Spices have been used to prevent and mask spoilage, impart flavor, and keep rats away. But, did you know that eating spicy things is now somewhat of a sport? Millennials and Gen Z-ers are the forefront of this red-hot orgy.
If you think that Flamin’ Hot and spicy snacks tastes the same, food Columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson will prove you wrong. He has compiled every spicy snack known to mankind, informing you the differences with illustrations.
He ranked the snacks based on 3 categories: 1) flavor, 2) heat, and 3) the amount of saliva-capsaicin detected.
Here is a list:
- Doritos Flamin’ Hot Nacho
- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Puffs
- Pop Fuego Popcorn
- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
- (tie) Takis Fuego; (tie) Doritos Dinamita
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- Turbos Flamas
- Chester’s Flamin’ Hot Puffcorn
- Xxtra Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
- Zapp’s Spicy Cajun Crawtators
- Doritos Tapatío
- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Limón
- Zapp’s Hotter ‘N Hot Jalapeño
- Sí Señor Charritos Sticks Extreme
- Flamin’ Hot Ruffles
- Takis Nitro
- Chester’s Flamin’ Hot Fries
- Flamin’ Hot Munchies Snack Mix
- Doritos Flamas
- Flamin’ Hot Fritos
- Flamin’ Hot Lays
- Paqui Haunted Ghost Pepper Chips
- Takis Crunchy Fajita
- Hot & Spicy Cheez-Its
- El Sabroso Blazin’ Hot Cheese Crunchies
- Flamin’ Hot Funyuns
- Andy Capp’s Hot Fries
- Trader Joe’s Ghost Pepper Potato Chips
- Baked Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
- Trader Joe’s Spicy Cheese Crunchies
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Image: Martina Ibanez-Baldor and Kent Nishimura / For The Times