Can you believe that it has been over a year since our last post…what the hell is wrong with us? Well I cannot speak for J but this damn economic crisis has affected my writing. Right now you are asking yourself how could this affect someone’s writing? Well when you are putting in as much time at the office as I have you just don’t feel like getting anyplace near a computer if you do not have to. Well this is not about my problems, this is about the Doritos 1st Degree Burn Blazin Jalapeno. First off just walking down the chip isle the bright yellow bag really catches the eye then as you get closer you notice the chip surrounded by fire and your first remark is good advertising and how hot can these really be? Now for anyone that does not know me, I can handle hot or spicy foods and in all reality enjoy foods that make you say damn! I also know that my wife and kids also enjoy hot and or spicy foods so thought that this would turn out to be a fun snack for all of us.
So the first one to open the bag was my oldest son who opened it while looking for a quick before dinner snack. I had been outside BBQing and when he opened it and once I realized the bag had been opened I decided what the hell one quick chip could not destroy my appetite. As soon as I started eating the chip I noticed the sharp burn of spice that had a very familiar taste of jalapeno. Sometimes with other chips or snacks that claim to be hot it usually takes five pieces to start feeling the burn or even taste the spice but not this chip. I had also noticed that after a few minutes the burn still continued and almost seemed as though it got hotter. Within a few moments I needed a glass of water to wash down the rest of the spice and cool the burn. I immediately went in to my sons room to see how well he did with the chips. I started off my telling him that I just tried one and how did he like them and his response was, “They are pretty hot!” I just laughed and told him I agreed.
After dinner we challenged my wife and youngest son to try these new amazingly hot chips and they accepted this challenge with great excitement. As they proceeded to eat a handful of chips their response was the same…HOT! Since our initial trial I have enjoyed these chips a few more times and noticed that this chip starts out hot and ends even hotter. I would also recommend these chips to anyone that enjoys a spicy treat. When I purchased this bag of Doritos they also had one called 2nd Degree Burn which had something to do with buffalo flavor as well as 3rd Degree Burn which had a habanero flavor, I am planning on trying both of these in the near future and will try to post about both of them soon. Once again sorry for the long period of inactivity and hope to keep these posts coming.
John Mendoza
