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Which Doritos are we trying today?

* Jumpin’ Jack Cheese

* Twisted Queso

* Guacamolé

* Late Night Sizzlin’ Cheeseburger

Who is on this quest?

* Kris - Loves to sniff.

* Hannah - Howdy!

* Matt - Get your muckbang on!

* Amy - Surprise!

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The History of Doritos

To go back to the beginning of the Doritos saga, you are going to have to travel back to 1955, and to an unlikely location. That location? Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1955, Frito-Lay struck a deal with Disney to open a Mexican restaurant in the Frontierland section of the park. This restaurant was known as “Casa de Fritos”.

You see, Doritos actually came as a solution to old tortillas. Instead of throwing out old, stale tortillas, the restaurant would cut them up, add seasoning, and fry them. That way they wouldn’t lose money on inventory, and actually make money on would-be trash. The employees liked the chips so much, they started packaging them as well.

In the early 1960s, Archie West, the vice president of Frito-Lay, visited the restaurant and saw how busy it was. And along with being busy, they were selling huge amounts of the bags of chips. Archie was taken with the chip. He decided that since they were golden in color, to name them for the Spanish word for gold, “oro”. Combined with the “ito” in Frito, and slapping the letter “D” to the beginning, the name Dorito was born. Soon after, mass production of the chip began.

A soft launch happened in the southwest region of the United States and it was so successful that the factory was overwhelmed by the demand. The popularity was unquestioned. Doritos made their national debut in 1966, when Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola merged.

The first flavor that debuted was taco flavored. In 1972, history was made with the release of the Nacho Cheese Doritos, becoming the most popular variety. In 1986, Cool Ranch Doritos were released.

Since the release, there have been over 100 different flavors. Flavors you can get today include…

* Flamin’ Hot Cool Ranch

* 3D Crunch Spicy Ranch

* 3D Crunch Chili Cheese Nacho

* Flamin’ Hot Nacho

* Flamin’ Hot Limon

* Nacho Cheese

* Cool Ranch

* Spicy Sweet Chili

* Dinamita Chile Limon

* Spicy Nacho

* Flamas

* Salsa Verde

* White Cheddar

* Tapatio

There have also been flavors like

* Cheeseburger

* Ranch-Dipped Chicken Wings

* Mountain Dew

And overseas…

* Olive

* Yogurt and Mint

* Clam Chowder

In 2020 99.67 million Americans consumed Doritos.

The Results

**SPOILER ALERT!**

Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!

Jumpin’ Jack Cheese

* Amy - “That’s not too bad… cheesy poof vibe.” - 6

* Matt - “It is like a mellow Cool Ranch.” - 6

* Hannah - “I like those better than regular Doritos.” - 7

* Kris - “It has a cheesy heat.” - 7

Guacamolé

* Amy - “It’s lime then earthy.” - 4

* Matt - “Not bad, not good either.” - 5

* Hannah - “It almost has a mustiness to it.” - 5

* Kris - “I’m waiting for an avocado taste.” - 6

Twisted Queso

* Amy - “It tastes a lot like the cheap jarred queso.” - 6

* Matt - “Didn’t taste like good queso.” - 5

* Hannah - “I didn’t hate it or love it.” - 5

* Kris - “It tastes like the spicy nacho Doritos.” - 5

Late Night Sizzlin’ Cheeseburger

* Amy - “It tastes like a Whopper.” - 7

* Matt - “I taste Thousand Island.” - 6

* Hannah - “It’s like a Freddy’s” - 4

* Kris - “I can taste the sauces.” - 6

There you have it. All of these receive the Quest for the Best seal of approval.

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