They are a chip of sorts
Cheetos are a brand of cheese curl made by Frito-Lay; they are a crunchy, cheese-flavored cornmeal snack .[1] Cheetos was developed by Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin along with a potato product called "Fritatos"
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