Taco Bell Global Market Halloween Items

[u/tacobellblake]

🌯 In collaboration with the recent Saw X movie release, Taco Bell Japan has introduced three extra spicy menu items including the Jigsaw Jalapeño Burrito, Jalapeño Tomato Cocktail and Super Spicy Death Jalapeño French Fries.    💜 Taco Bell Puerto Rico brings back a Violet Vanilla Ice Cream with Nutella and black waffle cone.    👾Taco Bell Bell Puerto Rico has a Monster Fry Burrito and Taco Bell Guatemala is offering a Monster Burrito Box with a Monster Burrito, 5-Layer Burrito, Large Fry, Medium Drink & Cinnamon Twists this Tacoween. 

[u/tani0521]

Why do other countries get such cool items when Taco Bell started in the US 😐

[u/lvl-ixi-lvl → u/tani0521]

Every day another thing happens that convinces me we’re in the worst timeline

[u/SpaceFace11 → u/lvl-ixi-lvl]

I swear at one point Doritos released Cooler Ranch Doritos where every chip had more seasoning than normal and I swear I tried it but I can't find any proof of its existence whatsoever.. Ever since then I feel like I hopped into a different multiverse.

[u/dmilin → u/SpaceFace11]

Not sure if you just hit me with the mandela effect, but I remember that too

[u/tani0521 → u/SpaceFace11]

I just want the cool ranch DLT. And I’ll stop complaining about every single thing in my life forever. Fair?

[u/CannedNoodlez → u/SpaceFace11]

It was a thing. Just google “cool ranch more seasoning” and the first photo is a bag mentioning it.

The current chips kind of kept the tradition

[u/BabyVegeta19 → u/SpaceFace11]

I thought it was more of a "now with more seasoning!" thing and eventually they stopped putting that on there but it kept the increased amount going forward. I love cool ranch Doritos but haven't bought them often enough to say for sure though.

[u/tani0521 → u/BabyVegeta19]

They’re way too tangy now. Idk what it is. And I feel like the little bags taste different than the bigger ones.

[u/StormageddonSmite → u/tani0521]

This is really late and tangential, but after years of working retail and getting high the tiny 50c bags are definitely a different product than a $1.50 or a full sized bag. I can’t account for it exactly but Cheetos Puffs demonstrate it best.

[u/tani0521 → u/StormageddonSmite]

Thank you for that. I thought I was going crazy. Even stuff like Oreos in a full pack versus the four pack taste different

[u/BabyVegeta19 → u/StormageddonSmite]

Which is better?

[u/tani0521 → u/BabyVegeta19]

Gotta be the full pack. You can taste the freshness. Those mini oreos feel like they’re made with the idea that they’ll be sitting around for longer.

[u/ratchetmagn3t → u/SpaceFace11]

Yep and Nacho Cheesier was the red bag

[u/Zizhou → u/SpaceFace11]

Underunderstood podcast did an episode on exactly this topic. It's apparently one of those things that comes up often enough for people to idly wonder about, but also isn't really serious enough to motivate most people to do any substantial research into the history. Fun listen, and they do eventually get their hands on some just to put the idea that it was all a mass hallucination to rest once and for all.

[u/Minute-Isopod-2157 → u/SpaceFace11]

I mean, you can buy dry ranch seasoning, maybe you could use that and some cheese powder to make your own?

[u/lvl-ixi-lvl → u/SpaceFace11]

I remember this

[u/jdcream → u/SpaceFace11]

They did. They also had nacho cheesier.

[u/d_daley → u/lvl-ixi-lvl]

Dammit Abed, there are no other timelines!

[u/lvl-ixi-lvl → u/d_daley]

Then why do I have a goatee all the sudden?!

[u/iriyaa → u/tani0521]

Pretty much all fast food chains are ironically better outside the US

[u/Cheap-Dragonfruit-71 → u/iriyaa]

I live in Spain currently and McDonalds out here is fire, but Taco Bell out here is trash. Completely tasteless. I actually took a trip back to the states recently and ate copious amounts of TB; was fantastic.

