{"id":16171,"date":"2014-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16171"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:29:43","slug":"review-limited-time-only-ketchup-doritos-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/23\/review-limited-time-only-ketchup-doritos-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Time Only Ketchup Doritos (Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I still remember my shock, as a kid, finding out that ketchup chips are mostly just a Canadian thing, and that they’re not readily available in the States. This information stunned me. It made me question the way I perceived the world. Ketchup chips are such a fundamental potato chip flavour; this was like being told that Americans cannot perceive the colour blue.<\/p>\n

As far as I’m concerned, there are certain bedrock chip flavours. Salt & vinegar. Barbecue. Sour cream & onion. Ketchup. All Dressed.<\/p>\n

Wait — you don’t have All Dressed<\/a>, either?? What kind of lives have you been living? I’ll answer that one: empty lives. Empty, horrible, All-Dressed-and-ketchup-chip-less lives.<\/p>\n

Ketchup and fries are obviously natural bedfellows. Potato chips and fries are clearly brothers in the junk food family tree (or at the very least, cousins). It follows, then, that ketchup chips are a complete no-brainer.<\/p>\n

But ketchup Doritos<\/i>? That’s different. That’s as wacky to me as it is to you. I’ve never seen anybody dip a tortilla chip into ketchup, and I hope that day never comes. It’s too horrible to fathom.<\/p>\n

So if the ketchup\/tortilla combo is gross, Ketchup Doritos must be gross too, right? Well… read on, my friend. Read on.<\/p>\n

Before I get into this particular flavour, I will say that I think Doritos are the best store-bought tortilla chip on the market. I don’t want to get too hyperbolic, but I think they’re pretty much textural perfection; they’re the perfect combination of crispy, airy, and crunchy. <\/p>\n

(And I really wish they’d make plain Doritos easier to find, but they’re completely unavailable in Canada, and even in the States I’m almost never able to track them down. But I digress.)<\/p>\n

I definitely wasn’t sold on this flavour after my first bite. Doritos and ketchup is such a weird combination that it just seems wrong<\/i>. At first you’re hit with that vinegary ketchup sweetness and and it seems to confirm your worst fears. It feels off-putting.<\/p>\n

But then you have another, and another, and before you know it, you’re hooked. There’s something weirdly addictive and oddly satisfying about it. A hint can be found in the ingredients. The third ingredient of the seasoning is monosodium glutimate, a.k.a. the dreaded MSG. <\/p>\n

I should note that the notion that MSG is more unhealthy than any other seasoning has been <\/a>thoroughly debunked at this point, in case you were wondering. What MSG does<\/i> do is heighten a food’s umami factor. Combined with the dehydrated tomato (another umami-packed ingredient), it gives these Doritos (and quite a few other Doritos flavours) a savoury richness that you can’t quite put your finger on, but that keeps you coming back chip after chip.<\/p>\n

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The seasoning isn’t quite as liberally applied as with some other flavours. This is definitely a good thing; a little bit of the puckery sweet vinegar flavouring of the ketchup goes a long way. This means that more of the chip’s corn flavour shines through, which compliments the ketchup flavour fairly well, oddly enough. <\/p>\n

It’s not my favourite variety of Doritos ever (it still has that distinctive ketchupy taste, which is never going to be perfect on a tortilla chip), but it is way, way better than you’d think it would be. I really only needed to sample one bag for the purpose of this review, and I’m already onto my second, which tells you how much I enjoyed it (it also tells you that I’m a pig whose boundless appetite can never quite be sated… but we’ll set that aside for the moment).<\/p>\n

(Nutrition facts – 50 grams\/21 chips – 260 calories, 13 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 290 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fibre, 2 grams of sugar, 3 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Limited Time Only Ketchup Doritos (Canada)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.50 CAN
\nSize:<\/b> 245 gram bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Hasty Market
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Way better than you’d think it would be. Surprisingly addictive.
\nCons:<\/b> The very idea of it is a bit off-putting. Ketchup and tortilla chips is never not<\/i> going to be a weird combination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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