Instead of a traditional tortilla shell, the Naked Chicken Chalupa uses just that — a fried-chicken shell wrapped around lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. The product was a hit. However, as a limited-time offering, it didn’t linger on menus for long.Click to see full answer. Beside this, what is a real chalupa?aˈlupa]) is a specialty dish of south-central Mexico, including the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, Guerrero, and Oaxaca. Traditional chalupas, as found in Cholula, Puebla, are small, thick, boat-shaped fried masa topped only with salsa, cheese and shredded lettuce.Similarly, what’s in a Chalupa Taco Bell? Taco Bell’s Steak Chalupa Supreme features a deep-fried chalupa shell filled with carne asada (steak), reduced fat sour cream, shredded lettuce, their three cheese blend (Cheddar, Pepper Jack, and Mozzarella) and diced tomatoes. Similarly, it is asked, whats the difference between a taco and a chalupa? fried corn tortilla crunchy and flat. crunchy ushaped tacos are a sin! a taco has a tortilla wrapped around it..a tostada has no meat but a chalupa does! that is the main differenceand i should knowi serve them during the week ends! chalupa = flat fried corn tortilla with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, etcDoes Taco Bell use lard?Taco Bell: The main thing: Taco Bell’s beans are not fried in lard. Therefore, you can basically substitute beans for beef on any protein dish. *NOTE: Taco Bell’s sour cream does contain gelatin.