Snack #83- Cronchy Chips Trocitos de Maíz Salsa Roja (red salsa corn chips)

Cronchy Chips Trocitos de Maíz Salsa Roja (red salsa corn chips)

Apparently the word ‘trocito’ is difficult to translate into English- basically these also looks like Fritos. They have an ugly artificial orange coating that would indicate a spicy, chili-flavored coating but it the flavor doesn’t come through. They taste extremely artificial, almost like the corn flavor itself is fake on the chip. Maybe it is a fake cheese flavor but it just tastes pretty horrible. And they are not spicy at all, despite having jalapeño powder in the ingredient list. They are not very crunchy either, although I may have gotten a slightly stale bag.

Rating on the Spice-O-Meter: 0/10
Bottom Line: Gross.

Snack #82- TorTrix Picante Frituras de Maíz (spicy corn fritters)

TorTrix Picante Frituras de Maíz (spicy corn fritters)

These Guatemalan treats have the texture and taste of Fritos and basically taste like a normal Frito without any extra spice. They are a nice snack; light and crispy and fairly flavorful, just not spicy. The ingredients claim they include chile but overall it is not noticeable. They are a little sweet and a little salty- overall and nice snack but not deserving of the flavor ‘picante’.

Rating on the Spice-O-Meter: 0/10
Bottom Line: Crispy but no spice.

Snack #81 - Doritos Late Night Last Call Jalapeno Poppers

A friend of mine was so kind as to pick these up thinking of me. I had never seen the "late night" variety of Doritos and after eating a few was convinced he had found a bag that had been lying around since 1980. I know something can't "taste" stale, but these really did. They were fresh and crunchy, but something about them just tasted old. Basically they tasted like old spicy Doritos, but worse. The good people at Doritos somehow managed to make their cheese flavor taste more fake. And to this they added a little heat - the jalapeno part, I suppose. Since jalapeno poppers are just deep fried cheese-stuffed jalapenos, I guess they got the flavor right. It was just a really yucky rendition of the bar staple.

Also, sorry for the lack of picture. They look like regular Doritos.


Rating on the Spice-O-Meter: 3/10

Bottom Line: don't eat these, even late night

Snack #80 - Corn Nutz Chile Picante

From deep within the southern Midwest comes this rather weird corn nut variety. The bag says chile picante, but it tastes more like smoked paprika and lemon juice. And corn - the corn part of the nut really is a pretty dominant flavor once whatever flavor they sprinkle on it wears off. Unfortunately the flavor never gets very "picante" at all, and that weird lemony flavor persisted (I say weird because there is nothing in the ingredients that remotely looks like lemon or citric acid...). As far as texture goes, the nut(z?) are nice and crunchy, like accidentally crack a filling crunchy.

Rating of the Spice-O-Meter: 1/10

Bottom Line: a corn-nutty snack

A Spicy Chick's Tour of America

I was able to scrounge up a variety of some new tasty snack from around the states on my recent travels. Get ready for everything from Tim McGraw brand Frito's in the Midwest to Chile Picante Corn Nuts down south! Stay tuned...

Snack #79 - Kettle Brand Jalapeño

At long last, the new Kettle flavor has arrived. And as promised (http://spicysnackz.blogspot.com/2009/03/top-secret-chip-info-continued.html) it is Jalapeño! As far as Jalapeño flavored chips go though, these weren't the spiciest. They were nice and crunchy - a fact we've come to love about all of the Kettle Brand flavors. These chips really just tasted like sour cream and onion chips with a kick, delicious, but not the heat we were hoping for. Lots of garlic and onion flavor, with a heat the builds up, but never becomes overwhelming.

Rating on the Spice-O-Meter: 5/10

Bottom Line: very tasty, but not sure if it was worth the hype

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