January 10, 2005

Snack Atrocities

(By the way, cows like beer. Just thought you should know.)

The most frightening food products I've seen on gas station and mini-mart shelves in 2005:

Doritos now comes in a $1.29 "MegaGrab" portion. If you're scoring at home, that's four servings per bag (instead of three from the mere "Big Grab") and 560 calories per bag (instead of presumably 420; hmm, there's cosmic harmony in an allotment of Doritos with exactly "420" calories).

Snyder's of Hanover now offers jalapeno-flavored pretzel bites. Julia and I have already covered their honey mustard flavor and my intense antipathy for the taste. Why I dislike honey mustard so, when I like so many other strong flavors (c.f. the Garden Herb Triscuits), is unclear.

Have any of you tried the TGIF Mozzarella snacks? Apparently it's a dried/preserved version of thier mozzarella sticks, textured Cheetoh-style.

For the gourmet snackers, you can now get Kettle Crisps in roasted pepper and goat cheese flavor.

Of all things to flavor with onion and garlic: Shelled pistachios?!?

Posted by Matt Bruce at January 10, 2005 02:07 PM
What Other People Say

In Britain they have Walker's brand Prawn Cocktail, Sausage and Tomato, and Lamb and Mint flavored crisps. They are actually pretty good.

Posted by: maribeth at January 10, 2005 02:51 PM

Have any of you tried the TGIF Mozzarella snacks?

Yes, I got some from a vending machine. They were edible, but I didn't like them enough to get them again.

Posted by: Richard Mason at January 10, 2005 11:53 PM
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