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: Chicken & Waffles Country: USA When Seen: April 2020 In a Bite: The first flavor to hit your tongue is a sweet syrupy flavor, followed almost magically by the taste of both fried chicken and waffles. In a Haiku: Maple syrup sweet. Drizzled over fluffy dough; with crispy chicken. Origin Story: The origins of …
Flavor: Buffalo Wings with Ranch Country: USA When Seen: March 2020 In a Bite: Tart, buffalo wings sauce flavor with a tiny bit of heat at the end. In a Haiku: Bye sauce-stained sofa! Watch the game without the mess. And keep your marriage. Origin Story: Buffalo wings are messy. The sauce drips everywhere. Plus, …
Flavor: Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle Country: USA When Seen: February 2020 In a Bite: Definitely spicy, followed by sour and dill. In a Haiku: These chips are dill-ish. And will set your tongue a-blazin’. Spicy yet sour. Origin Story: Apparently the regular dill pickle flavor was not exciting for some American consumers, so the Flavor …
Flavor: Flamin’ Hot Country: USA When Seen: January 2020 In a Bite: A bit tangy at first, followed by a mild spicy smack in the back of your throat a few seconds later. In a Haiku: Like a flat Cheeto, crunchier without the air, it’s tart and tingly. Origin Story: The Lay’s Flavor Department took …
Flavor: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Country: USA When Seen: November 2019 In a Bite: Strangely similar to grilled cheese and tomato soup, albeit with an extremely artificial taste. In a Haiku: On a frigid day. Snuggle up by the fire. With this cold, crisp “clone”. Origin Story: This classic American combo is perfect on …
Flavor: Fiery Habanero Country: USA When Seen: August 2019 In a Bite: Mildly tangy at first, followed by feelings of regret for being cheated out of spiciness, followed by the heat finally kicking in. In a Haiku: Tongue feels nothing first. Then overcome with burning. Can’t stop eating these. Origin Story: If our good friends …
Flavor: Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Popper Country: USA When Seen: July 2019 In a Bite: Either our tongues are broken, or for some reason this only seems to taste like mild cream cheese on a chip. No detectable bacon or any real spiciness. In a Haiku: Wrap it in bacon. Makes for appetizer gold. Except when …
Flavor: Deep Dish Pizza Country: USA When Seen: July 2019 In a Bite: Kind of like bowling alley pizza, which in some ways is probably better than actual deep dish “pizza”. In a Haiku: Ersatz pizza chips. Is what New Yorkers would say. Beats the real thing though. Origin Story: Clearly the work of a …
Flavor: Fried Pickles with Ranch Country: USA When Seen: July 2019 In a Bite: Strong dill and ranch flavor, and salty too, of course. Hard to find the pickles though. In a Haiku: Fatman is rollin’; in his grave about this one. Like New Coke, but chips. Origin Story: According to the random websites we …
Flavor: Sweet Southern Heat Barbecue Country: USA When Seen: July 2019 In a Bite: Sweet BBQ flavor up front, with a hit of spiciness towards the end. In a Haiku: Sweet on your tongue’s tip. A spicy tickle follows. Barbecue reborn. Origin Story: Southerners love their BBQ and their sweets. No wonder 4 of the …