I don't eat potato chips very often, but when I do I tend to gravitate to unusual flavors. My hubby gets pretty tired of my adventurous streak and gets all passive-aggressive until I bring home a bag of plain ol' Lay's, but my kids are game to try out the new flavors. Junk food is junk food, after all.
Anyway, I picked up this single serve bag of Prawn Cocktail "crisps" (which is just the fancy British way of saying potato chips) on my last trip to Whole Foods. I was a little wary about trying these; I know that prawns are a type of sea creature (similar to shrimp) and I wasn't sure about how well that flavor would translate to a snack food.
They actually weren't too bad. I'm happy to say that they didn't have a fishy smell, just a scent of mixed spices. The flavor was a little odd, however. It reminded me of salt and vinegar potato chips with some ketchup mixed in. I do like salt and vinegar chips, but I just couldn't get used to the ketchup taste. I ate about half the bag before giving the rest to Spencer, who declared them "tasty." There's nothing quite like the culinary opinion of a five-year-old!
I'm not sure that I would buy these again, but they were most... interesting.
Product: Walker's Crisps ~ Prawn Cocktail
Place Purchased: Whole Foods
Price: $ .69
Calories: 131 per serving
Overall Rating: 2 out of 5
3 comments:
I've always been curious about these chips. Thanks for the review! BTW, I link your "Snackworthy News" feature.
I salute you for your daring taste! Wow! I don't think I could ever be brave enough to try a "seafood" flavored potato chip. They just don't seem to go together in my mind! You must really have an eye for this because I shop at Harry's and Whole Foods often and have never seen these! Your blog is super interesting!
Wow I can't believe you tried those. At least they were good. I always make my friends try things before me because bad tasting things make me throw up. Very interesting though.
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