Cheetos

Crunchy orange snacks

Cheetos is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snacks, known for their bright orange color and the powdery residue they leave on fingers.

The original crunchy variety has expanded to include puffed versions and numerous flavor variations.

I can't eat Cheetos without getting orange dust all over my keyboard.

The snack's mascot, Chester Cheetah, has been part of American advertising since the late 1980s.

snack

crunchy

Breaking with sound

  • puffsBrief expulsions of air
  • snackLight between-meal fare
  • junk foodLow-nutrition processed snacks

Frito-Lay · vending machine · munchies · chips · savory · salty · processed · corn · bag · craving

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

  • puffySwollen with air
  • airyLight and well-ventilated
  • crispyBrittle and snapping

light · crumbly · dusty · coated · puffed · extruded · corn-based · hollow · residue · powdery

flavor

jalapeño

Mild-to-medium Mexican pepper

crunchy · spicy · tangy · bold · seasoning · powder · coating · zesty · intense · cheesy

cultural

Chester Cheetah

memes · mukbang · TikTok · stained fingers · guilty pleasure · pop culture · nostalgia · American · gaming · couch

Categories
Opposites
nutritional value

Cheetoskale

Loose-leafed cabbage relative

celery sticks · carrot sticks · fresh fruit · health food · broccoli

food authenticity

Cheetosartisanal cheese

Handmade dairy in small batches

aged cheddar · whole foods · organic produce · natural ingredients · wild-caught fish

snack texture/format

Cheetospotato chips

Thin fried tuber slices

tortilla chips · pretzels · crackers · Lay's · Doritos

Family

cheese

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G