Share this story with a friend: The tacos have Doritos shells. The Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell combines crunchy Doritos tortilla chips with a classic fast-food taco in a way that shook the food industry. The cheesy, crispy concoction made a splash shortly after its debut in 2012.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Doritos' parent company, Frito-Lay, operated a restaurant named Casa de Fritos inside the park in the1960s. When a salesman noticed that Casa de Fritos was throwing away stale tortillas, he suggested they fry them for chips instead.

What's Included

• Seasoned Beef.
• Cheese.
• Tomatoes.
• Reduced-Fat Sour Cream.
• Lettuce.

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.

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.

Nacho Cheese Doritos® Locos Tacos.

In 1966, Doritos became the first tortilla chip available nationally in the United States. The initial flavor was simply Toasted Corn, followed by Taco in 1967, and the now-ubiquitous Nacho Cheese in 1972. Now, the chips are available in a wide variety of flavors, differing regionally.

Nevertheless, Frito-Lay's new product - the triangular tortilla chips known as Doritos - took off, thanks to their being "more flavorful and crunchier" than any competing brand. In 1968, Doritos' star rose higher with the introduction of taco-flavored Doritos; and in 1972 came nacho cheese–flavored Doritos.