The Dorito Quest

Last year I blogged about mystery Doritos. There was this promotion they had, where you tried their new flavor and had to come up with a name for it. (They called it simply "X-13-D"). It ended up tasting like flame-broiled cheeseburgers.

Well, a few days ago I saw that there's another similar promotion going this year. This time they call their flavor "The Quest."
On the bag, it says "Guessing The Flavor Is Only The Beginning."

So, I bought a bag, and am about to try them for the very first time. I will blog about my impressions immediately afterward.

Can you feel the excitement? Feel the excitement, people!!

Hear that? I'm rattling the bag! I'm opening the bag!!

They smell like... well, pretty much the same as any other bag of Doritos I've ever opened.

Here goes... I'm trying one.

Lime.
I taste lime.
Fresh lime zest.
Maybe lime zest stirred into Mountain Dew.

No cheese or spices, nothing like that.
Just lime and tortilla chip. More tart than sweet. No spiciness whatsoever.

Actually, these would probably be really good with some salsa.
Lemme go get some....

Yes.. yes, not bad.
Now, let me try them with some Blair's Death Rain sprinkled on them...

Ohhhh baby, Now THAT'S good.
Do this: Dip the chip in Extra-Hot salsa AND sprinkle it with Blair's Death Rain.
Mmmm.

Ok, so here's my overall opinion on the chip: By themselves, they're ok but kind of plain. They don't amount to much as far as an actual snack on their own. But they have possibilities, as far as being an accompaniment to other things.

If you like lime, give them a try.

P.S. HEH! I just went to the official website Doritos has for these things. It turns out that the flavor really IS Mountain Dew! Wow. Mountain Dew flavored Doritos.

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