Review: Takis Fuego
Lime and chilli or chilli and lime?
It’s rare to find a novel snack design but I must hand it to Takis, this is new. Imagine a tortilla. Now imagine rolling it so tightly that it has the tensile strength of a Roman column. These tight tubes are dense but not brittle; they have a pleasing mouth snap effect post-bite and are very chewable.
Where these joy sticks really standout, though, is the flavour stakes. Whilst they may be billed as chilli and lime, the truth is these are lime and chilli flavour as shown by the larger but equally as pixellated images of giant sliced zesty Mexican citrus fruits than the sliced red peppers, leaving aside the strangely placed unsliced chilli surrounded by twisty fire.
The soursplosion creeps up slowly but hits hard like being cricket-bat-mugged on a moonlit night. It’s then into the numbing phase with the chillis dancing around your mouth bar-fighting the lime for survival. The larger limes win out, but the effect of this fracas is an enticing to and fro as if the taste department couldn’t make up their minds what they were making.
Even though Taki’s art department leaves one feeling these are a budget crisp, my experience was quite different. I am hoping the public will reward this welcome innovation with a loyal following. It’s much deserved.