The only real “evidence” put forth to support this theory is that Taco Bell’s cinnamon twists and rotini noodles resemble one another at first glance, as seen in a photograph supposedly showing cinnamon twists before and after they were cooked at Taco Bell was posted to the “ MildyInteresting” section of Reddit in 2016. Taco Bell’s cinnamon twists are not made by deep-frying rotini, and you absolutely cannot make these treats at home by putting store-bought dried Italian pasta into a deep fryer. Does that mean that you can make the cinnamon twists at home. That’s right, the desert that everyone goes crazy for after they’ve finished their enchirito is simply deep fried pasta tossed with cinnamon and sugar. That’s because the secret to the Cinnamon Twist is just rotini pasta that has been deep fried. You might think that something so good would be a whole complicated process, but you’d be wrong. The popular entertainment YouTube page “BabbleTop” spread this rumor through claiming in a video entitled “10 Secrets Taco Bell Employees Will Never Tell You” that “Cinnamon Twists just rotini pasta that has been deep fried”: In 2006, for example, the blog “ Secret Recipes” listed “Rotini Noodles” as one of the main ingredients for Taco Bell’s cinnamon twists, and in 2013 Food Beast unveiled the “ mindblowing truth” about cinnamon twists. We found multiple memes, images, articles, and videos all centered on this rumor.

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