Best flavored potato chip

[nakedfrog]

One kg is one treat?

One glass of wine per night!

 

[sdifox]

One glass of wine per night!

Pretty sure that is lethal dose of ethanol.

 

[nakedfrog]

Pretty sure that is lethal dose of ethanol.

You never saw my ex drink.

 

[Iron Woode]

One kg is one treat?

1kg? more like 200g

 

[soulcougher73]

Garden Salsa Sunchips

 

[Dr. Detroit]

At this point - the gimicks are just getting to be too much

 

[StinkyPinky]

I'd rank my top three as:

Salt 'n Vinegar
BBQ
Sour Cream

 

[Iron Woode]

Pretty sure that is lethal dose of ethanol.

I am also pretty sure that is forced perspective.

I got the joke. It's just not that funny.

 

[ponyo]

Roaches? Bedbugs, ticks, maggots or maybe full-grown house-flies?

Vietnamese Giant Centipede?!?

Grasshoppers are not even close to as gross and chocolate-covered ants could be crunchy drops of honey if you didn't know better ... they're actually pretty good!

The type of crickets used in these chips appears to be the same as what I used to buy in the pet-store as "feeders" and they have a certain smell .... let's call it "Eau de roadkill" accompanied by mild poop.

Dig in!


*(the only way I've eaten anything even AS nasty as a feeder-cricket would be if it flew down my throat while I was riding my motorcycle!)

boiled silkworm pupae

I've eaten hundreds of these bugs as street food snacks.

 

[Kaido]

At this point - the gimicks are just getting to be too much

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Unfortunately, most of them don't taste good. A lot them taste like chemicals or are either straight-up bad. iirc I got the Baconator ones & was not pleased.

 

[lxskllr]

I got the Baconator ones & was not pleased.

At least you didn't get a cup full of silkworm pupae.

 

[Aves]

At this point - the gimicks are just getting to be too much

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NGL I would try those Spicy Chicken sandwich Pringles even though I have no hope of them being actually good.

 

[DigDog]

Stop bumping this thread, we already know what the answer is and if your answer is not Cape Cod Sea Salt & Vinegar then your answer is wrong, you are wrong, your parents failed you.

 

[Captante]

boiled silkworm pupae

I've eaten hundreds of these bugs as street food snacks.

Taste like chicken?

 

[WelshBloke]

boiled silkworm pupae

I've eaten hundreds of these bugs as street food snacks.

But why?

 

[Captante]

But why?

Certainly a fair question ....

 

[WelshBloke]

The answer is quite clearly these!

 

[lxskllr]

Are they really strong though? Every once in awhile I see a flaming hot, ZOMG mega heat super snack, buy it, and wonder where the peppers are. After eating a whole bag, I think "I think I feel my lips tingle a little bit", my fingers are covered in red crap, and I realize I just got screwed out of $1.50.

 

[ponyo]

Taste like chicken?

taste nutty. Smells kind of bad but tastes ok. Smell and texture will probably gross people out but if you have open mind, it doesn't taste bad. If eating shrimp wasn't socially acceptable, people would probably freak out about eating shrimp. Shrimp is basically cockroach of the sea.

But why?

Why not? People ate it out of necessity because they had nothing else to eat. Probably saved lot of people from starving to death. I grew up poor and it was one of the few snacks we could afford.

 

[Captante]

taste nutty. Smells kind of bad but tastes ok. Smell and texture will probably gross people out but if you have open mind, it doesn't taste bad. If eating shrimp wasn't socially acceptable, people would probably freak out about eating shrimp. Shrimp is basically cockroach of the sea.


Why not? People ate it out of necessity because they had nothing else to eat. Probably saved lot of people from starving to death. I grew up poor and it was one of the few snacks we could afford.

I've been told the same about several types of human-edible grubs far as flavor goes. (also: Bear Grylls)

Also I completely agree about shrimp and even more-so crabs and lobsters which will consume nearly anything! All are fine for us to eat under most circumstances provided they're cooked. (too many parasites to eat any fresh-water crustacean raw)

Far as I'm concerned insects are one of the less nasty possible food options for humanity ... just giving you a hard time!

 

[Muse]

FAKE POTATOES!

"I've never met a potato I didn't like." - My recently deceased cousin, quoted during a Zoom tribute that must have had over 100 participants

 

[Muse]

Lays lightly salted.

I might tolerate that. I used to love potato chips, and if I had a choice right now I'd definitely pick an onion flavored chip. Onions are God's gift to cooks and diners. But I never buy potato chips anymore because they are just too salty. I don't have high blood pressure, but I guess I've conditioned myself to not salt my food a whole lot (i.e. less is better if I don't feel it's not salty enough). I'm used to that.

 

[Captante]

I might tolerate that. I used to love potato chips, and if I had a choice right now I'd definitely pick an onion flavored chip. Onions are God's gift to cooks and diners. But I never buy potato chips anymore because they are just too salty. I don't have high blood pressure, but I guess I've conditioned myself to not salt my food a whole lot (i.e. less is better if I don't feel it's not salty enough). I'm used to that.

Wise choices keep up the good work!

I just had my bi-annual physical (delayed a year+ due to Covid) and while I'm still in "okay" shape, my BP is now "borderline-high" and my cholesterol was also a bit elevated.

Some of this is just par for the course getting old but the rest is pure laziness and not taking proper care of myself.

14 months of pandemic-related inertia didn't freaking help either!


Taking it as a wake-up call.

 

[lxskllr]

My doctor's been closed since covid started. My doctor's the higi health station at wegmans. Last time I used it, everything looked good aside from being a bit heavier than I'd like. I'd get borderline high readings if I went in with snus in my mouth. If not, everything was fine.

 

[Muse]

Wise choices keep up the good work!

I just had my bi-annual physical (delayed a year+ due to Covid) and while I'm still in "okay" shape, my BP is now "borderline-high" and my cholesterol was also a bit elevated.

Some of this is just par for the course getting old but the rest is pure laziness and not taking proper care of myself.

14 months of pandemic-related inertia didn't freaking help either!


Taking it as a wake-up call.

My doctor wanted me to take Lipitor when my cholesterol went over the tolerable limit a few years ago, IIRC a little over 240. I said, hold it, let me try to bring it down with dietary changes. He said OK, let's test it in a few months. I cut out almost all cheese, butter and eggs in the interim and tested OK. It's never been that high since. I haven't had an in person physical since before the pandemic, had a virtual one last summer. Last blood test was summer 2019 while my doctor was on vacation. I saw a different doctor because I hadn't been feeling well. Tests were good, though, including stress test EKG and the problems went away. Maybe it was "nerves."

Finally had a blood test 5 weeks ago and results were great. Cholesterol was 198. It's not that my diet is so great, I'm eating more cheese than I was before, a fair amount of eggs, almost no butter, though. It's the exercise I'm getting! Now around an hour a day pretty intense street skating. I haven't had this level of aerobic exercise since the mid-1990's, when I would swim 2 miles intensely, 7 days/week. One day ~1995 I had to exit the pool early because the pain was intolerable and I've never been able to swim since. Well, I could try now (had surgery a few years after the injury), but I can't imagine that I could tolerate the kind of intense effort I used to put into it. I skate with a heart rate monitor on, similar to my style when swimming, when I'd check my watch every 1/2 mile and note my times in a workout diary.