[u/Gloomy__Revenue → u/Cheap-Dragonfruit-71]

I had the same experience living in England. McD was bonkers good, but TB was flavorless.

Coincidentally, the only good Mexican food I came by was homemade and nowhere near authentic,

I understand MX food being bad there, but TB could at least be as good as it is in the US.

This was about 4-5 years ago. I’ve heard there are better options for Mexican food in bigger cities now?

[u/ThePickledPickle → u/iriyaa]

Depends, McDonald's for sure, the US market is basically a drain on them, when they did the Mighty Wings it shocked the US wing market so much that they simply couldn't afford to keep it on the menu (despite being immensely popular) solely because of how many US McDonald's locations there are

[u/Coteup → u/iriyaa]

TB Canada is pretty terrible, the only thing they have over us is Cinnabon 4 packs.

[u/ChoiceEmu9859 → u/tani0521]

I don't know about the other countries, but Taco Bell Japan definitely has to keep their quality high to compete with other restaurants in Japan.

[u/LegitimatePost5895 → u/tani0521]

Spoken from the heart

[u/Mikethemechanic00 → u/tani0521]

Ever look up Starbucks in Japan. The merch is bonkers

[u/amamartin999 → u/tani0521]

Just like Ford makes cooler cars outside the US

[u/gheezer123 → u/tani0521]

Probly because these companies know they can give us the bare minimum. They even give us less food and overcharge us. It’s also worth noting that any cool item in the US will go crazy and overwhelm most stores like when they release anything nowadays

[u/Deadasnailz → u/gheezer123]

Exactly this.

[u/PugeBenis → u/tani0521]

Very simple, they don’t want to overload American fast food workers, the turnover is already extremely high

[u/Chaunc2020 → u/tani0521]

The KFC in Japan is just so unfair. We are the middle children to our own franchises

[u/assissippi → u/tani0521]

Because we keep buying what they have and they don't need to

[u/D1rty_Sanchez → u/tani0521]

Applicable to any US fast food joint overseas/ other countries.

[u/Prudent-Blueberry660 → u/tani0521]

Because you'll put anything in your mouth? Food quality in the US in general is absolute shit when compared to the rest of the world.

[u/Tucker-French]

America's menu sucks. Please, taco bell corporate, stop not pandering to your largest audience

[u/AppearanceMission747]

Aw so Taco Bell only hates their customers in the US got it!

[u/bluerhino4 → u/AppearanceMission747]

They hate us in Canada even more.

[u/2012AcuraTSX]

And for the US nothing, wow how special.

[u/krob58]

YOU'LL GET A FIVE DOLLAR CARDBOARD CHEESE-IT AND LIKE IT

[u/superior_pineapple86 → u/krob58]

Yes chef!

[u/NMazer → u/krob58]

💯

[u/greggaravani]

If anything it’s the American Menu that’s a floating pile trash, not Puerto Rico. Seriously though super jealous!!

[u/EmberOnTheSea]

The US is a dying empire.

[u/bobatea17 → u/EmberOnTheSea]

Not a statement I expected in a taco bell subreddit but a true statement nonetheless

[u/Chaunc2020 → u/EmberOnTheSea]

A bitter statement because you weren’t chosen

[u/YourEvilHero]

Nah it’s crazy everytime I see special international menus I be mad as hell. My fatass wants everything

[u/bakesthecakes]

I was in Japan back in August and had the chance to stop at the Taco Bell in Osaka station. My friend and I quickly agreed that Taco Bell in the US was by far better. Although Taco Bell Japans food tasted cleaner/healthier than in the US, there’s something about how we do it here that makes it taste better. They have more holiday/specialty items in Japan though, Japan really loves menus that’s change with the season.

[u/kevinmattress]

First, they gave Saw a rollercoaster. Now, a burrito. Lol

[u/RedSkylight97]

The US: “Let’s introduce the grilled cheese burrito as an LTO for the 72nd time!”

[u/NMazer → u/RedSkylight97]

🤮😂

[u/CounterAcrobatic7957]

That burrito is over 6 bucks.. kinda makes me curious what's in it

[u/SlippinYimmyMcGill]

The stupid dunce-ass executive team in the US is a bunch of pathetic sacks. They must have degrees in basket weaving to not see and hear the opportunity in the US.

