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Recent Snack Reviews

A tube of Pringle-like chips with an illustration of a lemon on the tube
Fine

Chip Star Potato Chips – Setouchi Lemon

Chips from Japan

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

Chip Star chips have a similar shape and texture to Pringles, if you’re familiar with those. I was curious about this lemon flavor, so decided to try them out. They’re solidly okay. I would say the lemon flavor doesn’t have much zing to it. Perhaps the flavor was modeled after a particularly sweet lemon, since the manufacturers couldn’t use sugar here to balance out the sour.

Written on Jan 15, 2024

A bag of mayo beef flavored chips. There's a photo of real beef with mayo on top. A logo of a bull in sunglasses holds up a beer.
Yum!

Yamayoshi Mayo Beef Potato Chips – Masculine Chili Oil

Chips from Japan

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Japan Candy Store

These are pretty dang good. I had no idea what to expect from the flavor (beef with mayo and chili oil???), but it really and truly tastes like what’s on the bag. It almost freaks me out just a bit. These are best savored, a few chips at a time.

No idea what makes chili oil masculine; likely a wonky translation.

Written on Jan 15, 2024

A bag of jelly c candies in raspberry, orange, and lemon flavors
Yum!

Golia Jelly C gummies

Candy from Italy

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Iper supermarket in Milan, Italy

I love a gummy with two different textures. This one has a traditional gummy feel on the outside and a jelly on the inside, which is a nice combination. Interestingly, the shape of the gummy (say, a raspberry) doesn’t always match the flavor of the jelly (e.g. orange flavor). Great little gummies, though with neglible vitamin C content.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A chip bag featuring a photo of a potato chip, a lime wedge, and a few scattered peppercorns
Yum!

San Carlo Più Gusto Chips – Gusto Lime e Pepe Rosa

Chips from Italy

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

Iper supermarket in Milan, Italy

Bought these as a train snack. The lime and pink peppercorn flavor is nice and bright, and not too overpowering. The flavor builds on the aftertaste and as you eat, chip to chip.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A light blue bag of Lay's chips with an illustration of a crab dish
Fine

Lays Potato Chips – Fried Crab

Chips from China

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

A beer garden in Seattle, WA

My husband: yep, that’s a flavor that delivers on its promise.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A package showing a thin round wheat crisp. There's a little dude in a head wrap / turban giving a thumbs up.
Fave!!

Jabsons Methi Khakhra

Other Snacks from India

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s sister was feeling snacky and shared this with us. Apparently it was her favorite at university.

Khakhra is a really thin, really crisp, round cracker sort of deal. I feel I’ve eaten something similar before, but can’t put my finger on what.

“Methi” is known in English as fenugreek leaves, and there’s just the right amount added to this crisp. There’s also a mild little kick coming from green chilis. A great little snack from which to idly crack off a piece or two.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A bag of biscuits with oats and raisins
Yum!

Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Raisins Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my fiancé’s parents laid out a couple different biscuit/digestive options to pair with our masala chai.

This was my favorite biscuit of the bunch. The raisins give the oaty digestive a little more natural sweetness: it’s sweet enough to eat on its own, while also pairing well with chai. The oats give a nice flavor to the biscuit base, as well.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A packet displaying a sugar-studded rectangular biscuit. There's an illustrated beach scene in the background.
Yum!

Britannia Nice Time Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my fiancé’s parents laid out a couple different biscuit/digestive options to pair with our masala chai.

For me, “Britannia Nice Time Biscuit” takes rank 2 out of 4. I really don’t enjoy coconut in sweet foods; savory curries and soups are the only application for me. However, this biscuit is not too sweet and has just a bare scent of coconut. Nicely done.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

5-Grain Digestives. They are made from oats, ragi, wheat, jowar, and corn.
Fine

Sunfeast Farmlite Digestive High Fibre Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my fiancé’s parents laid out a couple different biscuit/digestive options to pair with our masala chai.

For me, “Sunfeast Farmlite Digestive High Fibre Biscuit” takes rank 3 out of 4. These are certainly not sweet at all, perfect for dunking in sweet masala chai.

Written on Nov 25, 2022

A bag with a biscuit (cookie) on front. The cookie is studded with bits of chocolate.
Fine

Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Chocolate Biscuit

Cookies & Biscuits from India

Rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Source:

My fiancé’s family during morning masala chai time

Over the week that we visited them for Diwali, my fiancé’s parents laid out a couple different biscuit/digestive options to pair with our masala chai.

For me, “Sunfeast Farmlite Oats with Chocolate” takes rank 4 out of 4. It’s a little too sweet for a morning biscuit, particularly when paired with chai. But the base of the cookie wouldn’t be sweet enough to enjoy as a desert. It’s fine (still 3 of 5 stars), but there’s an imbalance between the sweetness of the chocolate and the biscuit base.

Written on Nov 25, 2022