Another Post About Crazy Chip Flavors
I know we’ve thrown up plenty of posts about the bizarre chip/crisp flavors/flavours here, but our most recent purchase from the grocery store definitely warranted another one. It appears that, in preparation for the World Cup this summer, Walker’s is having their own tournament - the Flavour Cup, to determine the world’s best flavour. Here are the bags from the “Americas United” region: American Cheeseburger, Argentinian Flame-Grilled Steak, and Brazilian Salsa. (We also thought it was funny they incorporated flags into the bag packaging).
Then of course there was the “Southern Europe” contingent, with Italian Spaghetti Bolognese, Spanish Chicken Paella, and French Garlic Baguette:
And finally, the “Northern Europe” group, English Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Dutch Edam Cheese, and German Bratwurst.
These are truly marvels of the modern (chemical-filled) age. I can say for just about all the chips that when I tried them, the flavor was very akin to what you would actually expect those things to taste like (except the Brazilian salsa, which tasted like ketchup combined with rotten vegetables - the Brits already REALLY struggle to get the flavor of regular salsa correct, so that wasn’t a total surprise).
After having tried all of the flavors, here they are lined up in order of personal preference, best to worst, left to right:
American cheeseburger takes the prize, because it tasted amazingly like a McDonald’s Happy Meal hamburger (bun, condiments and all), and was one of the only non-disappointing meaty flavors.
The English bag tasted like an open-faced roast beef sandwich that had been set on fire and extinguished (there was a heavy charcoal-y taste) and the Argentinian steak wasn’t much better. Somehow Italian spaghetti tasted more like honey-BBQ than anything that could be described as pasta or red sauce, and the German Brat just tasted like other generic meaty chips I’ve had here. The top 4 were definitely a tier above the rest.
Now all that’s left is to track down the other flavors listed on the Walker’s website that weren’t in our grocery store - I can’t believe they’re featuring things like Australian BBQ Kangaroo and Scottish Haggis… but I still definitely want to try them.
