Walkers -- a crisp/chip brand that looks a lot likes Frito Lay because it is -- released six new flavors of crisps that consumers (even me!) can vote on to pick a favorite. I only saw four out of six flavors at the rest stop we were at so here are the prelims.
Crispy Duck and Hoisin: The wife says it was ok but wouldn't buy it. I was impressed at how closely it really did taste like duck from a cheap Chinese restaurant. Or maybe it just tasted that crap sauce in the little packets.
Next, the oddly named Cajun Squirrel. Pez and I made Squirrel Stew once from squirrels he terminated. We put a few too many chillies in it and it burned me twice. The crisps were like a mild BBQ with a bit of clove or something. Just ok.
They did a good job of making this next one taste like its name. And that's a bad thing. If you have ever had fries that were cooked in the oil used to cook a few dozen orders of frozen fish dinners, sprinkle on some vinegar and you have a good idea of what these mistakes taste like.
My favorite, by far. A bit of spice, a nice robust cocoa overtone -- well balanced and unique. Like a good molé.
Now I need to hunt down Onion Bajhi (sp?) and Builder's Breakfast -- the two flavors I somehow missed. Until then...
Cheers!
“Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn’t see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy, but now they call this free will.At least the ancient Greeks were being honest.” - Chuck Palahniuk (American freelance journalist)
Monday, February 16
The Fish Is In The Chips
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Ah hah...all this crisp tasting is what put the wife in a funky mood this evening....
I'm not sure what the appeal of squirrel flavored chips would be. Novelty I guess. I think they should have named it “Chicken of the Tree.” That is what it is called by some folks back home.
According to the internet, the Cajun Squirrel flavor was suggested by Martyn Wright, 26, who said he wanted to enter the contest when he saw squirrel on a restaurant menu.
All of the crisps will be sold until May, and then a vote will decide which flavor (or flavour, if you're from the U.K.) gets to stay on sale permanently. The creator of the winning flavor gets 50,000 pounds, plus 1 percent of future sales.
Builder’s Breakfast replicates the taste of full English breakfast, meaning it could encompass all sorts of things, including various forms of bread, pudding, eggs, beans and potatoes — not to mention the various breakfast meats. Comments say it tastes like eggs and bacon. De-lish!!
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