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What Are Walking Tacos?
Walking Taco are Midwest United States tacos: ground beef, served into a slit bag of corn chips, on none (corn chip bag) tortillas.
Walking Taco (Frito Pie Taco) is a style taco from Midwest United States, United States. The filling is ground beef, specifically seasoned ground beef, served into a slit bag of corn chips.
It is served on none (corn chip bag) tortillas, usually with cheese, lettuce, sour cream. In the US it turns up most in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio.
Fair and high-school-football food; also called a Frito pie.
Walking Taco (Frito Pie Taco) are Midwest United States tacos made with seasoned ground beef, served into a slit bag of corn chips, served on none (corn chip bag) tortillas.
Fair and high-school-football food; also called a Frito pie
Walking Taco: your questions
What is in a walking taco?
ground beef, specifically seasoned ground beef, served into a slit bag of corn chips. Usually topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream.
Where can I find walking tacos in the US?
Iowa, Illinois, Ohio.
Where do walking tacos come from?
Midwest United States, United States. Known in Spanish as Frito Pie Taco.
What is a walking taco?
A single-serving bag of corn chips (often Fritos or Doritos) split open and topped with seasoned ground beef, cheese and taco fixings, eaten from the bag with a fork. It is a US fair, school-cafeteria and tailgate food, also called a Frito pie or taco-in-a-bag.
Last updated September 29, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.