Potato Chip Ingenuity

Posted on June 24, 2008 22:57 by ayersian
Categories: Editorial | Travel Notes

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A recent trip to the Canadian Maritimes left us wondering why some potato chip flavors have failed to make their way across our northern border. Are the snack producers afraid that the American palate would be intimidated by flavors such as ketchup, dill, bacon, and lobster? We say bring it on! Apparently we're not the only ones yearning for a taste of something different--one group started an online petition to bring the All Dressed flavor to the U.S.!

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June 24. 2008 23:23

By the way, the pictured lobster chips (purchased in Charlottetown, PEI) were disgusting...unless you're an ardent fan of Ben & Bill's Lobster ice cream, of course.

ayersian

June 25. 2008 06:06



I think that the flavor might be improved if you combine them with Herr's Old Bay seasoned chips. Taking this idea further, you could combine them with their Steak and Worchestershire sauce chips for a nice crunchy surf and turf snack.

mark

mark kaupe

June 25. 2008 08:15

During a recent long-term stay in Ukraine, we tasted chips with lots of interesting flavors: sour cream and mushroom, Turkish salad, Greek salad, chicken grill, and bacon. While some of the chips had local brand names, they were owned by Lays and Kraft.

Erik

June 25. 2008 09:09

I suspect that the availability of the "unusual" flavors in Canada is due to the connection with the UK, where strange-to-the-USA potato chip flavors have long existed.

DONALD THOMPSON

June 25. 2008 14:19

I love ketchup flavored chips. The only place I've ever seen them besides Canada is in the very northern reaches of New England.

Pigiron

June 25. 2008 23:01

You can get Humpty Dumpty brand "All Dressed" chips in Maine. Highly recommended.

Travis Shaw

June 26. 2008 19:30

Southeast Asia and Thailand in particular also peddle uniquely flavored potato crisps such as Shrimp Fry, Seaweed, Squid (Sotong), as well as Chili. Artificial flavoring has the tendency to be a bit homogenized but some of these flavors were just to die for. However, I'm all for keeping them country specific as they, along with innumerable others, are a traveler's compensation for the time, energy, and adventure they spend and seek.

Gandy Dancer

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