Monday 25 July 2011

Gourmet potato chips




We found gourmet potato chips at Marks & Sparks.  No, that's not an oxymoron, they really are gourmet potato chips.  Oh wow man, the flavors!  We brought home a bag of Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar chips.  They were fantastic.  They had the skins on and were slightly thicker than they typical American ruffles-lay's-pringles things.  Over here they are called crisps but anyway, the balsamic vinegar was brilliant.  Other amazing flavors include:
  • Bloody Mary
  • Cumberland Sausage
  • Taw Valley Cheddar & Caramelised Shallots
Wow.  These are really getting into the inventive flavor combinations.  Have you ever had sausage flavored potato chips?  I didn't know mankind had invented such a thing, but thanks to modern chemistry, it exists.  (Here at BASF, we don't make your potato chips.  We make your potato chips better.)  I wonder what new flavors are coming down the pipeline?  Dear Marketing Department, if you are reading this, I would like to suggest the following new flavors:
  • Bacon & Ancho Chile
  • Basil & Mozzarella
  • Shrimp & Tabasco
Ok maybe the shrimp thing is getting out of hand.  Let's just start with bacon and see where it leads us.  Everything is better with bacon.

5 comments:

  1. We have a brand here in California called Kettle Chips. They have all kinds of interesting flavors too. Sara and I have tried the Blue Cheese BBQ, which was great, Simple Salt and Pepper, and our favorite: Fully Loaded Baked Potato. Amazing potato flavor.

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  2. Um, cheddar and shallots? Heck yeah! Send me SOME! LOL. What the hell is cumberland sausage?

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  3. We have Kettle Chips here too. The sweet chilli flavour is my favourite.

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  4. The salt/vinegar look yummy as well as the taw valley cheddar and camalized shallot!!!!

    they should do Bacon and Ancho Chile!! mmm!!

    Kettle's Blue Cheese BBQ= MY FABORITE!

    Madeline

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  5. Maddie... you hit on a winner there. I *love* those BBQ chips. I think they should hire you in the Marks & Spencer marketing department. Ever think about moving to London? :)

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