Best of Both Worlds?

Lay's Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese

Everyone likes bacon. Everyone likes mac & cheese. This should be the perfect flavor of potato chip, right?

I've actually tried these before back when the flavor first came out, but I didn't write anything down so I guess it never really happened. That means it's time to have them again so I can do it right.

As I opened this bag I was greeted with a puff of bacon scent, not overpowering but enough to leave no doubt.

The flavor is surprisingly mild. The balance of bacon and cheese flavor is good with neither one masking the other. The chips are a bit cheese-powdery but not excessively so. I can't decide if there's an underlying flavor of macaroni or if it's just natural potato chip flavor.

The burps definitely taste like bacon mac & cheese.

On the whole these aren't bad. The flavor is a bit muted compared to some of the other chips, however one doesn't always want one's taste buds decimated with spice.

Celeste found them disappointing and declined to eat any more of them.

Rating: 3/5

I'm waffling over this one

Lay's Chicken & Waffles

The taste of these was disturbingly accurate. It had a strong flavor of both fried chicken and waffle, along with a touch of maple syrup. I could even taste the pat of butter. Unfortunately, as with the Cappucino chips from way back, slightly sweet potato chips just don't work for me.

Lay's is the brand name for a number of potato chip varieties owned by PepsiCo.

Pretty Gouda

Lay's Smoked Gouda & Chive

The smoked gouda flavor was subtle, but on the whole this one wasn't at all bad. If they put these into regular production I suppose they'd be hard to distinguish from the run-of-the-mill cheese and onion chips.

Lay's is the brand name for a number of potato chip varieties owned by PepsiCo.