Paqui Tortilla Chips, Haunted Ghost Pepper, 2 oz

I have eaten a lot if spicy food in my life, and because of that i have to give these chips a good review. Are they the hottest things I've ever eaten? no. Are they hot at all? yes. Like other reviewers here I wouldn't suggest that these chips be fed to normies because they are pretty hot. A lot of mass-market foods with ghost pepper as an ingredient aren't hot at all, and that may lead to someone underestimating these chips. like I said, they are not for normies.As far as the chips go... they are very thin. Thin tortilla chips are not my preference, but eh whatever. The trademark superhot bitterness is there in multitudes; these chips do not taste nice. They don't taste bad at all, but they have a flavor profile you need to get used to. My main grievance with these is the salt. OMG are they salty, even for tortilla chips. Like... I get it, you put salt on them to enhance flavor, etc. but holy cow the saliferousness of these chips is highly unpleasant. seriously, I needed to drink like a liter of water after eating one bag, and it wasn't due to the heat. an hour later and I am still dry.When you have superhots it is easy to over compensate with other things like spices or salt. I don't blame them for that, but they are really salty. And I love salted snacks. My critique would be incomplete without a message to the company: Please tone down the salt on these a bit. let the flavor of the chips and the ghost pepper do the work. You could also add a bit of sugar to counteract the bitterness of the pepper, but not so much as to make it taste sweet..., sort of like one does with a marinara sauce.anyway, tl;dr: the chips are good and they are very hot. but they are also super salty, which knocks them down a notch.8/10, will finish the box. would purchase again.

Wow! Let me start with Thank you to whoever was Bold enough to invent this brand and these chips! All Natural Real Ingredients!? Right off the bat that's incredible as most chips (especially hot ones) have more chemicals then under your kitchen sink. Second they're actually amazing!! I like hot stuff, and so does my teenage son, we love these ghost pepper chips and get a real kick out of the heat! But the best part is they're actually Really good too! I've found with hot sauces over the years, some have tons of fire but no flavor, others balance both, that's what these chips are like! The heat will have you sweating, but the flavor is so tasty you come back for more! I love them! My wife and daughter like the concept of real food too and enjoy the other Paquis that are mostly spicy, but not on this level. I love the concept, the flavor, the packaging. I'm all in 10 out of 10!

These chips are fresh, high quality, and tortilla chip style. The flavor is a roasty chipotle, ghost pepper, and chili powder with a decent amount of salt. This is the only bag of chips you can buy that I would actually consider to be “spicy”. As far as the spice level goes, i eat one or two when I want a nice burn and 4 or 5 when I’m looking for something more. Paqui is a slow burn, if you eat one and immediately eat three more because you didn’t feel the spice, you may be blasted with heat unexpectedly. You could eat them with dip, but be warned it would kill the spice as the seasoning is powdered. This is an authentic spicy tortilla chip experience and CHILI PEPPER is the main flavor. The preparation allows the peppers and the salt to shine through and highlight the quality of the tortilla chip. Don’t buy this if you’re expecting cheeto, takis, doritos levels of sugary sweetness, fat, and salt. This is not like other commercial chips.

I would start this off by saying I'm a pepper fanatic, I love anything that's spicy and painful so naturally I have a high tolerance for heat.I ordered these chips to go with a ghost pepper salsa I had also purchased for that delightful 2-punch heat.Chips arrived in a Paqui branded shelf-style box and none appeared damage. Immediately upon arrival, I had to tear open a bag and try and out.The smell of the chips were very clean, not too pungent much like the flavor nor did they burn my nostrils.The chips were mostly intact with only a couple being broken however it's a bag of chips, it's gonna happen regardless.The taste of the chips were really good, I know some people have mentioned how they lacked flavor or tasted bland. I would have to agree with that to an extent. The chips were a little bland, however I tend to like chips more on the bland side. The chips weren't super salty and overall reminded me of a spiced-up version of original Sunchips. I would say the only downside of the chips flavor wise is a slight lack of seasoning. I didn't immediately taste the chips, it took a few moments before I did, however when the flavor hit it was good, not over-bearing like some brands, but a very nice flavor nonetheless. So let's get into the heat.If you're looking for chips that have an immediate heat affect, this isn't that. I would describe these chips as a nice slow burn with quite a bit of a worm up. After one chip, you let your guard down and start indulging in the rest and the heat does quickly catch up to you. After the 5th chip, perhaps a minute or so in, you'll really start to feel that nice burn. One of my favorite qualities about ghost peppers is the slow warm up, creates a bit of suspense. As for the heat rating, I wouldn't say it's very hot at all. Perhaps a little hotter than cayenne powder. I wish there was a little more heat in the chips for the value!

As stated in the headline I was pleased with these. They were fresh and tasted exactly as I expected. Make sure you like some spiciness if you're ordering these! I would recommend.