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[–] 66 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

This looks like the worst parts of a pizza and a taco mixed together, I'm sorry. It'd be crunchy in the wrong places and altogether too chewy.

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  • [–] [B] 38 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Looks like a fast lane through the digestive system

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  • [–] 81 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    Just get a pizza and also get tacos.

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  • [–] 54 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I'm at the Pizza Hut, I'm at the Taco Bell... I'm at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

    Sorry for the earworm.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    The tacos will inevitably break too much after a few bites and everthing will start spilling on you, and it's your fucking fault for doing that.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    This is why I always go for a soft taco instead. Hard tacos want to be salad and will detonate into corn-chip shrapnel the instant you take that first bite, unmercifully dumping its contents onto the table and your lap in the process. I can't imagine eating one mess-free, unless equipped with a jaw that unhinges and a supernaturally flexible neck.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago

    I get reflux just from looking at that.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I recently heard about and tried pizza beans. Just some kind of white bean (any white beans) cooked, and then you cover them in pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni and broil it until the cheese is melted and caramelized a bit.

    Sounded weird as hell, and I thought the texture would be horrible but the beans actually just kinda gave the same texture you get with pizza dough. Not as crispy, obviously, but like a Detroit style crust.

    I might do these tacos but I wouldn't use the hamburger. Personally, I don't like how ground beef goes with the other pizza ingredients (i don't like burger on an actual pizza either)... But maybe refried beans would be great.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    I've done similar things with pan-roasted vegetables (some mix* of zucchini, onion, carrot, celery, red bell or jalapeno, mushroom (roughly that order for most-to-least used) lid is used on-and-off). I'll throw pepperoni bits in at the end to brown a bit.

    If I'm lazy I'll just add sauce after plated, sometimes cheese in the pan (not long enough to cause a mess), or throw it all in a tortilla and cook it again in an old electric grill (easier to dip it in sauce instead, too).

    A few times I've pre-soaked pasta noodles in a 28oz bowl, microwaved them, drain then brown the noodles a bit in the pan with everything else and transfer it back to the noodle bowl and layer in the other pizza ingredients (w/further microwaving, plate-as-lid).

    * usually 2-3 things, though I've done just zucchini+sauce before

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago

    Guys it's just tacos with pepperoni on top.

    What would be real solid is making like, chorizo pepperoni slices or something instead of the regular pepperoni

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    They aren't as good as they look.
    ^They're^ ^better.^

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    I’d use flatbread instead. Like the Gorditas that Taco Bell used to have in the 90s.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    They look greasy, heart-burn'y. You'll miss nothing.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    Structurally and logistically there is no way that a shell transports pizza better than crust. Not to fault the 'tilla, just a different instrument for a different song

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Tbh, hard-shell tortillas don't even transport tacos that well. I love 'em, especially coated in Dorito dust, but it's a flawed system for sure.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    No no. Box crispy shells suck. Real corn tortillas cooked in oil until crispy enough to hold a V shape but just soft enough to really envelope the filling. Holy crap that's delicious! Dude, I'm making tacos tomorrow!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Well, those weird crunchy taco shells make no sense. They're a weird American thing, and I don't understand how they became popular. I like some crunch with my food too, but not a shell that just shatters when it's meant to contain the food.

    A tortilla fried in a pan becomes somewhat crispy though, and it tastes better and holds together better. That's what this picture looks like. It should be fine.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    They’re a weird American thing,

    Well, no. They were invented in CaliMex cuisine, which evolved around California from Spanish and Mexican settlers, also taking some inspiration from Asian influences later.

    Not only mission and california style buritoes, but also Calimex brought us taquitos as we know them, along with fish tacos.

    Taco Bell probably brought them to the rest of the US and to some of the world, but they originated in Calimex.

    But fusion and evolution have been the name of the game in food for centuries, even millenia. For example, look at how relatively recently tomatoes and potatoes went from the Americas to Europe and how much we consider them not to be fusion or newcomers now - but they were, not that long ago.

    People disparage so many American cuisines, but especially Calimex and Texmex, and both of those are fully worthy of respect.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I'm not so sure. The best way to eat a pizza is to fold it, because that gives it more rigidity. You essentially turn it into a taco, but the shell has a slightly different texture. I have no idea why a tortilla wouldn't hold up in this situation.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I dunno, I went looking for recipes to see what the process would be to keep the tortilla from falling apart as the beef released fats during baking and the sauce seeps in.

    The gestalt is that you just minimize the fat in the first place, and have a layer of something that will shield the tortilla. Namely, cheese.

    Brown low fat beef/meat/meat substitute. Warm the tortillas in a pan, and melt a layer of cheese on the tortilla.

    From there it's just assembly and a long enough bake to melt the cheese that's on top.

    Hypothetically, the tortillas should stay intact. Makes sense; other bread and bread-like things can take heavy sauces when there's a layer of cheese between.

