{"id":70671,"date":"2025-06-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=70671"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:59:34","slug":"twisted-queso-doritos-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/06\/19\/twisted-queso-doritos-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Twisted Queso Doritos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If the exploding patriotic red and blue stars and stripes on this bag are any indication, it is officially America\u2019s birthday. That makes me excited because, in snack food language, that means in about four weeks, it will officially be Halloween; the pumpkin is a-comin! But before spooky season begins in July, Doritos has unleashed a new chip flavor by way of every fireworks-fueled party\u2019s greatest asset \u2014 a bowl of warm and gooey queso.<\/p>\n

I went into this bag of chips optimistic that I would enjoy them but also nearly positive that I knew what I was going to taste. Last year, I wrote about Fritos Flavor Twists Queso<\/a>, and being that the new Doritos Twisted Queso comes from the same company, it felt intuitively like a quick and easy rebrand. A twist, a corn chip, a queso \u2014 same thing, right? I was wrong!<\/p>\n

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These new Doritos were not what I was expecting, and in this case, that\u2019s a good thing. I like the Queso Fritos Twists quite a bit, but these are even better. Yes, Fritos Twists are possibly the greatest corn chip form factor ever, but the flavor of these new Doritos is notably different in the best way.<\/p>\n

Twisted Queso starts with a nice salty, layered cheese taste that quickly gets perfectly accented by a nice salsa-adjacent pepper flavor. There is a bit of heat that rounds out the profile, but these are instantly more dynamic and deep than I remember from the Fritos, and I really enjoy them. These taste much less like the other chip with Queso in the name and more like a cheese-ified version of the often overlooked Salsa Verde Doritos, an all-time chip in my book.<\/p>\n

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I had to make sure I wasn\u2019t going crazy and do a little bit of ingredient sleuthing work to confirm what my tastebuds detected \u2014 and I was right. There are three key differences between Twisted Queso Doritos and Fritos Twists Queso. The Doritos use jalape\u00f1o pepper instead of bell pepper, which accounts for that little peppery kick. They also use Romano and cheddar cheese, whereas the Fritos just use cheddar. The Fritos also contain tomato powder, which keeps them feeling a bit sweeter, whereas the Doritos more prominently feature garlic powder. Long story short \u2014 they\u2019re not the same recipe at all.<\/p>\n

In the battle of corny twisted queso chips, there is a clear victor, and one that surprisingly stands up with the best of what Doritos has to offer \u2014 a true cheesy jalape\u00f1o delight.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $2.69
\nSize:<\/strong> 2 5\/8 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> 7-Eleven
\nRating:<\/strong> 9 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (11 chips, 28g) 150 calories, 8 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 190 milligrams of sodium, 18 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, less than 1 gram of total sugars, 2 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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