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Dire Wolf

    Anyone tried them all?

    In case you live under a rock or in russia or something lays has four new flavors of chips and they are doing a contest where you vote online for your favorites between each new flavor and a similar old flavor.

    Here's a review with nice photos of them all.
    http://kotaku.com/snacktaku-judges-lays-flavor-swap-potato-chips-1757854059

    The flavors are NEW vs OLD:

    Fiery Roasted Habenro vs Flaming Hot
    Korean BBQ vs Honey BBQ
    Kettle style Olive Oil and Herb vs Kettle Style Salt and Pepper
    Smoked Gouda and Chive vs Cheddar and Sour Cream

    I've tried all except korean bbq at some point, specifically since these were released I've had habenro, olive oil, gouda and chive, and I have had flaming hot, honey bbq, salt n pepper and cheddar sour cream before.

    Habenero kicks flaming hots ass. The flaming hots are just hot without a lot of flavor, think tabasco sauce. The habenro have a really nice subtly sweet smoky flavor. And they're probably the second hottest chip I've ever had, but not unbearably hot.

    The gouda chips are good but honestly taste like sour cream and onion. The gouda just isn't a strong enough flavor. And I thought gouda cheese was pretty distinctive but whatever. Cheddar sour cream is just such a great flavor it wins. Although the ruffles version is far, far superior!

    Honey bbq is not my favorite bbq chip, it's sweet without any smoke flavor at all. I prefer mesquite bbq or just regular bbq of other brands. Lays has a pretty good southern heat bbq too which is very mild but has a better flavor. But korean bbq on a chip sounds gross so I voted honey bbq.

    Pepper kettle vs the herb one is hard. I like black pepper chips, very mild flavor, basically regular chips with some black pepper and I love me some black pepper. Great for dipping too cus they aren't all flavored up. The herb one sounds good and you can definitely taste basil and oregano on them. The packaging says they have thyme too. They taste very much like a dash of italian seasoning. The thing is I'm just not sure I like it on a chip. It seems more suited to a cracker like ritz or something or just on garlic bread. So I went with pepper here too.

    [Lk].Zano

      Are those spicy flavors actually spicy? I've been dissappointed by way too many snacks claiming to be hot, when in reality they were just spicy for people with oversensitive tongues.

      Dire Wolf

        I mean compared to what? Heat is really subjective. The habenero is a lot hotter than any jalapeno flavored chips I've had. I'd say it's like two or three times as hot as frank's red hot or tabasco sauce. Or like wasabi, around that level of heat. Pretty good burn for me, probably medium for people who really like heat.

        Are you familiar with buffalo wild wings and their sauces? I'd put it around the caribbean jerk/hot bbq level, you know, a lot hotter than what american's call medium, but not like scorching hot.

        scraps

          this is easily the most michigan thing you've ever posted lol

          Dire Wolf

            I don't know what that means.

            robert

              I havent tried them all yet but im a huge fan of sour cream.I actually never bought any other flavours then sour cream when I think about tho maybe cause I'm weird well whatever man.... After reading this thread I feel hungry arh I need dem lays

              [Lk].Zano

                Just make a mexican or someone from SEA try some of them. If they tell you it's spicy, then you damn better beleive it is spicy.

                scraps

                  please don't make anyone eat chips against their will.

                  Mokujin

                    In case you live under a rock or in russia or something lays has four new flavors of chips and they are doing a contest where you vote online for your favorites between each new flavor and a similar old flavor.

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                    신라면

                      what a healthy food. damn u must be so fat af

                      Chaoshype

                        we don't have them in our country rip

                        PTSD

                          why is this not in australia

                          one syllable anglo-saxon

                            Is this a bait?

                            Dire Wolf

                              It might be USA only. Of course I'm fucking fat I'm an American who plays dota it's like the American Dream to eat all day and play video games all night.

                              Chaoshype

                                we have
                                american green thingy
                                indian blue thingy
                                indian lime yelloe thingy
                                spanish red thingy
                                classic salted
                                chile lemon, french violet pack
                                MAXX 2 flavours
                                and we have baked too (idk i don't find it anymore now but there were 2-3 flavs)
                                and during cricket/football world cups, we get 3 limited time flavs, that's all.

                                Totentanz to The King: M ...

                                  My country doesn't have any of these wtf.

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