Tales of the Salty Bag

 Anticipation can go one of two ways. You always hope for your expectations to be met, but quite often you're left with the taste of dirt in your mouth. When I first reached out to get some Slide (Gourmet Potato Chips) I pointed my bat towards the Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar as being the grand slam. Thick cut chips with the prime go to chip seasoning flavour, yes please.  Earlier this year Wasted Wax let on that there was a Quit It! LP in the works that would be out this year. From the onset of that announcement I was stoked. I thoroughly enjoyed River Jacks so I couldn't see why the next project wouldn't be anything shorty of a banger. I was met with a faint vinegar scent when I cracked open the Slide S&V. The crunch is mid to heavy weight which quickly gives way to the buttery texture that I've enjoyed with previous bags of Slide Chips. These beauties are THICK cut. The vinegar, as it smelled, is present but not overly aggressive. You really get the malt flavour ...

 Ruffles teamed up with KFC this summer to put out an Original Recipe Chicken flavour of potato chips. There's some tang to these lil potato circles. Standard Ruffles mini ridges. Bitta sweetness. Are there 11 herbs and spices? I dunno, probably, it tastes like KFC chicken batter. Tastes high in sodium, but it's only 13% per 50g. There's some pepper up in there. Medium crunch. Definitely on the all dressed family tree, just sans vinegar. The kids ate 3/4 of the bag before I got to them..which actually works out really well, 45g is a good quantity, otherwise the herb and spices would take over. It's been a minute since I've had KFC, the chicken cuts the aggressiveness of the herbs and spices a bit more than the potato chips...but on the flip side, these chips are less likely to give me terrible diarrhea, so I'd say it's a wash. If you find a bag they're worth picking up, I just wouldn't bother with a 6 pack. Hey ruffles, if you're going to colab, ...

 What happens when you mix Grumpster, Small Crush, The Moore Family Band and Dog Party? We'll find out when the Doki Doki LP comes out. Based on the first 3 singles I Was Killing It Man , Liar Liar and I Can't Fight This Crazy Anymore it's going to be varied across the punk and pop/rock spectrum. I Can't Fight This Crazy Anymore is the song that has me really excited for the album to come out, it's fronted by Small Crush's Logan Hammon and has that sweet Small Crush 90's influenced danceable alt-rock sound that is just infectious. Wooo yeah! So have another bag of Slide Gourmet Potato Chips in front of me tonight, the flavour du jour is Honey BBQ. I think these are going to be sweet with a mild kick. Not sure how the thick cut butteryness will blend in.  The smell like BBQ with some oil (canola). The flavour is slightly sweet, a bit of honey lemon twang. With this flavour I can taste a bit more of the potato skins. The BBQ is low in the mix, but pops out i...

 I realized today that I didn't put a post up in September. I believe that's the longest that I've went without posting since this here blog started. Well, let me pick up with a new flavour of chips from the company that I left off with, Slide Gourmet Potato Chips, Dill Pickle (edition). This is by far the most natural tasting and unique dill pickle seasoning that I've ever had. The (thick cut) chips range from wicked crunchy to oddly crunchy (like a soft crunch, if that makes sense [the thickness of the chips make it odd, but enjoyable...and almost add a buttery/creamy flavour/texture to the party]). You can taste dill, garlic and when it hits (I believe) a malt vinegar. The garlic is strong with these babies. At 2.5oz (71g) bags, these leave you wanting more, but still satisfied (like, yeah, I could eat a 300g bag in one sitting [and would enjoy the whole thing], but I also don't want to die before I'm 40.) These chips are fantastic. The last time I blogged (w...