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 Lay's New Flavours from India (Made in Canada) Magic Masala. Nice blue bag. 165g. Smells like chili powder. Mini ridges on the chips, not typical Lay's ridges, more like Ruffles. Decent crunch. First impression, a little sweet followed by a chili powder heat (is paprika in chili powder..because that's an ingredient). The heat lingers for a while after swallowing. I think I tasted a bit of citrus in the mix as well. Bit of tomato wallflowering at the party. The heats a nice flavourful mid range. Great bag of chips, brings a lot to the party. (Very close relative to Old Dutch Mexican Chili..but I think I actually prefer these to the OD flavour)

 This past weekend I started reading Aaron Carnes book In Defense of Ska. For someone who bought the book because I dig ska, there's a good chunk of the first 40 pages or so that isn't super necessary, as it's quite defensive...in a sort of aggressive way. With that said, the book is called In Defense of Ska so what was I expecting. So far, chapters have covered various regional ska scenes; various US regions/scenes, some 2tone. It's not exactly chronological, however it is logical and I haven't found myself getting lost. (I'm really digging these chips). I've found In Defense to be a really enjoyable read so far. Wait, there's an In Defense of Ska podcast?

Stay hydrated,

marc

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