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Review of Doritos Smokin' Cheddar BBQ chips
ElRhino | 6:00 PM on 07.16.2007 14 comments


While not directly related to gaming, I feel this belongs here.
For one Doritos has long been part of my gaming ritual, and eating the X13D flavor they had for a while complimented playing gears of war online.

Back to the topic, “Smokin' Cheddar BBQ Doritos”.
Initially it tastes like a regular BBQ chip but with less intense flavor. Then you eat a couple more and its just kind of a weird feeling. BBQ and Cheddar flavoring do not necessarily go hand in hand unless there is some meat slapped in there somewhere. The combination of flavors left me hungry for a real BBQ, but that was just not an option. I put the bag down thinking bad flavor.
However that is where the chips take a different take on me. As soon as i put that down and though, wow what a disappointment, I quickly felt the need to eat another. So I did, and for some strange reason, the flavor I originally thought was a little on the bland side, now actually tastes very good. While to me it is still strange to get this BBQ taste on a tortilla chip instead of a potato, I now welcome this new addition of one of my favorite gaming snacks.

Let’s not stop at just the taste. There is one huge thing products need to do right in order for people to buy it, a good package. This Doritos bag is more blah than most, there is not much screaming to you to grab it. But that is sort of why i grabbed it, it was not trying to be the show it blended in, however knowing that it blended in i soon realized it was not nacho cheese or cooler ranch.

Someone at the Doritos PR team sure did a good job here.

In conclusion, go try these but given then a little bit of a chance first.



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12 comments | showing # 1 to 12
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BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 18:13
BluFire
They're okay I guess. 7.6.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 18:23
Knivy
The only Doritos I like are "Dorito's Pizzerolas", dunno if you have that on the US, but they taste great.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 18:39
DJDuffy
You should add in the official Dtoid rating system...

DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 18:40
DJDuffy
errm..sorry i didn't realize how big it was =P
-D-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 19:03
-D-
I got a bag of these over the weekend - definitely a must buy
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 19:38
BluDesign
Anyone's opinion on the X13-D flavor?

It tasted to me like Nacho Cheese and pickles or ranch.
Arcanum's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 19:48
Arcanum
The X13-d chips are hamburger flavored...
ElRhino's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 19:51
ElRhino
to me the x13-d tasted like wasabi/horse radish sauce.
SLiFE's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 19:58
SLiFE
My buddy brought a bag of X13-D (which Penny Arcade described as a burger patty landing on a cat, condiment side down) back from Seattle a few weeks back.
We got stoned and played some Worms, and I hate the whole damn bag.
Wasn't that bad, actually.
Ambulance-Y's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 21:57
Ambulance-Y
bbq cheddar are good. i eat those and trade/battle pokemon at lunch time at work. which coincidently is at 2 in the morning? lunch, or pre-breakfast snack?
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 00:00
BahamutZero
*-/-*

8*/-

Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 00:10
Topher Cantler
Awesome. We need more of these.
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