Source: Aldi
Price: $3.29
Size: 567g (20oz)
Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮
They Say: "Serve Cold"
I picked this item up for our New Year's Eve party. It was in the refrigerated section of Aldi containing other "party cheese" items like Neuchatel and pre-sliced cheese packages.
The "7 Layer Dip" is nothing new to the Lewis house, as we have many friends who choose that as their dish-to-pass at family gatherings all year around. The Fiesta Layer Dip seemed to have all the right ingredients for a quick pick substitute if there wasn't enough time to build the real deal; Mild Salsa, Black Beans, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Tomatoes and a Cheddar Cheese topping. So out it came, along with a big bowl of the new Tostito Dipping Strips!
According to the label, we were to serve the dip cold. The first ten or twenty swipes were able to get some cheese, a little tomato, and a lot of the unusually thick sour cream. By the time guests got down to the spicier beans and salsa, the dip was essentially room temperature. Not a deal breaker overall, but it wasn't a nice blend of flavors that I expect from a multi-layer dip like this. Although I'm no packaging expert, I believe our friends at La Mas Rica should make the container wider and more shallow. This would allow dippers to mix the layers much faster.
At the end of the evening, there was still a good 30% left to waste. For my overall disappointment in something I had high hopes for, I give it one star out of five. Some of the flavors were there, but the product just didn't deliver that "7 Layer" expectation I had in mind.
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