I don’t know why Buffalo Wild Wings has the need to keep creating new flavors. I feel like everyone I know who goes to Buffalo Wild Wings has a sauce that they wholeheartedly subscribe to already. But oftentimes, they’ll have some kind of addition or a gimmick to draw more people into their restaurants to see the absurdity of whatever they’ve created.
This time, they’ve created a collaboration with Doritos to create…
Flamin’ Hot Doritos Wings
Yes, the advertisement looks better than the actual product. Shocker.
There is really only one word I can use to describe these wings: disappointing.
Honestly, though, I didn’t even know that Doritos made a "flamin’ hot" flavor. I feel like it’s just so cemented with the Cheetos brand that any other variation needs to be somewhat similar. Otherwise, I think that they are just besmirching the good "flamin’ hot" name. Needless to say, I have not tried Flamin’ Hot Doritos, but after this experience, I’m not going to go out of my way to try them.
Now, there was an Applebee’s/Cheetos collaboration where they did the exact same thing, so a lot of that review can be applied here: the pools of grease, unsettling color, and feeling of dread were all present with this wing as well.
But the biggest difference was that the Applebee’s wings actually delivered on their flavor. Those items emulated the taste of the Cheetos so well, that if you blindfolded me and gave me a plate of the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Wings, I would cautiously ask “did you just give me wings coated in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dust?”
The same can’t be said with these wings. Instead, I would be asking “what is this crap on my wings?”
Another greasy mess...
That isn’t to say that these wings were absolutely horrible. It just wasn’t what I was expecting at all. First, it just didn’t taste like the typical “flamin’ hot” flavor at all. In fact, it didn’t really taste like Doritos either. It tasted more like an imitation of a Dorito, built by someone who didn’t really understand what a Dorito was supposed to taste like.
It’s as if they grabbed the essence of a burp taken after you eat a bag of Doritos. A feat that I would rather find in a bag of Beanboozled jelly beans than in a chicken wing.
This was my face the entire time eating them.
The only saving grace of this wing was the aesthetic appeal. Unlike the Applebee’s wings, these wings had more visible flecks of Doritos on top of the wings. It made them look more visually appealing… Even if that contributes nothing to the actual flavor of the wings.
The way the sauce glints in the poorly lit BWWs. The chips bringing that added bit of texture. It was a very pretty wing indeed.
As a side note, is it that important for the visual aspect of food to be appealing? I would argue yes since it’s the first thing that you notice about the food besides the smell. Half of the stuff that I write about on this blog is decided within the first minute of seeing the photo that they provide in their advertisement. So, I’m curious to know if I am just a slave to advertisements or if it actually makes a difference in most people’s perception of food.
One thing I can say is that appearance can only go so far for me. While I can appreciate the aesthetic appeal, if it just tastes like a bland chicken wing with a hint of Dorito, I consider this experiment a complete failure.
Final Rating: 1/5.
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