Nacho flavour on Popchips creates an interesting category confusion. Are these crisps pretending to be tortilla chips? Tortilla chips pretending to be crisps? Something else entirely?
The nacho flavour is present. That cheesy, slightly spicy, orange-tinted seasoning that nacho products provide. It works on the popped format, bold enough to register, complementary to the light texture.
The result is neither proper crisps nor proper nachos but something separate. A popped snack with nacho flavouring, judged on its own terms rather than against either parent category.
On those terms, it works. The flavour is enjoyable. The texture is satisfying in its popped way. The combination creates something worth eating.
