I saw these in the gas station and cracked a joke to my wife about enjoying her late-night loaded taco. Then I realized I was getting sucked in by them and doubled back for them.
A "loaded"-taco chip should theoretically be packed with multiple flavors, each one boldly asserting itself in the mix, and you can sort of lightly smell guacamole on it. But there's one flavor that dominates when you eat these things, and that flavor is grade-D taco meat. It is kind of scary how well Frito-Lay replicated the taste sensation of dogshit ground beef. This is exactly like eating a Jack-in-the-Box taco, except in chip form.
For some people, that level of verisimilitude is going to be too weird to handle, but God help me, I think I liked them. I finished the bag, anyway. Probably would never buy another one, but it was stupefying just how taco-meat that taco-meat chip was. Recommended if you hate yourself, but if you're still looking to hang onto a modicum of self-respect, maybe don't. 💘
category: food