{"id":18994,"date":"2015-09-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18994"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:09:04","slug":"review-lays-do-us-a-flavour-p-e-i-scalloped-potatoes-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/02\/review-lays-do-us-a-flavour-p-e-i-scalloped-potatoes-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Lay’s Do Us a Flavour P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes (Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lay's<\/a><\/p>\n

The whole Do Us a Flavour thing seems to revolve around the odd and the unusual — out-there flavours that you wouldn’t typically find at the supermarket. <\/p>\n

That being the case, scalloped potatoes seems like one of the more boring flavours in the history of this promotion. I mean, the potatoes are already right there in the chip, so what flavour do they have to simulate? Cheese? Cream? <\/p>\n

So basically, it’s a cheddar chip, but with a creamier flavour? Not the most exciting flavour in the world, but hard to mess up. <\/p>\n

You’d think.<\/p>\n

\"Lay's<\/a><\/p>\n

And at first it seems like: yeah, they did get it about right. Cheesy flavour? Check. Mild creaminess? Check. Hey, this isn’t so bad, you think, and that’s when it hits you: the distinctively sharp bite of particularly pungent raw onion. I don’t know what kind of scalloped potatoes they’ve been eating in the Lay’s flavour labs, but I think someone needs to tell them that the onions in there are supposed to be cooked.<\/p>\n

I’ll admit that I’m not a big fan of raw onions (though they’ve grown on me over the years — at one point, if you even used the same cutting board to chop another vegetable after cutting raw onions, I couldn’t eat it), so most people might not find this quite as offensive as I did. <\/p>\n

It’s kind of like sour cream and onion, only more oniony, somehow. Plus, at least those chips have the assertive tang of sour cream to balance things out. No such balance here; the mellow cheesy flavour is completely overwhelmed by the acrid face-punch of onion. <\/p>\n

The aftertaste is especially brutal. It’s the type of thing where you immediately need to eat something else to get that funky taste out of your mouth — only it doesn’t work. The taste goes away, then comes right back.<\/p>\n

\"Lay's<\/a><\/p>\n

I guess it does essentially taste like scalloped potatoes — only the worst version of that dish that you’ve ever had. A version made by a friend who clearly can’t cook, but means well. So you have to smile and tell them how good it is and maybe spread it out on your plate a bit so it looks like you’ve eaten more than you actually have. <\/p>\n

I submit that a more appropriate name for these chips would be “Milky Cheese ‘n Raw Onion.” <\/p>\n

Maybe there’s a reason why I don’t work for the marketing department at Lay’s.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 66 gram bag \u2013 360 calories, 22 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 0.2 grams of trans fat, 410 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of fibre, 2 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Lay’s Do Us a Flavour P.E.I. Scalloped Potatoes (Canada)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.49 CAN
\nSize:<\/b> 66 gram bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Foodland
\nRating:<\/b> 3 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Tastes vaguely like scalloped potatoes, I guess.
\nCons:<\/b> Tastes like the worst version of scalloped potatoes that you’ve ever had. Overwhelmingly acrid onion flavour. Horrible aftertaste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The whole Do Us a Flavour thing seems to revolve around the odd and the unusual — out-there flavours that you wouldn’t typically find at the supermarket. That being the case, scalloped potatoes seems like one of the more boring flavours in the history of this promotion. 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