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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Alyx Gorman explains it to Julia Hollingsworth

Will this ‘Doritos-inspired’ hot cross bun cause some spicy full-scale anarchy – or is it merely weird-smelling clickbait?

A ‘Doritos-inspired’ cheesy jalapeño hot cross bun in its packaging.
A ‘Doritos-inspired’ cheesy jalapeño hot cross bun which one Guardian staffer described as the unholy progeny of a union between a Dorito and a marshmallow. Photograph: Supplied

Alyx, I tried one of the orange bread-things you left in the office kitchen. What was that?

That, Julia, was the apotheosis of this year’s Easter rush of frankenfoods, a “Doritos-inspired” cheesy jalapeño hot cross bun. The trend of turning everything into a hot cross bun and turning hot cross buns into everything has been going for a while now, and this year the world’s biggest food companies got on board like brands at a pride parade in 2015.

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