3 Items on Korea’s Taco Bell Menu That I Need to Come to the U.S. Right Now

We just learned that U.S. Taco Bell locations will be getting an international addition later this year. That’s awesome. I am truly psyched to try the Butter Chicken Taco from India. But why stop there, Taco Bell? Let us Americans have a taste of some of the other global Taco Bell specialties? At the moment, I’m drooling over three items from Korea’s Taco Bell menu. Here’s what I need to come to U.S. Taco Bells right now. (Honorable mention to having carnitas as a meat option—why can’t we have that?)

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Kimchi Everything

It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, but there’s a lot of kimchi on Korea’s Taco Bell menu. You can get a Kimchi Burrito and Kimchi Cheese Fries, but the real crowd pleaser is the Kimchi Quesadilla, which comes with spicy chicken, melted cheese, and kimchi. Funky kimchi plus spicy Taco Bell chicken? Give it!

Beef Potato Bowl

The pictures make this look almost like Taco Bell’s version of bibimbap. It shows an ovular bowl with individual scoops of lettuce, rice, sour cream, potatoes, pico de gallo, jalapenos, and ground beef, with a pile of cheese in the middle. It sounds like the taco salad of my dreams.

Chocodilla

While it’s not strictly relegated to Korean Taco Bell menus (you can get it in the Philippines, Japan, and even Spain, amongst other countries), the Chocodilla is still worth mentioning here because oh my god. It’s exactly what you think: a grilled quesadilla with chocolate instead of cheese. Come on!

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