A journey through the many flavors of Lay's from the four corners of the globe
A journey through the many flavors of Lay's from the four corners of the globe
Flavor: Sweet Basil Country: Thailand When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: Spicy, sweet, salty, crunchy, delicious! In a Haiku:Thailand in your mouth.Every flavor is right there.Spicy, sweet, salty. Origin Story: Sweet basil is quintessentially Thai. This flavor has been available locally for more than a decade, and likely won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. …
Flavor: India’s Magic Masala Country: India When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: There’s an initial hint of rotten egg smell mixed with spices, but once you get past that, the flavor is a strangely compelling. In a Haiku:Hits your nose at first.Power through and taste those chips.Join the spice parade. Origin Story: You can’t …
Flavor: Spanish Tomato Tango Country: India When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: Not quite sure what’s Spanish about them, but they have a mild tangy tomato flavor. In a Haiku:These chips do not dance.Tango lessons needed here.But good enough taste. Origin Story: Clearly someone thought, how can we take the Chile Limón flavor and …
Flavor: Chile Limón Country: India When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: A bit of sour, a bit spicy. Quite refreshing on a hot day. In a Haiku:Spain meets India.Spicy and sour, one bite.Try some more, we will. Origin Story: Someone from the Lay’s India office was inspired to create this chip after returning from …
Flavor: Nori Seaweed Country: Thailand When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: Like an even crunchier way of eating seaweed. If you like the sea salty taste of seaweed and you like crunch, you’ll like these. In a Haiku:The ocean meet chips.Iodine explodes with crunch.Seaweed wins our hearts. Origin Story: Seaweed is a popular snack …
Flavor: Cooling Icy Lemon Country: Thailand When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: Tastes kind of like icy lemonade with a crunch, albeit thanks to a chemical and not actual ice. In a Haiku: Lemonade I want. But I’m hungry, not thirsty. Eat these chips instead. Origin Story: Melon Bingsu needed a friend, so what …
Flavor: Cooling Melon Bingsu Country: Thailand When Seen: May 2019 In a Bite: Tastes just like a melon, but not in a good way. Sets off a cooling chemical reaction on your tongue. In a Haiku:Melon bingsu chips.Taste worse than they sound, you know.Turn your tongue to ice. Origin Story: All things Korea are hot …
Flavor: Salted Egg Country: Thailand When Seen: March 2019 In a Bite: Oddly delicious. Mildly spicy with a bit of a smoky flavor. In a Haiku:Salted egg scared us.Delicious, though, they sure were.Spicy and strange…yum!. Origin Story: One can only assume that this flavor rides on the salted egg craze that swept Thailand in late …