So now that I've gotten to try all of the Lays do us a flavor chips and I have eaten quite a bit and I know what I like best and the order of them and everything I will tell you what I think. Before i had tried any, I thought that Mango Salsa and Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese sounded the best to me. I thought Cappacino sounded weird, but I had been hearing good things about it. And I don't love Wasabi on it's own, so I didn't expect to like that very much at all. I also prefer Kettle Cooked Chips and Wavy chips as opposed to regular chips, but it didn't think that would factor in to making them taste better or anything. I also thought the clear winner would be cheddar bacon mac and cheese.
So first one I tried was the Cappacino, which I had heard was really good. I opened them up and at first I didn't think they were bad. I thought they were a lot better than I expected... But after eating them more and more... I noticed a weird aftertaste after I ate them and I didn't like that. I thought it would taste like Cappacino but with more of a salty and sweet type of balance... But it didn't really do that. It was just kind of icky tasting to me. Not something I would ever buy again.
I tried Mango Salsa after eating one of the cappacinos and I really really liked them. I thought the flavor was super amazing, this had a wayyyy better balance of salty and sweet than the Cappacino. And it really tasted like they got the flavor completely right and it was just amazing. And it wasn't like cheap crappy mango salsa, it tasted like legit delicious Mango Salsa. Really like this flavor and I definitely would buy this again.
Then I tried Wasabi Ginger, somewhat reluctantly and somewhat excitedly. I was reluctant because I didn't think I would like wasabi on it's own, I didn't know if I would like the ginger flavor with it... I was a bit skeptical. I do love kettle chips better than any other kind of chip though, so I thought that might make a difference in me liking it better... And it totally did because I loved these. They don't taste too strong like wasabi, they really aren't spicy. The ginger just gives it a nice tang and combines super nicely with the wasabi and with the crispy texture of the kettle cooked version... It was just delicious. Absolutely amazing.
Then I tried the Bacon Cheddar Mac And Cheese, a flavor that they surely wouldn't be able to screw up... But I don't really love the fake bacon flavor that a lot of chips have. It was very flavorful and the cheese tasted really really good, but overall it wasn't my favorite. If it had been a kettle chip I would have liked it way better. These weren't amazing for me.
Here is my ranking overall:
1) Wasabi Ginger- just a great flavor overall and it being on a kettle chip makes it all that much more delicious. If I had to pick one, this would definitely be it.
2) Mango Salsa-Amazing flavor, they really created something unique here that just worked amazingly well. I really like the flavor and it is a very close second.
3) Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese- Good flavor, I don't love fake bacon tastes but this is pretty good. It's definitely something I would buy again, but it can't compare to the flavors of the other 2.
4) Cappacino- Yuck. Did not love.
So there you have it! Congratulations to all the finalists and May The Odds Be Ever In Your Flavor! Hehe.
Byeeee!
-Shannon
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