    As far as whether or not they'd taste good, well, taste is relative. I'm dubious of that much ground beef actually tasting pizza-ish enough to satisfy that desire. I'm okay with ground beef on pizza, though it isn't my fave. It's the ratio in the image that makes me dubious it'll hit the pizza urge.

    I've been around long enough and done enough experimental cooking that I can usually "taste" a recipe without actually eating it as long as the ingredients are familiar enough. Nothing in the image, or the recipes I saw, would be bad at all, though some of the recipes really don't get what pizza sauce is. A lot of them are just dumping "Italian" herbs into the beef for some reason, like that's what makes a pizza a pizza. That does make a decent meat sauce for pasta in a pinch, but it isn't pizza flavor.

    As a comparison, pizza dogs exist too. Cook hot dogs your preferred way. Place the buns in a baking dish. Place dogs in buns. Top with pizza sauce of choice. Top with shredded mozzarella. Bake until the cheese melts and is lightly browned. No pepperoni, no extras as the core, but it actually hits like pizza in terms of flavor. You wouldn't think so because of the hot dogs, but the sauce is the dominant flavor, followed by the cheese. Which is more pizza like than the pizza tacos in the image. Sorta like a meatball sub more than actual pizza though.

    All of that rambling being said, I think it would taste at least okay to most palates. There's nothing that would clash, and nothing that would dominate so much as to be offputting. I'd actually agree that some extra seasoning in the beef would go a long way, but I'd focus on some garlic, maybe a little oregano, rather than a premix, or multiple herbs. Just something to lift the beefiness into a less burger-y taste.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Yeah, if I were to attempt these, I'd precook the ground beef so I could drain it appropriately, then try to assemble and finish the pepperoni and cheese under like a low broil. But I'd cook the beef itself relatively unseasoned in the hopes that either mixing it with pizza sauce or layering pizza sauce between the beef and cheese would tie everything together flavor-wise.

    I'd also skip the pepperoni entirely because it gives me nightmarish heartburn, but that's neither here nor there.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    The things that people from the US will eat, are beyond compression.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Yes! Most junk food is only junk because it's made as cheaply as possible with shitty ingredients. McDonald's gives you the shits because it's McDonald's, not because it's burgers and fries. Those pizzacos look potentially delicious IF you make them yourself.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Besides McDonald's using shit ingredients, I disagree with your entire statement. Junk food is food that lacks nutritional value and is high in calories; making nachos at home doesn't make them clean food. If you make pizza tacos at home, they'll still be junk food too.

    It's ok to have some junk food sometimes, but if pizza tacos are a daily thing for someone I'm gonna assume they're from a poop knife kinda family.

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    If you’re turning these down.. I hope you’ve got something better to live for

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Honestly, while it's hard to imagine eating one of those and actively disliking it, it's almost certainly just much worse than a pizza, if pizza is what you wanted, and maybe a slightly novel taco if you wanted a taco.

    I haven't had one, I probably would, but it's much more a novelty than a real improvement on either pizza or a taco and probably not something you'd feel like having again.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Goddamn. I'm eating Mexican food right now and this makes me want to throw it all away just for these.

    I'm a fatass that still eats junk food.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I would fuck that shit up fam

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Why not dunk it in batter and deep fry it? Cholesterol, heart burn and clogged arteries in one go, get in there!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Ehhh looks way to greasy and fried to me and like a burn hazard

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    iEat Spaghetti Pizza Tacos

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    ground beef on a pizza tells me you're in the clear

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Why would those be considered junk food

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Meanwhile, every swede here going. Why are they showing pictures of Tacos from 2006 and calling them Pizza tacos?

    Also, You all know these are really simple to make yourself right? Pretty much minimal skill required. If you know how to put minced meat in a pan and turn the heat on. You're pretty much halfway there. The other half includes knowing how to turn on an oven.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    I was gonna say ew gross but then I clicked the image.

    Fuck! OP, now I want pizza tacos too! What have you done?!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I don't see a way to make this that doesn't turn the flour tortilla into a husk. You'd be better off with corn, but then the shell would get soggy before the pepperoni crisped.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Melt the cheese and pepperoni in a pan first.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Way too much work for some jank tacos. Just throw some taco meat onto a totinos and fold it in half.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Pacos? Picos? Tizza. Tazzo.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Okay they aren't as good as they look, please

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    ... They look very easy to make at home. Just get leftover minced meat from your spaghetti, melt some mozzarella and pepperoni on top, olives, some pesto, all on a hardshell taco. Maybe even bake the taco shell with some cheese to make extra crust.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    It looks like it would be extremely messy and no better tasting than regular pizza

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Pizza isn't just about toppings. The crust reigns supreme... because the yeast culture adds a hint of sour. Also, have you ever had woodfired pizza? Nom nom.

    And New York claims its pizza is amazing because of its water, or more likely its plumbing?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    I would not take this over more traditional tacos.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    This feels like AI food porn

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Are you still able to eat junk food? I get the shakes when I eat take out and fast food. It’s weird. It’s all of that crap hitting my bloodstream at once. I literally struggle to hold my fork.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    This should not exist.

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