Not
familiar with Sriracha? Neither was I, so I googled it and found it’s a sort
of Thai hot sauce, and according to most, it’s blowing the Chicken Waffles and
Garlic Bread contingents out of the water.
America is relatively new to the
obscure potato chip flavors game, but Britain has is down to an art. Here in
the UK, chips (which are called ‘crisps’) are often a gourmet eating
experience. Even when ‘crisps’ aren’t on my grocery list, I’ll usually take a
pass down the aisle just to marvel at the complex choices before me.
You’ve got your standard seafood options, such
as Firecracker Lobster and King Prawn Cocktail.
More of a meat lover? Scotland’s
got your taste buds covered with Grilled Steak, Smokey Bacon, Roast Turkey, and
Peking Spare Rib.
They are also into their spices and sauces, so if that’s more
your thing you may want to try Paprika, Worchester Sauce, or Texas BBQ.
More of a cheese lover? Forget your standard cheddar; they are all about
the fancy cheese in the UK. How about Smoked Monterrey Chili with Goats Cheese?
Probably my favorite flavor from today’s grocery run was ‘Honey Roast Ham with
Cranberry’.
And just in case you were wondering, they'd be 'wonderful with
glass of red'…
Luckily, if you aren’t into Haggis flavored crisps, there are
plenty of standard flavors to choose from as well.
I'm pretty boring, so I mostly buy ‘salted’ when I’m
in the market for chips.
There are a few American classics as well, including
the whole line of Doritos.
In fact, Aberdeen just started carrying the Cool
Ranch kind, so Jonathan and I have been indulging in those while both having
flashbacks of childhood summers spent at the ballpark, with only baseball concession
stands to sustain us. Those were the days…
The most exciting find this week
were these ‘New’ Ruffles.
They went perfectly with my 11 dollar block of Velveeta that I used to make queso last night.
No, we aren’t hurting for chips
here in the ‘Deen, but I sure do miss me some Fritos. Come on Aberdeen, make it
happen. You know some goat’s cheese flavored Fritos would be heavenly, especially
with a nice glass of white wine...
You made me laugh! Love it!
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My favorites are good old sour cream and onion and cool ranch.. I do love that in the USA it's Cool Ranch. In the UK it's Cool Original but in Iceland it's Cool American!!!
ReplyDeleteLast summer we got Ruffles, Hershey's and Reese's. I cried in the grocery isle. Literally. I can't stop buying Ruffles now. I don't want anything fancy, just a really good potato chip. Ruffles are where it's at right now.
ReplyDeleteI miss Fritos too!!!! All that salty goodness! GAH!!! I totally miss them.
HAHA.. I just finished writing my blog and scrolled down to read what other people have been writing about. We both wrote about food at the grocery store! How funny. :o) Steve likes those Angus crisps... not sure how I feel about the ham and cranberry... compelled?
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