Flaming hot cheetos with lime
Update: Many of you might happen on this page looking for product information about Cheetos. You can find that at Frito Lays. If you want to buy cheetos products online, try Amazon. May I continue with my love of Cheetos now? :)
I love cheetos. When they came out with Flaming Hot Cheetos, I was impressed. It tasted even less like 'real cheese' which the bag says they use. The color of each cheeto also turned from neon orange to bright red. I look past these things. You can't scare me with manufactured color. Ain't no one keeping me away from cheetos, because that shit is awesome. The one day someone told me, "You know they have flaming hot cheetos with lime, right?" Uh... what? Flaming hot cheetos with lime? Apparently they sell this all over the United States except in New York City. What is up with that? So when my friend Jen was in Illinois, I asked her to pick up a bag for me to test out. Come on Frito-Lay, stop making it so difficult for a cheeto lover to get his faux-cheese fix.
Cheetos is something that is kind of a perfect food. You can get the crunchy or poofy kind depending on what you like. It's made out of corn which I like. And it's got that 'cheese' flavor which is great on junk food. If it doesn't look so damn unhealthy, people would probably eat it more.
The flaming hot cheetos basically takes away some of the cheese flavor and adds spicy flavor. Really, it's more spicy than spicy cheese. In fact I wonder if there's any cheese on it at all. It's always bright red and actually kind of spicy for a bag of junk food you can find at a normal supermarket. You wouldn't expect such a nice kick from junk food but flaming hot cheetos does it right.
So they go and mess with perfection by adding lime to the equation. I'm glad they did because it's even more delicious. It's a spicy lil corn crunchy with a hint of lime. It's like when they added lime to tostitos. Really, more junk food companies should add some lime to their stuff, it just makes things taste better.
I can totally see myself opening a bag in front of the TV right before the start of the NBA Finals, and then looking down to see the bag is completely empty when the game is over. Sure, not so healthy... but it's awesome! I wouldn't actually do that though, because you know, it's not healthy. But man.. flaming hot cheetos with lime. When the hell are they going to sell it in New York City? Huh? Frito-Lay? Stock them in Duane Reade or something.
Yes, I know if you read food blogs you probably aren't a fan of junk food. And you might be too caught up in the minutia of the difference between a foodie and a food enthusiast and a food lover. And you probably think fake cheese on a corn puff is nasty. But yo... I love it! I'm just trying to spread the love. If you prefer to eat you know, healthy stuff, that's cool too. It just means more flaming hot cheetos with lime for me! (If they would just start selling this in NYC...)
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i haven't seen these in thomson stores so .....
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August 12, 2010 8:16 pm
I hate flammin hots! My poop was red and it stung when it came out!
Meagan
July 14, 2010 7:45 pm
it effects your poop and makes your butt sting from the heat! I have eaten them before and this time its tearing me apart! Just warning you all!
ouch
June 21, 2010 4:21 am
i love flamin hot cheetos, i can never get enough! for anyone who cares, i found some for sale on amazon; can't find them in stores in NYC!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FQ4G2Y?ie=UTF8&seller=A3SEC4LK327P1
james
April 7, 2010 4:23 pm
I love Cheetos! They're great! I'll take them skinny or fat. Regular or spicy. Straight or curly. I don't care. I just eat them. I love them for what they are. If I wanted real cheese, I'd have real cheese.
Hungry
May 7, 2009 12:27 pm
Ahhhh... my secret, guilty pleasure...
Melissa
May 7, 2009 2:45 pm
I think everyone already knows my affinity for Cheez Doodles (preferred) and Cheetos (I'll eat them but I like the crisper texture of Cheez Doodles and YES I DID JUST TALK ABOUT THE TASTE DIFFERENCE of junk food) lol. I tried those Flamin' Cheetos before, thinking 1- it's American how spicy can it be 2- it's prepacked junk food how spicy can it be and they were way too spicy for me. So totally agree on the spice thing. And yes, I don't understand why certain junk food flavors take so long to come to NYC!
PS Adding lime to everything doesn't make it better, case in point: BUD LIGHT WITH LIME WTF??? Ok I don't drink beer but it just sounds wrong. Thoughts?
Yvo
May 7, 2009 4:04 pm
@Hungry,
Yes! If one wants real cheese, there's real cheese available out there!
@Melissa,
Glad to know there are others out there!
@Yvo,
Bud light with lime? Is it like the Miller with lime? Because that's tasty. Seriously. It's just like U.S. Corona with lime already injected into it. It's pretty tasty in the summer time.
Danny
May 7, 2009 4:09 pm
Another interesting thing about flaming hot cheetos is its affect on your poop. Don't be surprised if it turns red.
Jonathan
May 7, 2009 4:44 pm
effect on your poop
Jonathan
May 7, 2009 4:45 pm
@Jonathan,
Now you're just making that up... right? I hope.. haha
Danny
May 8, 2009 9:49 am
Jonathan is not making that up.
Jack
May 8, 2009 12:35 pm
damn it!
Danny
May 8, 2009 1:26 pm
I've been in LOVE with flaming hot cheetos for a long time and I used to ask my friend in Washington DC to pick me up a few bags. I've seen them being sold in more stores in NYC but flaming hot with LIME? Seriously, they need to make a move to NYC ASAP!
Cynthia
May 12, 2009 10:53 am
I haven't drank enough Miller to be able to compare it to anything, but I've had enough Bud Light to know that it doesn't taste like Corona enough that adding lime would be like an American Coronoa with lime... Bud Light tastes like watered down barley-hops-alcohol. Hahaha. Adding lime can't be good. But now, in the interest of fairness, I'll seek it out to try. Ugh.
Yvo
May 12, 2009 3:52 pm
You should try Lay's Flamin' Hots. They're my 2nd fave after Flamin' Hot Cheetos of course!
