Saturday, August 13, 2016

Brazilian Steak House Chips?

Lay's Brazilian Picanha




I don't think I've ever had the dish this one was based on, but the chip flavor isn't bad. That being said, none of this year's flavors so far have been as good as the Lay's Reuben chips from last year.

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

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Tikka Tikka Tikka!

Lay's Kettle Cooked Indian Tikka Masala




These did indeed taste like chicken tikka masala, though more like the kind you get in the food court of a shopping mall rather than from a good restaurant.

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

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

At least it's not chop suey

Lay's Chinese Szechuan Chicken




Ok, these were strange ... not bad, but still not quite good. The first couple of bites did indeed taste like a spicy chicken dish from a cheap Chinese take-out place. After a few bites though the flavor kind of faded away and all that was left was just ... spicy.

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

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Sub-Prime

Kroger Prime Rib & Horseradish




They had a good concept here, but they skimped on the flavor. I really couldn't taste either the beef or the horseradish. What I was left with was a chip with a slightly odd taste.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

... and nowhere to go

Ruffles All Dressed




I wasn't sure what to expect with this flavor. They pretty much turned out to be barbecue flavored. Maybe a bit too sweet.

Wikipedia says that "All-Dressed" is "... a potato chip flavour popular in Canada. The flavour combines the potato chip flavors of barbecue, sour cream and onion, ketchup, and salt and vinegar."

The subtlety was completely lost on me.

Ruffles is the name of a brand of ruffled (crinkle-cut) potato chips owned by Frito-Lay.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Do the Truffle Shuffle!

Lay's Wavy West Coast Truffle Fries




This was the last of Lay's strange flavors available at the local grocery. These had a strong taste that I assume is what truffle fries taste like. Maybe it would help if I'd ever actually had truffle fries, but I thought they were just so-so.

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

Sunday, September 6, 2015

That Which Cannot Be Pronounced Correctly

Lay's Kettle Cooked Greektown Gyro




These were probably my least favorite of Lay's strange flavors so far (not counting the Cappuccino ones - those were just plain wrong). The "greek spices" taste was a bit too strong and there wasn't much of a flavor of gyro meat.

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

Monday, August 31, 2015

Wassaaaaabi!

Lay's Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger




These had a strong wasabi flavor and a decent amount of pickled ginger. Overall I thought they were pretty good and would be a reasonable addition to their regular product line.

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

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Breakfast?

Lay's Southern Biscuits and Gravy




The weird thing about this flavor was that at first it didn't taste like much. Then I could suddenly taste greasy biscuits, and then the gravy. Then there was an aftertaste of sausage. Cindy refused to try them.

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

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Eat these with a Reuben and the universe will explode

Lay's New York Reuben




The really disturbing thing about this flavor is that you can taste the rye bread. Cindy noted that she could still taste it the next morning despite eating Indian for dinner, tooth brushing, etc.

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