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Taco Bell testing new Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips:

Taco Bell might be angling to bring back Lava sauce (of Volcano menu fame) if the current test of new Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips is any indication.

The "chips" are crispy-fried, marinated white chicken meat in the shape of a tortilla chip. A cup of lava sauce is included with every six-piece order. If you prefer to forgo some of the heat (the chips are also spicy), you can opt for nacho cheese or spicy ranch sauce instead.

The Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips are priced at $1.99 for an order of six and $3.99 for an order of 12 (which includes two dips). Additionally, there's the $5 Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips Big Box, which includes a six-piece order of the "chips," Crunchy Taco, Burrito Supreme, Cinnamon Twists, and medium fountain drink.

While the chip shape might be more easily dipped, the thinness could also make it easier to overcook during frying. Taco Bell previously offered crispy chicken for a limited time when Chickstars and Biscuit Tacos were introduced last year.

The "chips" are also being featured in the Volcano Chickstar, which is basically a Crunchwrap but with the Crispy Chicken Chips providing the crunch (rather than a tostada shell) and Lava sauce contributing spicy heat. The Chickstar is selling for $2.99.

Both items been spotted in the Knoxville, Tennessee area.

 

[Makonero]

brb grabbing that chicken escalope crunchwrap i mean volcano chickstar

 

[RobotVM]

I would eat it.

 

[The Technomancer]

I like Taco Bell but this looks awful

 

[Frozenprince]

Oh fuck yes

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Whoa whoa whoa...

Lava sauce is back?

You buried the lead.

 

[jediyoshi]

Was expecting those pieces to just be chicken skin for some reason

 

[Netherscourge]

So they took Burger King's Chicken Fries and flattened them into triangles.

Groovy.

It's amazing the abuse a piece of chicken meat goes through these days.

 

[ReAxion]

hell, i'll give em a shot

 

[Kusagari]

All I care about in regards to this is it means they'll have lava sauce back to put on other shit.

 

[LakeEarth]

So it's 90% breading?

FANTASTIC!

 

[BamfMeat]

I will eat Jack in the Box Tacos but these I might shy away from.

Might.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Lava sauce - fuck yes
Fried chicken - BRING BACK THE CHICKEN BISCUIT TACO YOU FUCKS

 

[Kayhan]

But why?

 

[Hindl]

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Taco Bell Scientists Test Limits of what Humans Will Eat.

 

[Already Torn]

I love Taco Bell so much

Gonna try that big box for sure

 

[sixteen-bit]

What will they think of next?

 

[cordy]

Taco Bell keeps staying on my "I'm glad you exist" list, man. This sounds dope.

 

[BoSox06DH]

Can someone change the title to "Lava Sauce is a thing again". That's the big takeway here. If I was able to I'd definitely buy lava sauce from the shelf at a high price.

 

[TheCochese]

Actually looks good. I'm shocked.

 

[SDBurton]

Lava sauce was the shit. Please bring that back.

 

[Akuun]

I'd give it a shot but I'll probably get a heart attack immediately after that.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I'd eat it. Taco Bell is great.

 

[idlewild_]

aw yiss, lava sauce

 

[Makonero]

What will they think of next?

how about tacos where the taco shell is actually just fried chicken

taco bell, i'm expecting my check in the mail

 

[krae_man]

how about tacos where the taco shell is actually just fried chicken

taco bell, i'm expecting my check in the mail

How long until the Taco Bell version of the Double Down?

Apparently we think alike.

I get 1/2 the royalty cheque. Look at the time stamps, we had the idea at the exact same time. That's legally binding. I know my rights.

 

[RedBoot]

So it's 90% breading?

FANTASTIC!

Yeah, kind of wondering how many of each batch are all breading and no meat. Guessing at least 2 out of 6.

 

[Already Torn]

Yeah, kind of wondering how many of each batch are all breading and no meat. Guessing at least 2 out of 6.

What's the problem

 

[RumblingRosco]

What's the problem

Right?

 

[DOWN]

 

[Nudull]

Doesn't seem all that different from tenders/nuggets.

Now suddenly craving burritos, though.

 

[Makonero]

How long until the Taco Bell version of the Double Down?

Apparently we think alike.

I get 1/2 the royalty cheque. Look at the time stamps, we had the idea at the exact same time. That's legally binding. I know my rights.

nope

i was first, and i was more descriptive. less reliant on "been there done that" ideas. mine was original, yours was just an imitation.

i'll let you have 10%, no more, no less.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Taco Bell has gone too far.

 

[Not]

That crunchwrap. I want it for lunch now.

 

[False Witness]

You know, it's been so long that I don't even remember; is Lava sauce as good as BK's Zesty sauce? I mean, that is the current condiment king.

Also, I have to have that crunchwrap and those nachos.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Ohioans will be pissed if their test market was replaced by Tennessee

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

You know, it's been so long that I don't even remember; is Lava sauce as good as BK's Zesty sauce? I mean, that is the current condiment king.

Also, I have to have that crunchwrap and those nachos.

It's better than Zesty Sauce.

Zesty Sauce is Bloomin' Onion sauce's weird cousin from Minnesota.

 

[SexyFish]

Oh shit these things were a test? I saw these months ago at my Taco Bell on the Strip in Knoxville.

God damn I'm going to have to try these aren't I?

 

[SyNapSe]

It's better than Zesty Sauce.

Zesty Sauce is Bloomin' Onion sauce's weird cousin from Minnesota.

thems fightin' words!

 

[Nudull]

It's better than Zesty Sauce.

Zesty Sauce is Bloomin' Onion sauce's weird cousin from Minnesota.

How does it compare to Diablo sauce? Stuff's been my jam for a good while.

 

[mattp]

Whoa whoa whoa...

Lava sauce is back?

You buried the lead.

this

who gives a shit about those chicken things
just give me lava sauce

 

[tearsintherain]

Has science finally gone too far?

looks pretty fucking tasty, but i bet after 2-3 the chicken tastes too dry without the sauce and then you run out of sauce... Noooooooooo

 

[Brian_FETO]

Lava sauce do it you fools

Chicken chips is just the latest advancement in "idk we put chips in it" technology so I'm all for it

 

[Mendrox]

Man that looks awesome.

Also threads made by mods are always more important. Even more important when they have an avatar with Megumi in it.

 

[Reckless Abandon]

Sounds good and I'm all about the lava sauce, but this:

So it's 90% breading?

FANTASTIC!

is a concern. Will still try them though if they come here.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Dang, looking ace. We have like some sort of new double decker tacos with multiple flavors. Have not tried them yet though.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Lava sauce is the king of Taco Bell.

I'll try anything with it.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

The return of Lava Sauce?

Awesome

 

[echoshifting]

Didn't they bring back lava sauce already? Did they get rid of it again?