When you think about Doritos, you get that iconic triangle shape. It's the way tortilla chips have always been. It most likely comes from the fact that tortilla chips were originally a way to get rid of weird, misshapen, or old tortillas by cutting them up and frying them into chips. You take the round tortilla, cut it up like a pizza, and voila! Triangles. Now, sure they aren't done like that anymore. The size and shape are all too uniform, and it's fairly reasonable to assume that they're cut out like that on purpose. But they've stuck with that triangle shape, because it's the de facto tortilla chip shape. Sure, you can get rounds or scoops, but those are just "novelty improvements" on the standard.
Well get ready to have your minds blown, because Doritos have gone full "novelty" on today's feature flavour. Doritos Dinamita is a line of Doritos chips that, instead of being triangular, are rolled up into "sticks" of tortilla. Hence the Dinamita name. Dynamite sticks. As far as we're aware, you can't find these in Canada. In fact, they come to us all the way from Palm Springs, CA. We've also seen them in Texas.
Being the spice lovers that we are, we were drawn immediately to the fiery habanero flavour of these guys. The bright colours on the bag, the exploding hot peppers, what's not to love? Ripping into the bag, the first thing you're struck by is the colour. So much red dye. Then you grab a couple. Pop 'em in your mouth. Instant satisfaction. They've got a good heat to them, more than almost any other Doritos on the market. Three's also the subtle cheesy Doritos flavour. Delightful.
Then you crunch down on them. It's like nothing you've ever had before. The idea of rolling them up has changed the texture. We figure it's because the act of rolling them makes them thicker than the average chip, so they give a more satisfying crunch when you bite down.
Whatever it is, it's working. I think everyone was on board with these. We only wish they were available in our neck of the woods.
