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Skriven 2006-08-16 22:36:34 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
Ärende: Picnic Tastes pt. 2
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Continuing to comment Michael's convenient list...

ML> Chip tasting
ML> Archer Farms (Target house brand)

ML> Traditional - a decent full-fat chip, nothing special

I found them good but pretty much interchangeable with any other
"kettle cooked" chip variety.

ML> Buffalo wing 

Interestingly chickeny but not enough vinegar tang to approximate
"real" wings and not spicy at all.

ML> Black pepper and sea salt 

Pepper was good, "sea" salt was pointless; as if anyone could tell
the difference on a chip. That's just pretentious nonsense.

ML> Jalapeno Cheddar

Not very much heat, a little cheesiness.  Not a trace of jalapeno
grassiness (is that a plus or a minus? [g])

ML> Salt and vinegar

Salt and chemical acidity.  Why can't they make these taste like
malt vinegar instead of just "sour"?

ML> Cape Cod

ML> 40% reduced fat 

I can't tell the difference between these and regular full-fat
Cape Cod chips, except that the full-fat ones sometimes have a kind
of naff old-oil taste.

ML> Jalapeno and aged cheddar

Reminded me of nacho cheese chips.  Better jalapeno flavor and
spiciness than the Archer Farms ones.

ML> Miscellaneous
ML> Food That Should Taste Good brand multigrain tortilla chips

Maryanne's favorite.  I think they taste like birdseed chips
but they are surprisingly good with dips.

ML> Smoky Bacon Pringles

The product brand fails on three levels:  They're not "Smoky",
they taste nothing like bacon, and whatever the hell they taste
like (ammonia to me) covers up the chemical-tater goodness of
regular Pringles.

ML> Jalapeno-Cheddar bagel chips from some Amish market in 
ML> New York state, toted in by the Fords

Interesting little chippies; they smelled like they were going to 
burn my nosehairs, but I hardly tasted any heat at all.  Kind of
cheesy, though.

ML> De Kuyper Peachtree schnapps

Just as yummy today as it was when I was 15 and first discovered
this amazingly peachy drink that could keep you warm while ice
fishing. [g] Full peach nose, good flavor, hardly any kick at about
30 proof.

ML> Tarragon soda from the Russian store

Tarkhun.  Blogged here: http://tinyurl.com/nydge

ML> Choxie chocolate-coated cherries 

Deep inside is a wonderful dried bing cherry.  Unfortunately, to 
get there one has to gnaw through a waxy artifical coating that
is kind of like the outside of a Raisinet if the the Raisinet had
extra paraffin and no chocolate.

ML> Silk chocolate soymilk 

Lynn's Drink of Choice now that she's a little lactose 
intolerant.  I've tasted Silk side by side with every other
major soymilk brand, and not a one of the competitors are worth 
a damn.

ML> Air Heads

Had 'em before, ignored 'em this time.  Michael's assesments
are pretty accurate.

ML> Kool-Aid blue raspberry flavor

Good blue razz flavor.  A bit too sweet.  Michael and I both got
amusingly blue tongues from them.

ML> Taro brittle

It's a cracker.  Not a very exciting one either.  A fine vehicle
for cheese or other toppings.

ML> Korovka cookies from the Russian market in cream and 
ML> chocolate flavors

Decent shortbread-style cookies with flavors "identical to nature."
But the chocolate one had none of the butteryness of the original.
Everyone preferred the plain to the chocolate.

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