Doritos Locos Tacos are a Taco Bell food item. It was first released on October 14, 2000, in Nacho Cheese at a Taco Bell in Mankato, Minnesota. A crunchy taco with ground beef, lettuce, and real cheddar cheese, in a shell made out of Doritos chips in Nacho Cheese, Cool Ranch, or Fiery.

Taco Bell is opening a $5 million taco tab and offering free Doritos Locos Tacos in honor of the “liberation” of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark to customers across the country.

The American fast food giant Taco Bell, which returned to London with two restaurants last year, has finally decided to introduce its best item: the Doritos Locos Taco, a hard shell (yes, made from Tangy Cheese Doritos), seasoned beef mince taco, shredded iceberg lettuce, and some actual cheddar cheese.

Fast food Colossus. This is Michael Moss. And I write about the intersection of food and marketing for the New York Times. And so I've been asked what's in it there are the ingredients of course.

A Doritos Locos Taco, if you don't know, is a hard taco where the shell is made up of Doritos chips.

With about 1 million Doritos Locos Tacos sold each day - and more than $1 billion in sales so far - the product launch is the most successful in Taco Bell history.

2012 The Doritos Locos Taco first hit the Taco Bell menu in 2012. That's more than 50 years after Glen Bell founded what would become a staple in the fast food industry and 52 years after the Dorito was invented.

March 8, 2012 To coincide with the 50th anniversary of Taco Bell, Doritos and Taco Bell partnered to form the Doritos Locos Tacos, introduced on March 8, 2012.

Then it's time for a bit of flavor. And to get that cheesiness some bovines are working overtime. It takes about ten thousand cows to make all the cheese for our doritos. The cheese recipe.

CORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, AND/OR CORN OIL), MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), AND LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, ROMANO CHEESE (PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (COW'S MILK ...

DORITOS® isn't just a chip. It's fuel for disruption - our flavors ignite adventure and inspire action. With every crunch, we aim to redefine culture and support those who are boldly themselves.

Todd Mills Todd Mills came up with a billion-dollar idea in 2009: Taco Bell tacos with shells made out of Doritos. Less than two years after seeing Doritos Locos Tacos become a reality, the 41-year-old father of two has died.