Contest will name "experimental" Doritos flavor

Wordsmiths and tasters unite!

By Keith Shaw
Secretary of Snacks

05.16.2007

Doritos has a new flavor, but instead of giving it a name like "Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch" or "Nacho Cheesy Cheesiest Cheeser," they've decided to let their customers do the naming. The new snacks come in a black bag with the name "X-13D" on it, along with some brief instructions on how you can get clues towards the taste.

According to the bag I bought at a local convenience mart, the winner of the naming contest will become a "Doritos Flavor Master," which means you get to taste test the latest snack innovations from the Doritos brand, as well as receive free Doritos Tortilla Chips for a year.

Get your taste buds cracking and see what the snack tastes like! Wonder what I thought of it? Check out our official review of the X-13D.

More About Snacks

• Lay's finds an odd way to roll out a dozen new flavors
• Twinkies everywhere!
• Turkey potato chips are taking over!
• It's Cheetos everywhere!
• Cheetos Popcorn has revolutionized baseball
• Mac n' Cheetos comes to BK's deep fryer
• Lay's chips replacing Wise at Fenway Park
• Dirt Cake: What do kids think?
• Thanksgiving's for Snacking!
• The George Lucas Diet
• Doritos Loaded arrives at 7-Eleven
• Doritos gets a new logo — again!
• Crisp can innovation continues
• Improving on Pringles?
• Pringles flavors go exotic
• The long and crunchy road
• Savoring the flavorings at Snaxpo
• Stuck snack rescued!
• Potato chip company challenge: Why no oregano chips?
• Can the Chipmaster make his own chip?
• Squirrel-flavored crisps? Only in Britain
• Video: Keith knows cheese puffs
• Video: Snacking Debates, Round 1
• The Snacking Blanket
• Where's the salt?
• Thanksgiving Snacking Tips
• Jax: The disrespected cheese puff?
• Another Snacking Milestone
• They're packing some serious popcorn
• I found the Snack Squad!
• Bill Belichick will eat anything with salt
• Salt & Vinegar Chips Don't Suck
• Companies profit on 100-calorie snack packs
• Smokin' Cheddar BBQ Doritos named champion
• Potato chip signs are a hit at baseball parks
• Doritos bag was key to insider trading scheme
• What they're snacking on at 'The Office'
• 2006's Most Popular Snack Reviews
• Thyme and Tangerine? Bleh
• Resolve to Eat New Snacks in 2007
• Snacks for Christmas
• Calvin and Hobbes and Chips
• The Snacking Hour comes to cable
• Cracker lovers will love this truck
• A whole craze for Whole Grain snacks
• Super Bowl Snack Suggestions
• Coming soon to a snack store near you
• Talking turkey
• Easy Mac made even easier