Grace
May 22, 2009 8:09 pm
Lime FHC? Be still my heart, and not from eating so many of them!
Bliss, thy name is Flaming Hot Cheetos with lime!
NWLB
May 25, 2009 12:05 pm
So ... nobody has any idea on where to get these awesome Flaming Hot Cheeto's con Limo anywhere in NYC?
Dammit.
Yet another reason why Texas is superior to NY. :(
::sigh::
Heather
June 18, 2009 4:15 pm
@Heather,
Unfortunately I have never seen them anywhere around the city. I wonder if they're out there somewhere, but in limited numbers and constantly get bought up.
Danny
June 19, 2009 12:08 am
(:)
jhuioh
November 29, 2009 7:01 pm
it doesnt say anything about when they were fonded?
@jr
September 23, 2009 9:23 pm
Shoot, our kids would rather be paid for chores with any kind of hot cheetos than money any day!
I myself like, Chester's Hot Fries.
On a side note, I teach community cooking classes and someone brought up Hot Cheetos. A lady then shared with me that she takes the medium size bag of hot cheetos and adds 1 packet of ramen noodles to the hot cheetos bag and then adds just enough really hot water to moisten, rolls the bag back up and lets it sit for a few minutes and eats it and says its delish! I looked at her stunned and asked her where she came up with that. Her reply "while in jail". Oh okay.
We have yet to try that delicacy in our home.
lisa
July 13, 2009 11:04 pm
@Cookie,
Oh no! They're so good once you get used to the heat though!
@Lisa,
You've got smart kids. haha. And that story about cheetos and ramen... just... wow... there's no words for that! haha
Danny
July 14, 2009 12:07 am
I've had these Flaming Cheetos only once before when I first saw them on the shelves. OMG they were BURNING my mouth and NOT in a good way!
Cookie
July 13, 2009 7:53 pm
Spicy and cheesy snack is great it helps me burn calories after I run.
lizard
October 26, 2010 5:08 pm
I actually liked these. Not too bad at all :0)
Food Insurance
November 24, 2010 3:44 pm
Hot cheetos are so good if you buy a lemon and squirt the juice all over them until there all coated for those of you who can't get the lime kind this is how I eat them and I can get the lime ones!!!
karenna
December 14, 2010 3:08 am
It affects your digestive system -.-. One time in second grade I had hot cheetos for breakfast. Bad idea. I thought I had started my period, my teacher even looked at it. But today, I ate some hot cheetos a couple hours ago, and my stomach had this instant pain. So I rushed to the bathroom to be on the toilet for a while. Turn out that my poop was red, and it left my butthole burning. IDK why it burned. Probably because it flaming hot fries.... But if you eat some with a sandwhich, don't worry about this. I had a snapple, some hot fries ($2 bag), a red candy apple, a chicken sandwhich from whataburger, a dr.pepper, some trolli gummibears,cherrybombs, and fruity o's. ALOT of junk food... I won't do that again, trust me! But, its not worth it not unless you want your chest to be at your knees on the toilet. Don't do it I say! Expecially not for breakfast!
Cydnee
June 24, 2011 2:59 am
It affects your digestive system -.-. One time in second grade I had hot cheetos for breakfast. Bad idea. I thought I had started my period, my teacher even looked at it. But today, I ate some hot cheetos a couple hours ago, and my stomach had this instant pain. So I rushed to the bathroom to be on the toilet for a while. Turn out that my poop was red, and it left my butthole burning. IDK why it burned. Probably because it flaming hot fries.... But if you eat some with a sandwhich, don't worry about this. I had a snapple, some hot fries ($2 bag), a red candy apple, a chicken sandwhich from whataburger, a dr.pepper, some trolli gummibears,cherrybombs, and fruity o's. ALOT of junk food... I won't do that again, trust me! But, its not worth it not unless you want your chest to be at your knees on the toilet. Don't do it I say! Expecially not for breakfast!
Cydnee
June 24, 2011 2:59 am
myfamily and i love these we buy them at wal-mart but they only have the snack size we would like to see them in bigger sizes in wimauma florida, thank you
alana
September 20, 2011 8:23 pm
these are so good with the lime yum yum!
Alex
October 1, 2011 12:25 pm
@Alex,
Agreed! These things are much better with lime!
Danny
October 7, 2011 2:05 pm
I love your pictures! You must have a photo studio or something! :) I like the one with Lime as well actually! It tones down the kick a little with the refreshing taste of lime!
Elsie Hui
December 6, 2011 1:13 am
They sell them in small packages in Nebraska but you have to buy a variety bag of chips and I always eat the cheetos with lime ones. Wish they would sell them in those big individual bags...
Shaniqua
December 28, 2011 2:30 pm
I hate that Cheetos!! I was so scared because my poop turns red! And it hurts! I hate it!! Especially the flammin hot!
Bianca
January 1, 2012 4:58 am
omg those things are good i always have to eat them with milk.
kelly
January 1, 2012 1:32 pm
Chesters Hot fries are so good... I thought I was bleeding fire out my butt, but now I understand its just punishment for something so good.
Also thry have msg, which makes it way spicier.
Jacob W
January 17, 2012 9:03 pm
I Also Love Flaming hot Cheetos with lime But i Live In Massachusetts So i Can Buy Them How I Would Like I Have To Order Online At http://www.mexgrocer.com/ The Bag Is $3.49 For A 9.75 oz Bag Also Shipping Is Super Fast :)
Alexander Alicea
January 23, 2012 10:47 am
I love flaming hots, I'm actually eating a bag as I type this!! :)
I thought the ones with lime were promotional?? I've only ever found them one in Colorado like 3+ years ago.
native
March 5, 2012 11:17 pm