Eats

We knew it was in testing, but now the day has come, Taco Bell has officially dropped a fish alternative onto their menu in the form of the Pacific Shrimp Taco. Comes in a soft flour tortilla with six shrimp marinated in a mix of spices, topped with crisp shredded lettuce, Fiesta Salsa and Avocado Ranch Sauce. Of course, just in time for Lent season, and when consumed only adds 180 calories, 7 grams of fat, 21 grams of carbs, 660 mg of sodium and 8 grams of protein to your diet. If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think!

I call this particular creation “fan art” because it has no where near the poignancy of its original inspiration we posted about a few weeks ago, but it definitely is a valiant effort and a reasonably interesting jump-off with some new additions. While the website that posted this one is in a language I don’t speak or read, the only information I can pull is from the pictures. If you don’t remember, the original was made from handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave and accented with hot dogs as the body parts. This new recreation of the original seems to be complete with potato and zucchini wedges and meatballs for garnish, in case there’s not enough meat in the turtle the first time around. Kudos!

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With a suggested retail price of $2.99, Dunkin’ Donuts became the first national quick service restaurant chain to serve a breakfast sandwich featuring waffles during spring of last year.  Now, for a limited time, DD is bringing back the oven-toasted sandwich which features scrambled eggs, sausage and American cheese between two maple-infused waffles.

It’s been a couple months since Domino’s has rolled out their completely changed new recipe for Pizza. According to the latest publicly available 2009 Financial Reports, Domino’s Pizza saw some very promising results towards the latter portion of the year. Revenues rose 8.1% for the fourth quarter, with a net income that was up $12.6 million (114%). That fourth quarter also saw global retail sales jump 16.4% as well. CEO David A. Brandon attributes these numbers to the launch of their new core pizza, what do you guys think? Is this new pizza any good? Better than their old? Do you care?

One of my favorite things to write about are combinations or twists on flavor that I never thought about before. When I saw this quote unquote Confused Croissandwich, I definitely had to try it! We’re looking at Bananas and Swiss cheese on a chocolate drizzled croissant. Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or a light dinner, this definitely has my taste buds curious! (PicThx Insanewiches)