FILE - Taco Bell logo is seen in Mountain View, California on Oct. 15, 2019. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images) IRVINE, Cailf. - Inspired by "fans’ passion for the many vegan and vegetarian options," Taco Bell is testing its first fully vegan entrée item: the Vegan Crunchwrap.The fast food chain announced this week that the new item, which features a seasoned plant-based protein and topped with vegan blanco sauce and warm vegan nacho sauce, will only be available for a limited time in three U.S.
cities.The Vegan Crunchwrap is also filled with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and a crunchy tostada shell, Taco Bell said, noting how all ingredients are certified vegan by the American Vegetarian Association – meaning they contain no animal ingredients."Such a large part of our fandom is vegan or vegetarian, and we’re as committed to them as they are to us and our menu," Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s global chief food innovation officer, said in a statement. "That’s why we took so long, months and years, to release something this special; we wanted and needed to get it exactly right, to get it mouth-watering."FILE - The Crunchwrap is a mainstay on Taco Bell menus. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Taco Bell) Taco Bell said the new Vegan Crunchwrap will only be available in cities with "notable vegan populations," listing Los Angeles, California, New York City and Orlando, Florida.For fans who are eager to try to the new item on Thursday, June 8, the first day it's being offered, the chain listed specific locations in which the Vegan Crunchwrap will definitely be available:Taco Bell said its Vegan Crunchwrap will be offered at the same price as the original Crunchwrap during the limited time run, noting.