Doritos is a famous snack worldwide, especially in Brazil. These famous crunchy corn tortillas have been manufactured in Japan by Frito Lay since 1987. And like everything in Japan, over the years, various different flavors of these corn tortillas have been launched.
For those who don’t know, the famous Doritos was created in 1964 in the USA by Alex Foods and became popular all over the world. Among all countries, Japan was the one that invented the most different flavors of Doritos.
We prepared a video from the channel Japão nosso de cada dia, for you to get to know the most different flavors of Doritos. Later, we will provide a complete list with most of the flavors invented throughout Japan.
Doritos Flavors from Japan
- Wasabi flavor
- Black pepper
- Yuzu (Japanese lemon)
- Cheese with avocado
- Winter cheese
- Teriyaki chicken pizza flavor
- Sesame chicken flavor
- Sukiyaki
- Shimeji (mushroom in butter)
- Spicy and bacon
- Dry salmon flavor
- Corn soup flavor
- Heart-shaped Doritos
- Seaweed flavor (nori)
- Italian seafood flavor
- Fresh basil with Italian ham
- Crab flavor
- Chicken with sesame
- Tacos flavor
- Butter flavor
- Steak flavor
- Fish roe with mayonnaise flavor
- Fondue flavor
- Fried chicken flavor
- Mango and soy sauce flavor
- Cheese and almond
- Salt flavor
- Sausage flavor
- Tuna flavor
- Wasabi flavor
- Coconut curry flavor
- Jalapeno pepper with cheese flavor
- Pepper with salt flavor
- Camembert flavor
- German potato
- Anchovy and garlic flavor
- Salad flavor
- 7 spices flavor
- Caramel flavor
- Christmas tree shape flavor
- Cool American flavor
- Yogurt and mint flavor
- Tomato and onion salad
Curiosities about Doritos
The name Doritos was created to sound like “golden little,” or “doradito” in Spanish, the word means “little golden piece”.
The creator of the snack, Arch West, died on September 20, 2011. To honor him, the family decided to include dozens of Doritos in his urn before placing the ashes.
Common-sized Japanese Doritos usually weigh 60G and 70G and cost approximately 130 yen. The 160g ones usually cost 300 yen. The 3 traditional flavors of the company are Mexican tacos, nacho, and salt.
Just like Elma Chips in Brazil, Frito Lay is responsible for manufacturing other famous snacks like Cheetos, Ruffles, and others that we do not know in Brazil. Frito Lay is actually a division of PepsiCo. The company was established in Japan in 1957.
What did you think of this list of flavors and the video? Have you had the chance to try any of these flavors?
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