Rating: ©©©-1/4 chips (notable)
Chips discovered at Mariano’s; Westchester, Illinois
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RATING: Neal Brothers Foods – Extremely Tasty Maple Bacon Kettle Chips
Rating: ©©©-3/4 chips (notable)
Chips provided to Chip Review by Neal Brothers for review
Neal Brothers Foods Official Website
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BIJOU-REVIEW: Perri – Thai Rings (Oriental Spice Flavor)
Rating: ©©-3/4 chips (tolerable)
Yep, that’s right, these unusual Thai Rings are another unusual snack from the box full of different chips, and chip like snacks, that we were sent from our new friends at MunchPak.
And wouldn’t you know it, they of course hail from none other than…..that’s right….
Ireland!?! Really?
Well, that may just explain why they did not really taste anything reminiscent of actual Thai flavors.
Not that the snack rings were bad necessarily, they just did not taste anything like the best Thai food, or Thai chips, that we have tried over the years.
The rings sort of reminded us of a smaller, and denser, version of Funyuns. Easy to pop a few in and crunch’em down.
The seasoning though, was just pretty generic. A lot of sweet, mingling with a bit of indistinguishable chili heat.
Thai Rings provided to Chip Review by MunchPak for review
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BIJOU-REVIEW: Pretzel Crisps Limited Batch – Bacon Habanero
Rating: ©©©© chips (lip-smacking)
We have wanted to try these new Pretzel Crisps ever since The Impulsive Buy spotted them on Safeway shelves some four months ago….
We mean come’on – BACON & HABANERO?!?! Yes & Yes – Please!!
In fact, these aren’t the first bacon habanero flavored chips that we have tried. Last year Late July’s lip-smacking tortilla chips wowed us.
Let’s hope that this flavor combo becomes a new standard among all chip companies – because there could be nothing wrong with that!
Smokey, salty, delicious bacon essence exudes from the Pretzel Crisps.
The flavor is sort of reminiscent of barbeque seasoning, and we are surprised to see that Pretzel Crisps has never offered the classic flavor as an option….
Unfortunately, similar to Late July’s chips, these Pretzel Crisps suffer from a case of no-habanero-flavor-idous. Maybe, just maybe, we get a little bit of the chili flavor deep behind the bacon, and there is a subtle burn when all is said and done.
But really, this seasoning is all about the bacon.
The crisps are tasty, and salty bacon flavor works well with the pretzels (not quite as well as Late July’s corn-ful tortilla chips), but we still really wish that we could taste some habanero!
Another welcome addition to Pretzel Crisps’ line-up.
Crisps discovered at Jewel Osco; Westmont, Illinois
Pretzel Crisps Official Website
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BIJOU-REVIEW: Pelican Bay Trading Company – White Cheddar Cheese Popcorn
Rating: ©©©-3/4 chips (notable)
We crossed paths with this popcorn while visiting St. Louis a couple of weeks back.
That’s right, just some random bag of white cheddar cheese popcorn named after a famous prison…. we kid. Named after a bay in California (we assume).
Honestly, we can’t find anything about this popcorn on the internet…
The popcorn itself was pretty good.
Full sturdy body to the popcorn. Not your super light and crispy. These kernels had some meat and chew to them.
The white cheddar cheese seasoning was both white, and tasted sufficiently like cheddar cheese powder; so, win-win.
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Popcorn discovered at Quik Trip; Clayton, Missouri
Cannot determine an official website….
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BIJOU-REVIEW: The Better Chip – Radish Chia Tortilla Chips
Rating: ©©©-1/4 chips (notable)
Do not adjust your dial, or screen….
It is true, your eyes are not deceiving you….
These are in fact RADISH flavored chip!
Now, we’ve been in the chip game a long, long time, but this is definitely a new first. Sure, there have been plenty of other weird flavors out there; we’re looking at you beet, and cappuccino, and feijoada, and marmite, but radish is right up there with the weirdest of them!
Unfortunately, we have tasted much better chips from The Better Chip company.
Now, these are not bad tortilla chips by any means. They deliver a rustic, course ground corn tortilla texture that mingles with the little nutty pop of the chia seeds.
They also provided a perfectly ample amount of salt and garlic seasoning.
What the chips did not do was exude any sort of radish AT ALL! Nada! Nunca!! Nothin’!!!
To say that we were disappointed by these would be absolutely correct. We were really hoping to taste some pungently spicy radish flavored tortilla chips. Alas, we will just have to wait for some better chips to actually do that!
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Discovered at Byerly’s; St. Cloud, Minnesota
The Better Chip Official Website
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REVIEW: Cheetos Sweetos Limited Edition! – Cinnamon Sugar Puffs
Rating: ©©©©-1/2 chips (lip-smacking)
Anytime we see a new sweet variation from one of our typically savory snack companies, we are hesitant to give them a shot. Which is why last year around this time, when Cheetos first released these Sweetos, we simply refrained from trying them… Now that we have gone and bitten the bullet….
WHAT WERE WE THINKING!?!?!
Seriously, these are really quite delicious!
That’s right, every once in a while the chip companies can completely surprise us here at Chip Review, and create a fantastically sweet, and in this case, ever so slightly savory snack. We would place Cheetos Sweetos smack dab along side other notable savory-gone-sweet successful snacks such as: Pretzel Crisps Cinnamon Toast, Snyder’s of Hanover’s S’mores Pretzel Pieces, and Pringles Tortillas Cinnamon Sugar (which in our books is some fine company to be included among).
Cheetos Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar Puffs are shaped like, we’re going to go with, sledding inner tubes – despite the fact that Chester has opted for the more classical racer sled. The puffs are approximately half the size of a Funyun ring, but their texture is eerily similar. The Cheetos do not exhibit their usual melt-y cheese puff texture, but more of a light and crispy, layered ring puff.
The ultra classic Cinnamon and Sugar combination works wonders with the puffs. Delivering all at once an aromatically sweet treat, as well as, a savory richness. A quick glance at the ingredients list shows that this savory layer has to come from the inclusion of buttermilk. Everyone who was chomping on these agreed – they are delicious, and hard to stop eating.
Probably the best way that we can describe them to you is that they are like savory Cheetos ring puffs that have been crossed with the greatest of all sweet cereals – Waffle Crisp. A marriage of rich, savory, butter notes dancing with sweet maple like syrup, and spicy, aromatic cinnamon. Beautiful.
If you are fans of Cheetos (and we’re guessing that you are – who isn’t?), and you also like some sweet treats every now and again, then we suggest you give these a try.
Cheetos discovered at Walmart, Pontiac, Illinois
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