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Kaffre talks Chips???
10 years ago
This special installment of Kaffre talks Candy deals with potato chips. I was originally hoping to post it in October, but recently learned that voting in Lay's Canada's 3rd Annual "Do us a Flavour" ends on September 30 so I was forced to rush a bit, I'm afraid...
Normally, I'm not very particular as to brand or even flavour where chips are concerned, so I never really thought about including them in "Kaffre talks Candy" before. Particularly as they're not candy. Nevertheless, I do like chips and these contests are a fun opportunity to experience unusual new tastes!
Due the wide variation in the flavours of chips available around the world, I'll begin by stating that staple flavours in Canada (those that most brands produce) are as follows: All Dressed, Barbecue, Dill Pickle, Ketchup, Original, Salt n' Vinegar, and Sour Cream & Onion with some brands having other flavours as well. I mention this both because my own voting criteria for this contest is that the flavour I choose oughn't be too similar to one of those existing flavours and because I have readers from around the world and am a little curious what flavours they have where you live! ^^
Anyway, this years entries are:
Name: Butter Chicken (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Butter Chicken are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slight orange cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Not being overly familiar with Indian cuisine, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this particular chip. The flavour is somewhat reminiscent of a combination of two common flavours: "Barbecue" & "Ketchup" with sweetness and heat being the dominant tastes, but there's also a vague spiciness that I can't quite identify (onion, perhaps) that adds a certain degree of depth. Overall, I found this product to be a fairly tasty potato chip, but find myself somewhat ambivalent at the prospect of it winning the contest as I feel that it's a bit too similar to existing flavours for me to muster any real enthusiasm one way or another.
Name: Cowboy BBQ Beans (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Cowboy BBQ Beans are a ruffled-style potato chip with a slightly red-brown cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Probably the least appealing-sounding of this year's crop of entries (to myself, at least), Cowboy BBQ Beans turned out to be pretty good. The flavour is, unsurprisingly, reminiscent of Barbecue chips, but it's a nice 'smokey' barbecue rather than the 'sweet' or 'hot' one sometimes gets with that flavour. There's also a certain earthy taste that I feel is probably meant to represent the beans themselves. Overall, I feel that this is a solid entry in the competition and while I probably won't be voting for it myself and feel its similarity to an existing flavour may hurt its chances of victory, I can't say I'd be disappointed if it won this year's competition either.
Name: Montreal Smoked Meat (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Montreal Smoked Meat are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slight brown cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Not being familiar with the food product references made me somewhat apprehensive about this flavour, but I decided to try it anyway. As it turns out, I was right to be cautious, the taste is difficult to describe, but starts out almost like a standard Ketchup chip, then gets an almost mustard-y flavour before developing a bitter, almost ash-like aftertaste. Overall, I didn't care for this flavour at all (sorry Quebec) and will definitely not be voting for it. Furthermore, I am unlikely to ever purchase it if Lay's does choose to adopt it. That said, it does win points for being quite different from any existing Lay's flavours even though I'm not sure that's a good thing in this case...
Name: P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slightly orange cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Scalloped potatoes, for anyone who doesn't know, are a casserole-type dish made from thinly sliced potatoes, onions, and cheese sauce. I thought this flavour was, by a wide margin, the tastiest sounding of this years options and thankfully delivered upon its promise with a nice cheesy taste with a nice hint of onion. Overall, I think this was probably my favourite of this year's choices and the one I'm most likely to cast my vote for. While initially somewhat hesitant to vote for it due to very similar flavours being available from other manufacturers (Dutch & President's Choice), Lay's doesn't currently have anything in the cheese/onion range making this both one of the more unique options as well as the one I'm personally most likely to purchase in the future!
Well, thanks for reading this special installment of Kaffre talks Candy... or rather chips. *hugs* I'll be posting a more proper journal in October to remind everyone about their favourite kitten's birthday at the end of the month! ^^
Normally, I'm not very particular as to brand or even flavour where chips are concerned, so I never really thought about including them in "Kaffre talks Candy" before. Particularly as they're not candy. Nevertheless, I do like chips and these contests are a fun opportunity to experience unusual new tastes!
