I first heard the term today and was wondering if any of you have a special recipe for walking tacos. For those that don't know what I'm talking about (which I think on this forum there would be only a few, if any) they are like frito pies in the chips bag, but instead of just fritos and chili you'd have taco ingredients. I'd love to hear from some of you who might have a special recipe for this treat. It's such a great idea and I'm probably late to the game not even knowing about walking tacos until now.

I didn't know it was a real thing, either. My kids' school has "walking nachos" in their regular lunch rotation and I always thought it was something they made up.

That first pic looks much better than I expected. Following.

The kids in my son's scout troop made these a lot on campouts, but that was mainly to avoid having plates to wash.

I'm glad that I wasn't the only person unfamiliar with the term. I don't think they're better or worse than regular tacos, just that these have their own container, which is a chips bag. I can see where it would be better for walking around, that being your hands don't get messy. I think it's a novel idea, even if it isn't something groundbreaking. PS. I think the "walking nachos" are pretty much the same thing.

I'm going to have to think about this. This could be a solution for my carne guisada fried egg taco problem.

bam02 said:

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Tacos have a container. And it's edible.

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The taco filling doesn't spill out of the bag.

bam02 said:

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Tacos have a container. And it's edible.

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Tacos are essential for a happy life, and for those around you.

Marauder Blue 6 said:

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So it's a burrito but with a bag instead of a tortilla. Genius.

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Excellent observation. Marauder Blue 10 - medwriter 0.

When I moved to Chicago suburbs for a few years, they sold walking tacos at the high school football games.

It was literally frito pie as us Texans call it

MarathonAg12 said:

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When I moved to Chicago suburbs for a few years, they sold walking tacos at the high school football games.

It was literally frito pie as us Texans call it

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That was my thought as well, though I see the utility of it. The filling for a walking taco doesn't spill out the end when you try to eat it. But then there's the other trick of putting a corn tortilla under the taco you're eating, and all the spillage becomes a free taco. Plus, you still have something you have to throw away, because I don't remember ever being served a taco straight into my hand.

Those are screengrabs from a great YouTube channel.

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HTownAg98 said:

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But then there's the other trick of putting a corn tortilla under the taco you're eating, and all the spillage becomes a free taco.

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Are you from the future???

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I've eaten tacos like that for a decade or more.. except it's just the next taco I'm going to eat on my plate. Don't need that useless funnel thing.

And no one else has! You're a true pioneer in the world of fine taco dining.

You also watched the new iron chef?

There are some dang good tacos in Austin.

FIDO*98* said:

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How far away from Texas do you have to go to hear the term "walking tacos" to get a crappy taco like those pictured in the OP?

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Probably every Boy Scout camp in the state does them.

Didn't realize that. My boys have girlfriends and are good at sports

There should be a different name for them. They aren't a taco, and it's not a Frito pie either. But I can see how some Fritos topped with a braised meat, cheese, salsa, and whatever condiments you want to add could be damn good.

HTownAg98 said:

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There should be a different name for them. They aren't a taco, and it's not a Frito pie either. But I can see how some Fritos topped with a braised meat, cheese, salsa, and whatever condiments you want to add could be damn good.

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It's nachos, but in a bag. I guess a little different if you're using Frito's instead of tortilla chips, but still nachos.

If you are not British and you eat it with cutlery, I don't think it should be called a taco.

CDub06 said:

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There are some dang good tacos in Austin.

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555-PINF said:

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I didn't know it was a real thing, either. My kids' school has "walking nachos" in their regular lunch rotation and I always thought it was something they made up.

That first pic looks much better than I expected. Following.

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I know yoi can buy them at Cardinals games

But they are like six dollars.
Plus, I am not a huge fan of Doritos that get soggy.

A couple of vendors at the Houston Rodeo had Walking Tacos this past year that looked good, but I wasn't going to pay $8-$10 for a little bag of chips and some taco fixings in it.