Frito-Lay announces Doritos® Fiery Habanero(tm) flavor tortilla chips. These Doritos have the habanero taste, zero grams of trans fat and a new look. Chips are available in 1.75- or 1-unit ounce.
Anyone see these in the stores yet? How hot are they?
Fiery Habanero Doritos
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going to have to try this…when do they come out?
Sounds good.
Well it is a start commercially. Now I only wish that pizza chains would start adding habaneros as a topping.
Yes that’s right……double pepperoni, and double habanero’s. Don’t forget the chili flakes and the spicy sauce either.
I have tried them. They are spicier than you might think … for a national brand chip. But in the grand scheme of things, most chileheads would consider them weak. The flavor is like a blend of nacho and pizza.
I’ve only ever seen chilli heatwave doritos here – n they’re mild. Wouldn’t mind trying these though
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I agree, Adam. I just tried these last weekend and was surprised that the heat DID actually build to something noticable after eating quite a few. The taste is pretty good, though.
Bottom line if you love snack foods there is a pretty good hot lineup at blairs and a few others. I would rather support that than a huge company like doritos for a hot chip.
But no doubt they are tasty like all dori”toes”
I’ll have to hunt down a bag then, I didn’t know they were in the stores already
Whoa, Nick changed his name to Hot Sauce Blog.
Doritos has a lot of new flavors coming out, but I haven’t seen this one anywhere. I have a bag of the Guacamole and the Black Pepper here, they’re both pretty good in my opinion.
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Yeah I like Blair’s habanero crisps (chips or whatever they are. lol) but they are so expensive over here – over £1 for 28g bag
while shopping not to long ago I picked up a bag for Ryan….they are still there 🙁 they did not go over well
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>>>> over £1 for 28g bag
How much is that on Earth????
They’ve been out for a while now. I’ve tried them and they are not hot at all (in my opinion). The fiery cheetos have more kick to them.
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about 3.49 where I live
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on your part of the earth about $1.80 for a 28g(1oz?) bag. lol
Matt…. your using 2 different emails right? if not your comments are getting lost somewhere you went from triple to double digits in a matter of minutes, i am confused
I tried them and wondered if they actually have Habanero as an ingredient. I notice a lime tast. There was a little heat but not a true Habanero flavor.
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I have tried them and think they are quite tasty, but I am only getting my chili tongue…er or whatever.
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That is pretty steep.
do they sell 1 oz bags in the states… that is like one of the little bags they sell in huge boxes for lunch with all different flavors right? like a snack pack thing….. i need more coffee to figure this out.
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Probably not. They don’t really do that with any other flavors than Nacho Cheese and Ranch (or whatever their real names are, I don’t remember). They never did it with any of the old flavors they had (Salsa Verde, “Sonic” Sour Cream, etc.), nor Salsa or Black Pepperjack. So I highly doubt it.
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I didn’t think so, I don’t remember seeing any, except the big grab one for .99 it will be interesting to see how well these go over, and how long they last on the market, of course there are those people out there that think eating spicy chips are a show of manliness
The Habanero Doritos are an affront to fiery foods everywhere. They are a corporate abomination. Theres more heat in a snowman’s heart than there is on these chips. It’s Doritos weak attempt to get the “EXTREME” demographic. I would go as far to say that these Habanero chips are less spicy than Tabasco.
Yeah I would not doubt it clint, however to the average Joe, Tobasco is frigging hot. So if they were too hot (tobasco or greater) there market share would be DRASTICALLY limited, or the bags would last several sittings cutting into repeat purchases. Hot sauce stores carry hot sauces and Hot chips like the ones we know, but doritos need (WANT) a much larger market than that.
But I agree, just a way to try to grab a different portion of the market place
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Then they should try some of Blair’s chips. That would probably be a proverbial kick in the nuts to their pride.
Trying them now… they do have a bit more heat than I expected.
The flavor is a little odd.. kinda nacho cheesy, kinda vinegar-ish. I give them an enthusiastic so-so rating.
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I agree with you pmac – While these chips might seem lame to us, if Doritos dusted them with Death Rain Nitro they’d have a lot of unhappy customers and angry phone calls.
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I’d love to see the general population’s face when they gave them a try though… 🙂
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I think Blairs chips would be a great thing to keep on hand to put those macho tabasco eaters in their place at BBQ’s.
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LOL after the consumer could catch their breath, I am sure they would value their tongue to much to bother with an angry phone call, they would go straight to a lawsuit.
Do you ever wonder what life in this country would be like if Wendy’s Spicy Chicken sandwich was actually spicy?