Due the wide variation in the flavours of chips available around the world, I'll begin by stating that staple flavours in Canada (those that most brands produce) are as follows: All Dressed, Barbecue, Dill Pickle, Ketchup, Original, Salt n' Vinegar, and Sour Cream & Onion with some brands having other flavours as well. I mention this both because my own voting criteria for this contest is that the flavour I choose oughn't be too similar to one of those existing flavours and because I have readers from around the world and am a little curious what flavours they have where you live! ^^
Anyway, this years entries are:
Name: Butter Chicken (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Butter Chicken are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slight orange cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Not being overly familiar with Indian cuisine, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this particular chip. The flavour is somewhat reminiscent of a combination of two common flavours: "Barbecue" & "Ketchup" with sweetness and heat being the dominant tastes, but there's also a vague spiciness that I can't quite identify (onion, perhaps) that adds a certain degree of depth. Overall, I found this product to be a fairly tasty potato chip, but find myself somewhat ambivalent at the prospect of it winning the contest as I feel that it's a bit too similar to existing flavours for me to muster any real enthusiasm one way or another.
Name: Cowboy BBQ Beans (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Cowboy BBQ Beans are a ruffled-style potato chip with a slightly red-brown cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Probably the least appealing-sounding of this year's crop of entries (to myself, at least), Cowboy BBQ Beans turned out to be pretty good. The flavour is, unsurprisingly, reminiscent of Barbecue chips, but it's a nice 'smokey' barbecue rather than the 'sweet' or 'hot' one sometimes gets with that flavour. There's also a certain earthy taste that I feel is probably meant to represent the beans themselves. Overall, I feel that this is a solid entry in the competition and while I probably won't be voting for it myself and feel its similarity to an existing flavour may hurt its chances of victory, I can't say I'd be disappointed if it won this year's competition either.
Name: Montreal Smoked Meat (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Montreal Smoked Meat are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slight brown cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Not being familiar with the food product references made me somewhat apprehensive about this flavour, but I decided to try it anyway. As it turns out, I was right to be cautious, the taste is difficult to describe, but starts out almost like a standard Ketchup chip, then gets an almost mustard-y flavour before developing a bitter, almost ash-like aftertaste. Overall, I didn't care for this flavour at all (sorry Quebec) and will definitely not be voting for it. Furthermore, I am unlikely to ever purchase it if Lay's does choose to adopt it. That said, it does win points for being quite different from any existing Lay's flavours even though I'm not sure that's a good thing in this case...
Name: P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes (Do us a Flavour 2015)
Manufacturer: Lay's
Size: 170 gram bag
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes are a fairly normal looking potato chip with a slightly orange cast from the flavouring used.
Opinion: Scalloped potatoes, for anyone who doesn't know, are a casserole-type dish made from thinly sliced potatoes, onions, and cheese sauce. I thought this flavour was, by a wide margin, the tastiest sounding of this years options and thankfully delivered upon its promise with a nice cheesy taste with a nice hint of onion. Overall, I think this was probably my favourite of this year's choices and the one I'm most likely to cast my vote for. While initially somewhat hesitant to vote for it due to very similar flavours being available from other manufacturers (Dutch & President's Choice), Lay's doesn't currently have anything in the cheese/onion range making this both one of the more unique options as well as the one I'm personally most likely to purchase in the future!
Well, thanks for reading this special installment of Kaffre talks Candy... or rather chips. *hugs* I'll be posting a more proper journal in October to remind everyone about their favourite kitten's birthday at the end of the month! ^^
I still say in the old contest that the Chicken & Waffles flavor should've won, it was better than the Cheesy Garlic Bread flavor that did win.
In 2014, we got to pick from: Bacon Poutine, Cinnamon, Bun, Wavy Jalepeno Mac n' Cheese, and Kettle Cooked Tzatziki. Cinnamon Bun was... interesting, but I was partial to Tzatziki! Ultimately, Mac n' Cheese won, but I've never seen it on shelves around here so I've no idea if it met the same fate as Maple Moose or not...
Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Here in Canada, Scalloped Potatoes won and I know that in the UK, the contest to bring back a vintage flavour was won by Beef & Onion, but I've not been able to find who the US winner was... On a related note, was it the flavour you voted?