Chips

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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 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 partner in snacks: yep, that’s a flavor that delivers on its promise.

Written on Oct 08, 2023

A purple bag of Lay’s chips where most of the writing is in Thai. In English it says truffle. There is an illustration of truffle mushrooms and potato chips.
Fave!!

Lays Truffle Potato Chips

Chips from Thailand

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars
Source:

A beer garden in Seattle, WA

These are soooooo good. They’re very truffle-y, which is great, because I love truffle flavor. I wanted a second bag after my Partner in Snacks and I finished this one.

Written on Oct 21, 2022

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