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Anybody try the flavor station buffalo wing sauce at KFC? It was kinda spicy, more so than I had expected. It had more of a Hab flavor to it instead of like a normal buffalo sauce. Seems the mainstream spicy foods are getting a little more potent, but I don’t think we will ever see any really scorching products from them, too much of a risk.
I like this new attitude by food companies as they address the ever growing public’s desire for spicy and zesty foods. Dorritos has been trying some new chips as stated in some other comments, i did not know about these Habanero chips yet though. Has anyone else seen that tabasco is coming out with a new sauce, sweet and hot? Maybe this is old news, but I saw it the other day on Tabasco’s website. I am excited to try it!!
These chips are definately the best on the market. Ive been eating Doritos since they came out but the firery Habanero is the best chip on the planet. I dont even need Tabasco for these the flavor is sooooooooo good.
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Mrs.Ryan
Join the confusion – I ony use the one email address -Nick is trying to sort the problem………but for now I am using my home computer and for some reason I keep goin from double to single digits on the comment counter and can’t understand why…..strange
so at least I know I have over 400 comments, even if the comment counter doesnt say so 😀
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so we have mixed feeling about the heat…(debatable)…..is anyone going to review them or are chips (CRISPS 😀 ) not reviewed?
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Thank goodness you know what’s going on, I thought maybe I was seeing things for awhile. Hopefully Nick can get it fixed 😀
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lol. Hahahahahahahaha. I think that guy is kidding. He mentions Tabasco. He has to be kidding.
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well, maybe he isn’t…. how many closet tabasco eaters are on the blog do you think?
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haha..is Ryan in the closet again Mrs. Ryan??
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every morning, Tracy…..LOL! btw, did you get my email?
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I only go in the closet to get my clothes, then I come out of the closet so she can “turn” me again. Its this sick little game she likes to play :-S
I went by wal mart today and didn’t see them. Now that I know they are out I am gonna keep a look out for them. Should be interesting…
If you have Krogers wherever you are, they have them.
As far as the negativity towards this product…while they certainly aren’t going to hit the tolerance of your average chilehead, it is a big step for Corporate America to take to reach out to what they obviously see as a “movement” in the market. I would hate to guess what this development and rollout cost them dollar wise. They are definitly the hottest thing Frito-Lay has put out on the market. Just the fact that they are doing this gives credence to us. So instead of taking the Macho position of “these ain’t nothin’”, bask in the satisfaction that we are becoming a bonified target market.
A Kroger we do have. For some reason I didn’t think of going to other places as the wal mart, as bad as it can be, is a mile down the road.
I agree on the step they have taken. Seems like a pretty good one to me assuming these things taste good! Gonna try them out soon enough.
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well said, and I am not gonna search all the posts but I believe someone else said they would do in a pinch also just to have a snack to get ya by, I liked the flavor but I also am just getting started in the “hot” stuff
Mrs. Ryan, Wicked Wanza has gone to bed. I kow she’ll see your comments in the morning. Then maybe she’ll start posting.
I hope so, we need more women on here 😀
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Cajohn I couldnt agree with you more, all these big bucks companies are just the ones to be opening all these doors for us 🙂
ohhh Mrs Ryan, Im sorry.. I meant to quote Cajohn… still getting use to this blog thing… my apologies 🙂
Does anyone know where these are being sold right now, or where you can get some- i really wanna try them but can’t find them!!
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it’s all good Lisa 😀
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I have found them at safeway, albertsons, hagens, most of the major grocers will probably have them, maybe the convenience store….
staying on the chip topic, has anyone tried the spicy thai by kettle chips? I tried some today and they are pretty good, slight vinegar taste, not to much heat but great for a snack if ya can’t find the fiery doritos.
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Mrs. Ryan, Is Hagens a grocery store? Do they carry a Hagens hot sauce or their in-house name brand sauce? One of the groupings in our collection is grocery store sauces- they are cheap but when but together they are a neat topic of conversation- “Oh yeah, I shopped there type of thing” Weird- but it’s our thing.
yes Vic, Haggens is a grocery store and I do believe they have a “haggen” hot sauce, salsa etc. I am not sure if they are just a west coast thing or not. I have to go there this evening, I’ll look to make sure they have one, I don’t want to say yes only to find it’s a no. 😀
I understand and thank you very much for taking the time to at least look, it’s greatly appreciated.
no problem 😀 Vic, Now that I share this with the hubby I’ll prolly be calling and asking if we have this or that and picking them up for us. LOL I never would have thought I would like hot stuff so much
Vic, Haggens does not carry a house brand hot sauce… sorry 🙁
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Hey thanks for looking for us- you Ryans’s are alright!!!!!!
