SPOTTED: 6/7/2025

Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

McCormick Pasta-tively Obsessed Pasta Topping Seasoning
McCormick Everything Gonna Be All-Rice Asian Rice Bowl Topping Seasoning
McCormick I Beg Your Garden! Veggie Topping Seasoning
McCormick I’m So Hooked Salmon Topping Seasoning
McCormick Taste That’s Im-Peck-Able Chicken Topping Seasoning
McCormick Get A Pizza This Pizza Topping Seasoning
Not new seasonings, but they’re now in smaller bottles. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)
Tone’s Spices For Rices Asian Fried Rice Seasoning
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

Frank’s Redhot Buffalo Seasoned Coating Mix
French’s Crispy Fried Onion Seasoned Coating Mix
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)
Pace Queso Party Bowls Queso Blanco Dip
Pace Queso Party Bowls Salsa Con Queso Dip
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

UNSCIENTIFIC POLL: How Would You Rank The 2025 Do Us A Flavor Varieties?

As many of you know, another Lay’s Do Us a Flavor contest is here, and there are three finalists for the $1,000,000 prize — Bacon Grilled Cheese, Korean-Style Fried Chicken, and Valentina & Lime — and we’ve reviewed all three. But I want to know, for those of you who have tried all three (or two of them), how would you rank them?

I reviewed only the Bacon Grilled Cheese on the site, but I have tried the other two as well. Here’s how I would rank them, from least favorite to favorite.

There’s something about the Korean-Style Fried Chicken flavor that tastes familiar. I’ve tried several Lay’s potato chip flavors from Asian countries, and that’s what kept popping into my head as I ate this Do Us a Flavor finalist. I’m not sure what specific chip it was because I’ve had a lot of different international chip flavors. While this reminded me of other chip flavors, it didn’t evoke Korean Fried Chicken in my mind, and its flavor didn’t put a taste trance on me that caused me to eat half the bag without realizing it, which often happens with other chip flavors, like the ones below.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Bacon Grilled Cheese is the safe flavor among the three and will probably win the $1,000,000 prize. But, as you can see, it’s not my favorite. Here’s some of what I wrote in my review:

“Lay’s Do Us a Flavor Bacon Grilled Cheese is a fine finalist, which is surprising because I believe Lay’s Bacon Potato Chips are mediocre. The addition of cheese to the smokiness makes a tremendous difference. However, while these chips are good, they don’t excite my taste buds as much as cheddar & sour cream or sour cream & onion. I wouldn’t be sad if I never got to try these again.”

My favorite ended up being the Valentina & Lime flavor. Prior to these chips, I had no idea Valentina Hot Sauce existed. I guess I should be more observant in the hot sauce section and not be so entranced by the wooden caps on Cholula bottles. But now I know about the hot sauce, and maybe I should add it to my kitchen to make the Taco Bell hot sauce packets in my fridge jealous. While I liked the peppery flavor, I wish the lime was a bit more punchy. Also, I’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but these chips have a low level of spiciness. However, I suppose I could appreciate the flavor more due to the absence of heat.

So, what are your thoughts on these chips? Share your rankings in the comments. Also, don’t forget you have until June 13th to vote for your favorite at the Do Us a Flavor website.

SPOTTED: Poppi Punch Pop

Poppi Punch Pop.

This can looks like the inside of my high school physics and chemistry notebooks. (Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

BACK ON SHELVES: Blue Bell Cookie Cake Ice Cream

Blue Bell Cookie Cake Ice Cream Pint.

(Spotted by Robbie at QuikTrip.)

Blue Bell Cookie Cake Ice Cream Half Gallon.

I’m not sure when this flavor originally came out. Oh wait. I should probably search this site. 2019. After posting 30,000 Spotted photos over the years, it’s easy to forget we’ve covered products. The flavor features sweet cream ice cream with chocolate chip cookie cake pieces and swirls of chocolate and vanilla icing. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: Mtn Dew Baja Cabo Citrus

There’s a new Dew in town, and that town is Cabo. Or is it Baja? Both of those are towns in Mexico, right? I wasn’t sure, so I looked it up. It turns out Baja is a state in Mexico, on the California peninsula, while Cabo is a city in Baja, so I guess the name kind of works? Anyway.

In the bottle, this soda is shockingly orange. The deep teal label provides a nice counterbalance, heightening the depth of the drink’s color. I know this might be a bit much for a color, but I find it really appealing. It’s very summery and bright. Looking at it just feels refreshing and summery. Like, I want the bottle to be wearing sunglasses with a pool floaty around it.

Opening the bottle, the scent is very orange-forward citrus. It’s not overpowering, but definitely noticeable. There are faint hints of lime as well, but kind of a syrupy sweet lime, unlike Baja Blast itself. It’s really nice and fresh, and I wouldn’t mind an air freshener or candle that smelled like it.

Then I took a sip. Have you ever had those very generic gummy orange slice candies? The ones dusted with sugar and seemingly only available at gas stations? Yeah, Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus could have been called Mountain Dew Gas Station Orange Slice based on flavor alone. The lime and supposed “Citrus Punch” vanishes into the background, all but invisible against the looming presence of sweet, yet very artificial tasting, orange. If you’re a fan of orange sodas in general, I feel like you’ll probably like this. There’s a brief flash of Dew-flavored aftertaste, but that candy flavor is far more dominant.

I think this would make excellent floats with some vanilla ice cream or freezes with some lime or orange sherbet. It’s not bad, and I actually like it. It’s just very, very orange-forward, and I’m a lime girlie who really appreciates the more tart notes in my soda. (RIP Pitch Black II, the sourest of them all!)

In conclusion, this isn’t a super original flavor, but it is a nice orangey addition to the Dew lineup if you aren’t into that spicy mango flavor that recently dropped at Little Caesars.

Purchased Price: $2.99
Size: 20 fl oz bottle
Purchased at: Walmart
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: Per Serving: 280 calories, 0 grams of total fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 95 milligrams of sodium, 74 grams of total carbs, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 74 grams of total sugar, and 0 grams of protein.

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