It’s bizarre that the Takis Intense Nacho line will not be spicy.
It’s not as bizarre as having one thing referred to as pickleball turn into a nationwide sensation, however after having many spicy varieties and being identified for merchandise that burn, it appears so out of character for Takis to supply one thing tame that it makes me fear about its well-being. Possibly the model has run out of latest spicy product concepts? If that’s the case, I’ve bought one — Flamango, a candy and spicy rolled tortilla chip with a splash of mango that’s pink coloured and bent within the center. Be at liberty to take it, Barcel.
Takis Intense Nacho seasoning is accessible on three merchandise — authentic Takis rolled tortilla chips, Waves Potato Chips, and POP! Popcorn. After tasting all three, I’m stunned they’ve noticeably completely different nacho intensities.
Takis POP! Intense Nacho Popcorn
Let’s begin with the one that may actually name itself “intense nacho” essentially the most — Takis POP! To be trustworthy, I’m stunned about this as a result of there’s much less floor space for seasoning on popcorn. However then once more, possibly I shouldn’t be as a result of popcorn has a milder taste than fried chips, and kernels have nooks and crannies the place the seasoning will be trapped. Anyhoo, the tacky and salty nacho mud pops on these, and there’s additionally a slight tanginess that I didn’t discover with the opposite merchandise. Surprisingly, this was my favourite of the three. Oh, a number of different issues. I’ve by no means had Takis POP! earlier than, however I used to be shocked by how small-ish the kernels have been. Additionally, these don’t have a tacky aroma, which I believed was bizarre.
Dimension: 2 oz bag
Ranking: 8 out of 10
Vitamin Information: (1 package deal) 350 energy, 27 grams of fats, 4.5 grams of saturated fats, 7 grams of polyunsaturated fats, 14 grams of monounsaturated fats, 0 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 790 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and three grams of protein.
Takis Intense Nacho Rolled Tortilla Chips
Decrease on the Intense Nacho spectrum is common Takis. With my preliminary bites, I believed these have been much less tacky than the Waves. However after evaluating them once more a day later, my style buds thought otherwise. My authentic opinion was most likely primarily based on how the corn chip overwhelms my style buds as soon as I get a number of chews in. There’s an preliminary tacky burst, and it lingers considerably, however it shortly yields to the flavour of the corn. So I want that cheesiness was a bit extra lasting. After all, these have the standard Takis rolled tortilla chip crunch.
Dimension: 3.25 oz bag
Ranking: 7 out of 10
Vitamin Information: (1 oz/about 10 items) 150 energy, 8 grams of fats, 2.5 grams of saturated fats, 3 grams of polyunsaturated fats, 2.5 grams of monounsaturated fats, 0 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and a couple of grams of protein.
Takis Waves Intense Nacho Potato Chips
After I first took a whiff of those within the bag, I questioned if they’d be spicy as a result of they’ve a chile con queso-like aroma. After all, they’re not, however these chips style like queso, however with warmth that by no means reveals up as in the event that they’ve been made with neutered jalapeños. I do like the flavour, however on the identical time I’m undecided “intense” is the perfect phrase to make use of to explain its cheesiness, which is noticeably much less tacky than the common Takis and popcorn. Additionally, very like Takis POP!, that is my first time making an attempt Waves and my impression of them is that they’ve a crunch much like Lay’s Wavy chips.
Dimension: 2.5 oz bag
Ranking: 6 out of 10
Vitamin Information: (1 oz/about 14 items) 150 energy, 9 grams of fats, 1.5 grams of saturated fats, 2.5 grams of polyunsaturated fats, 5 grams of monounsaturated fats, 0 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and a couple of grams of protein.
Total, Takis’ tangent into non-spicy snacks is off to a very good begin, and this Intense Nacho line doesn’t make me need to say Takis wants to remain in its lane and proceed to burn our mouths with flavors which will have names like Hotocado, an excessively spicy guacamole taste on an avocado-shaped and green-colored chip. (Sure, I do know there’s already has a guacamole taste. Be at liberty to take this concept too, Barcel.) I like these sufficient that I’m curious if there might be different non-spicy flavors.
DISCLOSURE: I obtained free product samples from Takis. Doing so didn’t affect my evaluation.