not a problem Vic, I’ll keep my eye out for special house brands for ya
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That would be great, please feel free to ask Nick for our e-mail…..we would love the chance to acquire anything regionally specific we can
not get here in Florida or find on the WEB.
oh heck Vic, do you want it to be hot sauce or can it be like bbq sauce as well, I found this marionberry hot sauce at thriftway that sounds tempting 😀 I bet I can find some stuff from around Oregon for ya, I’ll speak to Nick about that addy 😀
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We stick to Hot Sauce- with the way we add bottles to the collection, we would have to live in a Warehouse or something close to it. If there is anything we could do to repay the favor on our end of the wolrd let us know.
sounds good to me…I’ll check out the made in Oregon store and see what they have on thursday and let you know 😀
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Completely on point, CaJohn. The fact that these mainstream chips are even on the market bodes well for the entire industry. More and more you see different high-profile food companies at least attempting to step into the realm of hot. 10-15 years ago, this would have been laughed out of the R&D facilities as being to over the top. As has been mentioned in many articles, the palette of the American consumer has changed, I’d say for the better, with the increased notariety of many companies whom offer very spicy/hot products. To say this product just plain sucks is looking at it with tunnel vision, blind to the types of corridors this is opening up for the rest of the industry. The more hot the public eats, the more they will want to eat it. This, in turn, will not only increase the number of products out there, but will force industry to come up with more and more ideas. I give Frito a Hell of a lot of credit for trying this approach, as it ain’t cheap to put out a new product in the scale they have done it. Frito normally tries extremely small regional release of new products for test marketing a said demographic area. They have gone off their normal test course and have released it in a rather large area. Of course it’s not HOT to many people on this blog, but as someone stated, many people think Tabasco is too hot. The reality is this is a market that has to grow in small steps, as you will not get a low tolerance individual to eat a fresh habanero, but perhaps over time, whilest consuming low heat products, that same individual will increase his/her heat level, eventually arising to actual hot stuff. There were a lot of “this stuff sucks” posts regarding this…Well, step back and absorb the reality of the industry, and look at the strides that have been made in just the last few years regarding hot/spicy foods. A thousand mile journey begins with the first step, and this industry in the US hasn’t even hit the first mile marker.
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Well stated. Just the kick in the ass some of us need once in a while. The fact that those of us here on the blog have a high tolerance for hot food gets to our heads…I’m no exception from this. I appreciate you aproach to this and thank you for reminding us of the reality of things.[Comment ID #25919 Quote]
this doritos are the best ones
someone bought them as a mistake bcs my favorite ones were the cheesee ones, but once i tried them… wow
i love them!
they are hot
and im mexican, so i know about salsas y cosas picantes!
For those who have had the Habanero Doritos, Frito-Lay has also come out with Habanero Kettle Chips, substantially hotter than the Doritos.
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I’ve been looking for these on LI, haven’t found them yet. Want to try them!
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mmmm now that is a must try!!
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Vic, Do they have Trader Joes in FL? If not, I’ll have to get you some of their sauce.
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No sir they do not, Thanks for the offer- I will take you up on that. Anytime we go anywhere out of state, somewhere new, we always seek out the local grocers for sauce. Thanks brother………
How many times can I say I owe ya one, but hey I owe ya one!
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That sounds neat Vic. Next time your in Ohio you need to check out this one store it’s really coo. Man thay have 1000s of hot sauce and about anything else you might be looking for. HeHE HAPPY NEW YEAR
I have tried these. They are pretty tasty but not “real” hot. They are not even close to Dave’s Gourmet Sauce – that is the hottest I have ever had.
Some commenters have complained about the price. They are stamped $3.29 per bag here in the Middle Atlantic states (USA), but they are usually “on sale” for “3 for $5” or “3 for $7”.
Let me know if you have a tastier (and hotter chip).
Wow, you people are nuts! 🙂
I like jalapenos and onions on my food, but these Doritos are uncomfortably hot! I’m only eating them because my family bought them and I’ve got the munchies, but I have to slug a couple swigs of soda or water every few minutes to keep from igniting.
I guess I am part of that less-heat-tolerant demographic you guys mentioned. YIKES!
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I’ve tried these, but they’re not hot. They taste like nacho cheese to me. Habanero peppers are about number 15 on the list of ingredients. Perhaps they could bump that up to number 2? So the ingredients would be: Corn, Habaneros, etc.
These Doritos KICK ASS! I tried them while in Orlando visiting my sister. We bought them at a Wal Mart there but have had no luck finding them anywhere in stores near me in Massachusetts. I have seen them available online at GroceriesExpress.com. They are a must try! Excellent with a grilled burger, pickle and beer! Good luck and happy eatz!
oooooooooooow! this little chips arn’t for kids they will set your butt on fire!
