treat.

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-26
#86 · Quote Reply

You don't want no part of this shit!

I want to reply with the original Will Smith eating spaghetti gif, but I know where I am.

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Jimmycrackcrack lemmy.ml Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-10
#87 · Quote Reply

Honestly, while it's hard to imagine eating one of those and actively disliking it, it's almost certainly just much worse than a pizza, if pizza is what you wanted, and maybe a slightly novel taco if you wanted a taco.

I haven't had one, I probably would, but it's much more a novelty than a real improvement on either pizza or a taco and probably not something you'd feel like having again.

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Varesti lemmy.zip Varesti@lemmy.zip
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#88 · Quote Reply

Why not dunk it in batter and deep fry it? Cholesterol, heart burn and clogged arteries in one go, get in there!

https://youtu.be/evUWersr7pc

TACO TOWN!!!

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H Ramus piefed.social h_ramus@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-07
#89 · Quote Reply

https://youtu.be/evUWersr7pc TACO TOWN!!!

Hilarious!

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heartSagan5 lemmy.zip heartSagan5@lemmy.zip
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#90 · (edited) Quote Reply

Pizza isn't just about toppings. The crust reigns supreme... because the yeast culture adds a hint of sour. Also, have you ever had woodfired pizza? Nom nom.

And New York claims its pizza is amazing because of its water, or more likely its plumbing?

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Atomic sh.itjust.works Atomic@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-14
#91 · Quote Reply

Meanwhile, every swede here going. Why are they showing pictures of Tacos from 2006 and calling them Pizza tacos?

Also, You all know these are really simple to make yourself right? Pretty much minimal skill required. If you know how to put minced meat in a pan and turn the heat on. You're pretty much halfway there. The other half includes knowing how to turn on an oven.

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thelasttoot lemmy.world thelasttoot@lemmy.world
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#92 · Quote Reply

This feels like AI food porn

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Arachnidbrilliant lemmy.dbzer0.com Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#93 · Quote Reply

If you’re turning these down.. I hope you’ve got something better to live for

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aggelalex lemmy.world aggelalex@lemmy.world
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#94 · Quote Reply

... They look very easy to make at home. Just get leftover minced meat from your spaghetti, melt some mozzarella and pepperoni on top, olives, some pesto, all on a hardshell taco. Maybe even bake the taco shell with some cheese to make extra crust.

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
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#95 · Quote Reply

I would not take this over more traditional tacos.

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solidheron sh.itjust.works solidheron@sh.itjust.works
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#96 · Quote Reply

Ehhh looks way to greasy and fried to me and like a burn hazard

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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#97 · Quote Reply

If you’re turning these down.. I hope you’ve got something better to live for

See, this is why I asked.

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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#98 · Quote Reply

This feels like AI food porn

I tried to pick ones that weren't AI, but I may have failed. I sincerely apologize if the images are AI. Sometimes I can't tell the difference.

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NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ lemmy.world NikkiDimes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#99 · Quote Reply

I would not take this over more traditional tacos.

I'll try anything once

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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#100 · Quote Reply

Okay they aren't as good as they look, please

Dad?

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ThatGuy46475 lemmy.world ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-01-25
#101 · Quote Reply

It looks like it would be extremely messy and no better tasting than regular pizza

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