So I was at a local full service grocery store and SOMEHOW this item was for sale. I did not know when this was coming out or even thought I would ever be able to find this at a store, but I found it.
This is like a holy grail item for me to review.
One net wt. .21 ounce package cost me a whopping 5.99. Other places will have this item for 6.99
If you want to find the item take a look at this link:
2020 Paqui #OneChipChallenge
If you do make the purchase of it though they include a coupon for a FREE bag of Paqui tortilla chips which fully cushions the blow of my purchase.
This is the chip you get. One stinking chip that looks a lot like last years version. I think ones from a few years ago would be weaker on the heat scale.
The ingredients include:
Blue corn
Carolina Reaper Pepper
Scorpion Chili Pepper
Charcoal Powder
Sichuan pepper Extract.
The box is amazing. The inside of the box has art and words in it.
What to expect section:
Round 1: A spicy punch to the tongue. NOT so sure I even had that.
Round 2: A fiery jab to the face. I will say I had that for sure.
Round 3: Impaired vision from tears. I am going to say I had way more of a runny nose.
Round 4: A low blow to the gut. I am going to say I had that for sure.
Round 5: KO. EEEHb Maybe....
On the included paper thing with the coupon they say how long can you last before throwing in the towel. Eating or drinking anything..
5 min... featherweight.
10min... Lightweight
30min Middleweight
1+ hours Heavyweight.
I could certainly do the one plus hours, but did not have a my full lunch so I easily went the 10+ minutes.
The chip this was INSTANT pain and nose blows.
The nose blows were no fun as the spice from the chip was in full on blast mode.
I say I did at least 4 nose blows for this item.
This had an easy 10 minutes of afterburn for me. The Blairs Dearth Rain potato chips for me had way longer, but that was like a 2oz bag I had in one setting though.
I was in too much in instant nose blow mode to even notice if this one single tortilla chip had good flavor. I would say the Blairs Death Rain Potato chips were better on flavor for sure.
It had good crunch though.
After like 50-60 minutes though for some odd reason I wound up with a massive sweat attack. That knocked me out for like 40 minutes just to get me back to normal.
I say as a challenge this gets a big huge thumbs up from me if you are nuts enough to even attempt it. Finally I get a snackfood item going nationwide for once that brings the heat.
If it shows up again next year I skip.
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