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Taco Bell's Doritos Shell Is Coming For Us All!
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 16, 2012
Modified Feb 17, 2012
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Last year we learned that Taco Bell was testing out new Doritos flavored taco shells... but only in Ohio. Well, adventurous eaters on a budget, now you will be able to sink your teeth into the flavored crunch, too: the shell is going NATIONAL. According to reports coming directly from inside the Taco Bell headquarters, the Doritos Locos Taco will be available nationwide starting at 12:01 a.m. March 8th. Which is the perfect time considering a lot of bad decisions and alcohol will have to lead up to procuring one of these. To tide you over til March, here's a look at how your Taco Bell Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco sausage gets made (though these are only in the testing phase for now):
Photo via SoGoodBlog's Twitter
So Good Blog's Jon Eick has been live-Tweeting his Doritos Locos Taco experience all afternoon from the Taco Bell test kitchen, if you really want to know more.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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