Let's talk vices.
Every once in while I feel the need for some really good comfort food. Sometimes it's a rack of ribs. Other times it's something on the sweet side like mud pie. And occasionally it's something simple like chips and dip. A classic for me is BBQ potato chips with french onion dip. I'm also a huge tortilla chips and salsa fan. Nothing like a bag of Doritos and some fresh salsa to wash down a nice glass of wine or cold beer. I've pretty much been a Nacho Cheese kinda guy with respect to Doritos flavors for as long as I can remember. They were originally launched in the United States in 1966. The name means "little bits of gold" in Spanish and I totally get it. I bet you didn't know that piece of trivia huh? But do you remember when they only had two flavors? Taco flavored and Plain? I originally started out being a fan of the Taco flavored chips. Now they've got a very long list of failed flavors. I don't recall just when the Nacho cheese flavor started but I recall thinking that something funny was going on with the formula and that this would not be a failed flavor. I couldn't quite put my finger on it but I suspected that Doritos had placed some illicit substance in it's Nacho Cheese flavored chips. You know, something highly addictive. At the time I wondered if Doritos had fallen into bed with the tobacco industry and was secretly slipping nicotine into the formula.
Nicotine Molecular Structure
Or perhaps they tossed in a bit of cocaine in the recipe
Cocaine Molecular StructureI suppose it's possible they could have mixed in a tad bit of heroin for good measure.
Heroin Molecular Structure
No, that couldn't happen I thought. But then I tried the Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos - Unbelievable!
Last week my local grocery store had them on sale; 2 - 12 Oz. bags for $5. That's compared to their normal price of $3.99 per bag. So I picked up two bags - just because. I also picked up a small tub of fresh peach mango salsa. Yummy!
Now I've tried other experiments from Doritos - Cool Ranch, salsa verde, habenero, and others but none of them took with me until now. I was so hooked on this flavor - I couldn't put the bag down - that I sent a small sample of these goodies to my chemist friend up North in Hollydale. My friend couldn't identify the addictive substance or special flavor but he did send me a copy of the molecular structure. View below.
Molecular Structure of Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili
I'm no chemist but that structure sure looks a lot like 3 parts nicotine, 2 parts cocaine, and 1 part heroine to me. Wow - Stay away from these things, they're extremely dangerous and ridiculously addictive. And be on the lookout just in case a loved one brings home a bag. Throw them away immediately!
Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili Chips Commercial - Watch the best video clips here
