Suitable For Vegetarians

The UK is much more vegetarian friendly than the US. Vegetarian items are clearly marked as such, and at many restuarants some of the more interesting items are vegetarian.

But, just because you are a vegetarian, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy tasty meat flavor potato chips -- potato crisps as they are called here. Almost every classic British meat dish and then some has been converted to a potato crisp flavor. Take McCoys, for example, who sells a 9 pack of crisps with a meat theme, including Roast Ham & Mustard, Flame Grilled Steak, and BBQ Chicken -- all vegetarian thanks to clever use of flavorings. A bargain, too, at just over a pound for the bag of 9. The ham and mustard was my favorite of the pack, by the way.

The US just hasn't caught on to meat flavored chips. Japan had them, too, but their flavors were hard to guess (couldn't read the packages!) but many were fermented squid or shrimp or something along those stinky lines. Shrimp flavor, though, is just as popular here as it was in Japan. I'm not ready for that just yet.