House of steamed potato

These are crackers, that taste like Pringles. But better, really. I'm glad the Chinese share my obsession with potatoes. I just wish they also shared my obsession with cheese.

Finger Licking Braised Pork Flavor

Oh, I love the name of this one. The Chinese are obsessed with KFC, so I'm sure that's why the "finger licking" part comes into play, but braised pork? I had to buy this one. In homage to Don's previous post, this is the one that is reminiscent of Violet Beauregarde and the three-course-meal chewing gum; it tastes like an entire Chinese meal in a chip. Which is a little disconcerting. It does, however, lead to the obvious, and no doubt forthcoming, chip creation: Finger Licking Braised Pork and Blueberry Flavor. If it's good enough for Violet...

Even Emma won't eat them

Yes, you read the package right. Blueberries are great in some things... muffins, pancakes, straight into your mouth, etc. Blueberries are not so great in other things... like potato chips.

We already have blueberry issues in our home. If we ever let Emma get to the package, she eats them all before anyone else gets a chance. It is a really obnoxious aberration in her otherwise unselfish nature. We have tried to remind her of Violet's fate in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but it has no effect (I'm making light of this, but it has been a real family fight. In an effort to enforce real-world consequences for her impulsiveness, we once made her go to church with a stomachache after eating a pound of blueberries that no one else got to eat in muffins).

The good news is that they really do taste like potatoes and blueberries (slightly salty). That is also the bad news. Perhaps we can use them as some sort of aversion therapy for Emma by forcing her to eat the whole bag. For now, we have the rest of the unfinished package (minus about 10 chips) in the cupboard. Even she won't eat them.

Italian Red Meat Flavor Chips

The Chinese love potato chips. At least based on the number of chip varieties, one would have to come to that conclusion. As I also have a weakness for all things potato, I will be reviewing as many types of potato chips as I can find. And there are many.

Here's one to start with: Lay's Italian Red Meat Flavor Chips

First, what exactly is Italian Red Meat? Not sure about that, nor am I certain I know what is in the bowl on the label. Is it pasta sauce? Minestrone? If you look closely you can see one rotini in the bowl. So it must be soup. Right?

The chips themselves are indeed red and do have a slightly meaty flavor, not unlike barbecue flavor chips, however I think these are sweeter, thanks to the aspartame. I don't detect what would identify them as "Italian" at all, but maybe it is the hint of tomato in the mix. So I guess this was not at all Italian, marginally meaty, and definitely red.

What are these?

These little fellas look like miniature dinner rolls. Maybe they are supposed to be served with bite sized meatloaf. Actually, the taste is more like Kix cereal. The kid on the package shows up on all kinds of products, and obviously he wants you to be happy in your snacking. Sometimes he is on dairy products, so maybe this package really is a tiny serving of breakfast cereal, and we are dumb foreigners for eating it plain.