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Hmmmm, perhaps you’re doing something wrong. Your supposed to ingest them above the neckline. 🙂
So spicy, but so good. Best chips I have ever had, to bad they are not sold in Canada. Does anyone know where I might buy some online? My e-mail is kutiekat@kiitymail.com
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Kate, Doritos answer to these in Canada were the Sweet Infernal Heat. They are not very good though.
You can get Blair’s chips at most 7-11’s across the country and Old Dutch came out with a revamped Jalapeno Cheddar which is quite a good chip!
The wife had a big bag of these sitting on the floor next to the computer, and thinking they were plain Doritos (or some curiously-novel new flavor, based on the color) I grabbed a big handfull and stuffed them in my face.. Byahhhhh!!! My mind instantly raced to some unspecified moment in the future where, supposing I’m at work or some lame@ss party or the like and need a quick hotfix, I’ll be set. If I want trancendental “pain”, I’ll eat some of my own distilled hot sauce brew I keep stashed in the lead container under the kitchen sink, but lets face it, that’s not always available and I’m not always in the mood.
Granted, upon closer inspection of the flavor they’re not quite like savoring a fresh, homegrown pepper, with the juices dripping down your chin and whatnot, but I think they’re a step in the right direction. And as I said a paragraph or so ago, not exactly main course of a gourmet meal, but face it, I can’t think of anything better to latch onto when in a gas station mini-mart, amongst centrifugally-reinforced hotdogs of ubiquitous age, 9oz. candy bars (containing 8oz. of sugar) and all the other hor$e$hit availabe to the average coralled motorist nowadays.
Nay-sayers and Nary-do-wellers’ aside, I have a tickle in my tail about these and hope its a start of good things to come. I just got back from Japan and after searching high-n-low for something spicey and coming up disappoint…. well, its a fascinating place. Check this link: http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/index.html and perhaps you’ll notice the lack of anything “controversial in the palatte”.
Kate said: “So spicy, but so good. Best chips I have ever had, to bad they are not sold in Canada. Does anyone know where I might buy some online?”
Kate… I just picked up a 77g bag in west-end Toronto at a basic corner store. “Limited time only!” is splashed on the bag.
As for the chip, pretty frickin’ hot. Understandable that most on this board would think they’re wimpy, but compared to other major brands this one blew my head off.
They are very hot and tasty for a commercial product and they do come in a large bag, however they don’t sell them in New York state I hear. Got to go to PA to get them, they must think we are to wimpy here in NY.
These are very hot after you eat a few. I find them at a Super Wal-Mart in southern NH. I have not found them at a regular Walmart however. The more you eat the hotter they get. I love my spicy food and these even get my nose a dripping LOL Hmmm maybe a good diet food for when I am having cravings. Can’t eat to many at a time so eat less and yet satisfy that urge for crunchy/salty snack LOL
I’m actually eating them right now. I have found that the more you eat in a short amount of time, the hotter it gets. I started eating a bag, LOVED the taste, so I kept munching them. Then I realized my mouth was on fire. But they definately are delicious and spicy. Really hope they keep them!
I thought they were pretty tasty..although the 400 calories was definately not necessary…wtf…why cant they just make them spicey an tomatoey…and not put the 8 fake cheese flavours, thats what’s killing everyone..too many di sodium tri monoglutamataphin extracts.. haha
good stuff though, only avail in the little bags, annoying!
Mxman they have them in large bags… These chips are my favorite. I was just waiting for a spicy Dorito’s chip to come out. Before I was eating the Jalapeno and Cheddar kettle chips cause they were the only spicy chips that I could find. Mmmmmm thank you frito lay!
Woe is me. In the Philippines, I have only seen one of these. It was a big pack and I was hungry, and it barely lasted the car ride home. I’ve been looking for them for quite awhile now, and it’s been roughly a year since I had my first and last.
Anyway. I love how it tells the truth when it says it’s spicy. Most chips which claim their spicy are barely even mild. I couldn’t be sure though, since my tolerance is high.
Damn Doritos!!!!!!! Now I’m HOOKED on an unhealthy snack. I f*cking love these things………..and yes, the pores under my eyelids are sweating a bit. They have “just” the right amount of heat. I say YUMMY but DAMN YOU FRITO LAY!!!!!!!!
HEY!!
Where are the Fiery Habanero Doritos!!??
I live in Northern California and all the stores stopped carrying them! (Safeway, WalMart). Does anybody know what is going on!? I heard they are discontinued…
Anybody know where I can still buy these?
I can’t believe it! I’m Jonesing!