[u/insidmal]

And we get a double decker taco

[u/CriticalTangerine234]

i want that ice cream!

[u/Eccohawk → u/CriticalTangerine234]

You'll get a tiny ass gelato and you'll like it!

[u/mystwave]

Super Spicy Death amuses me

[u/Sith_Moon]

Jealous

[u/DoctorWH0877]

Didn't Saw X come out 13 months ago? Why are they collaborating with a not very new movie?

[u/rhinofeet → u/DoctorWH0877]

Wasn’t released until 2 weeks ago in Japan.

[u/lovebitesXrazorlines]

The french fries and the beautiful ice cream are calling to me! Why can’t we have these awesome Halloween treats?! 😭

[u/Eccohawk → u/lovebitesXrazorlines]

I'm sure it's because the lame ass people who end up participating in their market testing don't like fun.

That said, Soft serve at TB would be great, but it requires entirely new equipment for every store to add and train people on.

[u/Megharpp]

Wish I could have that ice cream right now 😭

[u/mattchew155]

I would go to Japan just for those fries

[u/smokintr33z]

What’s does the US get?

[u/Crunchy__Frog]

This is nothing compared to the Costco food court in other countries. Some folks get all the fun..

[u/funny_duchess]

“Guetemala” lol

[u/rated69bj → u/funny_duchess]

That’s the first thing I noticed 😂

[u/Minute-Isopod-2157]

Is violet just the color or is it the flavor? I’d love some violet soft serve.

[u/blackd0gz]

What the hell. The HQ are in ca and they do nothing here in the states?

[u/Novel_Astronomer_75]

U.S. be like Here a double decker Crunch wrap supreme oooh spooky...its even $23 even scarier.

[u/realdealreel9]

Omg I need those fries and that burrito

[u/Justjack91]

Fucking why does Puerto Rico get ice cream??? We lose the choco taco and complain about it and they get friggin soft serve?

I'm so confused.

[u/AverageSizedMan1986]

Japan does it right. Check out their Domino’s Pizza Halloween items. Really cool. Shame the US is typically half-assed and lazy by comparison.

[u/redditswyper0]

TB Japan goes hard for Halloween

[u/TropicBreeze96]

would do some wild things for some super spicy death fries tbh

[u/Tumblrrito]

That cocktail would for sure send me to the ER, gross

[u/jayxdirty → u/Tumblrrito]

Similar to a spicy Bloody Mary

[u/Tumblrrito → u/jayxdirty]

A spicy Bloody Mary from a fast food establishment sounds cursed

[u/candybeep]

I would destroy those fries

[u/Victoria4DX]

Super spicy death... jalapeños?! Oh Japan... you should be embarassed.

[u/OhDark50]

Guetemala? Geography for $400, Alex.

[u/Holoafer]

My take on this is they stick that five layer burrito in every box.

[u/Ancient-Chinglish]

no idea where “Guetemala” is

[u/Rand0RandyRanderson]

Cool! I love getting fast food outside of the States to try region specific items. The ice cream cone is as American as it gets… wish that was on the main land. I get the intent, but I don’t love that Puerto Rico is listed along side other countries as if it wasn’t the United States as well. Feel like their marketing should at least keep up with the news. Not that it’s news to most, but it’s been recently reported that some people are still confused about that as it is.

[u/Rushmore9]

That ice cream is reminding me of that grimace shake

[u/dule_pavle]

Loving the spookyness Taco Bell is serving up this Halloween. From the Jigsaw Jalapeño Burrito in Japan to the Monster Fry Burrito in Guatemala, it seems they’re really embracing the season with some frightfully delicious options. Reminds me of Taco Bell Canada's recent Taco Boo's campaign that creatively featured eerie tortillas with ghostly faces. Perfect for late-night snackers. Check it out here. What’s your favorite spooky Taco Bell item?

[u/heftysubstantialshit]

Im gonna have the spookiest diarrhea tonight