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\u201cWe\u2019ve all heard of Thanksgiving leftovers, but Thanksgiving pre-ftovers<\/i>?\u201d No laughs. I exit the room. I come back in, trying to make a better entrance. \u201cGuys, if Trader Joe\u2019s keeps this up, we\u2019re going to have to rename Thanksgiving Christmas<\/i>.\u201d I exit the room. I enter again. \u201cYou know what they call three strikes in a row in bowling? A turkey. You know what they call four strikes in a row? Obama\u2019s labor policy<\/i>. That one\u2019s for you, Uncle Jeff!\u201d No laughs. I exit the room, fill my pockets with rocks and march into the ocean.<\/p>\n
At least I died after getting to try Trader Joe\u2019s attempt at a Thanksgiving cornucopia shoved into a snack, the Turkey Stuffing and Seasoned Kettle Chips. What it made me realize is that Thanksgiving is about dull, comforting tastes that feature varying textures, and that a subtle flavor with a light description of the product can possibly induce taste hallucinations.<\/p>\n
Opening the bag, a waft of powdered mashed potatoes enters the air. Upon first bite, it tastes a little like powdered mashed potatoes, and maybe a hint of sage. It kind of looks like it\u2019s dusted with powdered mashed potatoes. <\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to take a timeout from this review for a reassessment: Of course it tastes like potatoes, you dope. It\u2019s a potato<\/i> chip. And 80 percent of all the stuffing you\u2019ve eaten has been dried and pre-mixed from a plastic bag, which is like the cousin of the powdered mash potato. <\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s read the packaging. \u201cThese thickly cut, kettle cooked chips are tossed in a seasoning that tastes like a traditional American Thanksgiving meal\u2014first you taste the turkey, then comes the stuffing, and if you close your eyes, you\u2019ll swear you can taste the creamy gravy, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a second taste a muted stuffing flavor appears. It’s good. Was it always there or was I eating the words on the back of the bag? Does it matter? Nibbling on one at a time, I even catch some dark meat turkey flavor, but only a whisper of umami. Eating the chips by the handful, the overriding flavor is stuffing seasoning before sodium overload makes it all taste like other non-Thanksgiving kettle chips. The aftertaste has a black pepper hum that resembles the outline of a gravy, that lends a tail of personality that elevates the final product.<\/p>\n
The chip itself has a slight grit, which is not unpleasant but highlights the main difference between this and a real Thanksgiving dinner. There is no celery snap, no meat gristle, no butter gooey bread crumbs. A potato chip is a potato chip. A potato chip is not a Thanksgiving meal. Are all the flavors there? Sure. I caught them, whether they were real or not. And they serve as a pleasant nostalgia, priming the pump for all the other garbage food on the holiday table.<\/p>\n
At best this chip has hints of just about all the main meal touchstones of a Thanksgiving dinner, which is pretty amazing. And even at its worst, it\u2019s a decent kettle chip with sage flavoring. It would have been nice to have a little more kick in there at some point, like cranberries, maybe, or something acidic? But we must dance with the date we came with. And that date is racist Uncle Jeff and a crispy stuffing. Maybe slap them on the leftovers sandwich you\u2019re eating in line for Best Buy at 4 a.m. Oh, that\u2019s right, no Black Friday for me. I\u2019m dead! What a blessing.<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 1 oz. – 140 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Item:<\/b> Trader Joe\u2019s Turkey and Stuffing Seasoned Kettle Chips
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.99
\nSize:<\/b> 7 oz. bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe’s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Stuffing flavors, turkey flavors, possibly present and enjoyable.
\nCons:<\/b> A tad dull. Could just be powdered mashed potatoes flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWe\u2019ve all heard of Thanksgiving leftovers, but Thanksgiving pre-ftovers?\u201d No laughs. I exit the room. I come back in, trying to make a better entrance. \u201cGuys, if Trader Joe\u2019s keeps this up, we\u2019re going to have to rename Thanksgiving Christmas.\u201d I exit the room. 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