A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by felipemnoa on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:08AM (#35600905)

Just wait till you find out that people put chili on all sorts of things. Heck, the Aztecs were putting chili on hot chocolate before there was even a Mexico. Those crazy Mexicas (not a misspelling) would put chili on anything!

Something tells me that they were putting chili on tortilla chips even back then. Crazy right?! Now put that on your pipe and smoke it!

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Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by nsxwolf on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:27AM (#35601234)

Flamin' Hot Cheetos really are special, though. There's always been spicy chips and spicy this or that. These have a really nice acidic flavor, and just a lot of complexity I don't know how to describe. They're fantastic.

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Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by akiselev on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:03AM (#35601861)

Tortilla chips are a 20th century invention and the Mexica wouldn’t be introduced to frying until the Spanish conquest.

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Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by felipemnoa on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:52AM (#35602557)

You can make tortilla chips without frying them. Just heat them up slowly and the tortilla will become hard as a tortilla chip. Have used this method to make tostadas.

I'm sure the Mexicas knew of this back then. Leave them too long in a hot surface and they become tostadas. Break them manually and now you have tortilla chips!

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Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by anthk on Monday April 17, 2023 @01:47PM (#35604069)

Uh, this is odd. Tostadas in Spain means the classical toasted bread slices, either on a toaster or a pan.

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Re:A man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by saghm on Monday April 17, 2023 @12:21PM (#35602964)

> Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!

I'm half expecting someone to come in with details about some culture or person who smoked chili powder and what it was like.

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