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I checked the ingredients and they used Habanero and Chili peppers so that’s the reason why it didn’t taste purely
like habanero. I think there just the perfect heat (not too weak not so hot I want my money back) especially if you like hot foods, it’s surprising they were able to market it without too many complaints (everyone always ruins hot food, have you tried taco bell’s hot sauce? there’s more heat in the antartic!).
[Comment ID #100772 Quote] probably too many complaints, like I said people love to ruin spicy foods for the rest of us! and seeing as New york City alone has Millions of people Im sure they got tons of terrible feedback. I love these chips! please don’t take them away Frito- Lay!
Found em at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Rideu Center mall in Ottawa…I love these doritos!! says “limited time only” on them though…hope not!
I had these last year. A Local gas station here in New Brunswick (Canada) had them, and I’ve gone in on several occasions and bought all 9 bags they had on the shelf! Awesome stuff. They disappeared for about 10 months, but now are back (I bought three bags tonight). I only wish we could get bigger bags of them here. Well worth the extra 30 minutes on the exercise bike!
Let me guess all you people saying these aren’t hot enough don’t have to run to the bathroom ever when eating spicy food right? No ulcers?
Stop bragging about how hot the food is you eat no one cares
I can’t find these anywhere anymore in Minnesota. Anyone know where I can buy them? I’ve previously bought them at Cub Foods and Wal-mart.
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I found them in my grocery store just today, and I am pretty sure my Wal-Mart carries it too.
Buddah, you can use the FritoLay website to try and find locations that have purchased Habanero Doritos in the last 30 days: http://itemlocator.pepsico.com/fritolay/. I’m having problems finding them in Cincinnati. Dude Man – digestive systems actually can become immune to problems from spicy foods. So not everyone may be bragging. My digestive system is rarely bothered by spicy food. But my mouth can definitely still feel the heat.
I live in Fort Lauderdale and got some of these last week in a gas station, but have not seen them anywhere else! So I went back to the sation and they were gone!! Now, I’m addicted.
Anybody around the area knows where to get them?
I live in New York and I’m hooked on these ;
even though I feel like they burn my tonsils !
They’re great . These are very hot, and I’m suprised
because chips are usually never hot . These made
me swallow my words and gallons of water also . =]
Disclaimer: I’ve not really ever ventured into the world of hot foods or “real” hot sauces.
I used to consume unhealthy amounts of flamin’ hot cheetos because I loved that warm flavor. I found these chips one day as I was browsing the chip aisle and decided to give them a try. Woooow, these things are delicious to me.
That hotness followed by that “pepper flavor” finisher make these my favorite new chip. If anything, these chips will be the reason I decide to get into some actual hot sauces.
I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE CHIPS… Let’s petition to make them a regular chip at Doritos… Out with Cool Ranch and in with the Fiery Habanero!
I’m pretty sure they don’t even make these anymore. However, I went to my local sunshine foods today, and not only did they have them, but they were ON SALE! I snagged up 2 bags, I want to make sure they aren’t extremely old and gross or anything. If they still taste as lovely as they used to, I’m probably going to buy the rest of them tomorrow.
I wish I could find them around here. I did about 6 months ago and haven’t seen them since 🙁 I asked the Lay’s guy at the grocery store and he said if the Super Walmart doesn’t have them in this area they are not to be found 🙁 Bring them back, Bring them back!!!!! LOL
They are still available in Columbus, Ohio. When we in FT Worth we saw them, and same in Las Cruces NM…
It is really sad theyt just dissapeared, I am neve going to buy any more DOritos ever. Until this habanero are back, they were the best nacho tortilla that doritos have ever made in the history. WE NEED THEM BACKKKKKKKKK AGAIN PLISSSSS
Wtf did all the habanaro go.Do you Know how freakin desgusting spicey nacho is???Cuz thats the only thing I’ve hade in weeks!I’m not going to buy doritos ever again untill these come put ethier
I am really upset that they stopped selling them in Nevada. I will never buy doritos until they give us back fiery habanero. U guys suck at FritoLay.
they stopped selling the chips everywhere in oregon, but all my buddies and I thought they were the best doritos out there. Now they have the nasty collision chips and the sweet and spicy. I sent frito lay some e-mails and phone calls but everybody else that liked them should do the same so they bring them back
These were really good and fairly spicy. I’m not happy I can’t find these chips anywhere anymore. Almost as dissapointing as when they stopped selling Flamin Hot Doritos (yes- Doritos- they were the best!) in the mid-90’s. Has anyone ever tried those? They were better than the Habanero ones. Any yes, the Spicy Nacho sucks and isn’t even spicy.