Doritos Toro Habanero

Wow.  Let me just start with, Wow. I wasn’t sure what to expect with these, especially after the Doritos Diablo Enchilado that I picked up with these at the 7-Eleven.  Would they be hot? What they have flavor? Would they disappoint?

At first bite, there is a distinct habanero flavor.  Subtle, but there, along with a slight bit of nacho cheese.  The heat however, is milder than what I expected.  And thats where it gets you.  Eating one, isn’t bad.  Eating a couple in a row, is ok.  It’s when you continue throwing them in your mouth that it catches up on you and really drops the heat bomb on you.  Not an unbearable heat, but enough where not only could I taste it, but I could feel it.  It is a kick in the throat and I could ALMOST feel myself start to sweat a little bit while I was eating these. But I can’t stop eating them, they are that good.

The crunchiness is the standard Dorito fair, along with the greasiness.

Overall, these are a very good hot chip, that not only uses habanero to say it is a hot chip, but actually has the TASTE of habanero in it.  If you are a fan of hot chips, and can find these in your area, then by all means, give them a shot.

Doritos Diablo Enchilado

Now this is something I wasn’t expecting during my trip to 7-Eleven for a slurpee.  Two flavors of Doritos that I had never seen before.  These, and Doritos Toro Habanero, which will be reviewed a little later.

First off, the color.  Red.  Flat out, the flavoring is red.  This, with a name like Diablo has me a little worried.  And did I mention it has the face of the devil on the package?

But apon actually tasting them, I really didn’t feel the heat.  But the taste? The first thing that comes to my mind is the taste of lime.  Yes, lime.  Not what was expected, but not all together bad.  The next was a small salsa taste.  This took a little bit to figure out because the lime was just so overpowering for the rest of the chip. The last taste I was

Doritos Diablo Enchilado Devil

able to find was the smallest hint of cheese.  So how do all these flavors come together?  Not too bad actually.  While not a big fan of lime, it wasn’t too bad when teamed with the other flavors in the bag.  Does it taste like an enchilada?  Unfortunately, no, but the flavor is does bring is very enjoyable.  If you happen to see these laying around somewhere, then give them a try as something different.

Also, be prepared to get some red fingers while eating these.  The flavoring comes off very easily, and turns your digits red.

One more small note about these.  While I found there to be no heat, my wife on the other hand, said they were too hot for her.  I am going to rate these as heat, but give them a very small heat rating due to not being able to detect the heat myself.

Doritos - Late Night Tacos At Midnight

One word describes the flavour of these chips.  Amazing.  Doritos put out a line of Late Night chips.  The intention was to emulate the flavours of snacks you would get when you visit a bar or pub after hours.  The  two I have seen are Tacos, and Jalapeno poppers.  I originally found these in my campus bookstore.

I know Doritos chips are usually very spot on with their flavours, but I was not expecting just how closely these would taste to real tacos.  On my first bite, it was exactly like biting into a taco.  You can taste the spicy beef, the lettuce, the cheese, the tomato, and the hard, crunchy taco shell.  I kid you not, with the exception of texture, you would not be able to tell the difference between a real taco (Say, from Taco Bell) and these.  I haven’t done it myself, but I’m sure putting a bunch of these out with some sour cream will give you the full taco experience, without having an actual taco.

I highly recommend these chips to anyone who loves tacos, chips, or both.  Heck, I recommend these chips to everybody.  They sit fairly high on my list of favourites.  I cannot understate just how much deliciousness is packed into each and every single bite of this crispy corn concoction.

Archer Farms Spinach & Artichoke Tortilla Chips

I picked the Archer Farms Spinach and Artichoke Tortilla Chips from Target the other day, as just something new to try.  For those of you that don’t know, Archer Farms is Target’s “house” brand.”

The first thing that I noticed was the smell.  There is a definate corn chip smell, with just a hint of the spinach & artichoke seasoning.  And I’m not saying that to be a bad thing.  It definately enhances the experience with the chips, and compliments the taste.  And that taste?  Fantastic.  These are not some over processed or over salted tortilla chip.  Here, you can actually taste the tortilla, and the spinach and artichoke flavor is very subtle as to not over power the flavor of the tortilla.

I love the flavor of these chips, from the spinach and artichoke seasoning, to the subtle taste of the torilla chips.  I was very surprised by the taste, and if you are looking for something a little different, then definately give these a try.

You can find these at your local Target store.