I couldn’t resist. I love trying new things. Yes, most new things are terrible, but I have to try them. Root beer flavored Oreos. Grape candy corn. Cheeseburgers made of turkey. All disgusting. But I have tried them. So it should come as no surprise then, that when I open the Papa John’s website to order our usual movie night food, I was quite intrigued by what I saw on the home page.
Frito Chili Pizza.
Yes, you heard me right. A pizza, but with chili as the sauce, onions and tomatoes over the cheddar cheese, and then topped with Fritos. I had to have it.
“Hey, look, Frito Chili Pizza!” I informed my wife, hoping to garner some support.
“That looks disgusting. I want Chinese food,” said my wife.
“Okay,” I said, ordering her Chinese food, while secretly returning to the pizza tab on my browser and ordering an entire large pizza covered in Fritos for just myself.
When the food arrived, I realized that I had not ordered any pizza for the kids, and they were not too happy with the monstrosity that they saw in the box. But I got them cheesy bread and chicken bites, which as you know is a very healthy dinner, so I was not worried.
It was time for the moment of truth. Would this be another root beer oreo? Or would it be a far superior marshmallow treat oreo? I bit into that corn chippy goodness, and was rewarded with the best Frito Chili Pizza I had ever tasted.
No, seriously, it was really good. I mean, Fritos are basically the perfect food anyway, and when you put them on a pizza (also a perfect food) with chili (the third perfect food), you get mouth magic. I don’t know if you like mouth magic, and I don’t know if this slice of heaven sounds at all appealing to you, but I’m not here to sell pizzas. I’m just here to be excited about them. Good day.