{"id":19993,"date":"2016-04-29T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19993"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:41:47","slug":"review-pirate-brands-bountiful-banana-potato-crisps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/29\/review-pirate-brands-bountiful-banana-potato-crisps\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Pirate Brands Bountiful Banana & Potato Crisps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pirate<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahoy, me maties. What\u2019s shakin?<\/p>\n

I just tried my first Pirate Brands product ever. <\/p>\n

After passing on \u201cPirate\u2019s Booty\u201d for years, I finally decided to indulge in their Bountiful Banana and \u201cPotatarr\u201d Crisps.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never found pirates all that interesting. I\u2019ve grown tired of the Pirates of the Caribbean<\/i> movies. I\u2019ve always held an admittedly unfair loathing of the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Go Mets!) Whenever I hear the word, I picture Jerry Seinfeld in a puffy shirt whimpering, \u201cBut I don\u2019t wanna be a pirate!\u201d <\/p>\n

All of those might’ve subconsciously played a role into why I’ve never purchased Pirate Brands snacks. Or maybe my brain just didn\u2019t like the idea of eating \u201cBooty\u201d? <\/p>\n

But there is one sure-fire way to get my money, no ifs, ands, or booties, and that’s to release a snack using the one ingredient that has a gravitational pull on me \u2013 banana.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll try any snack you wanna throw at me if banana is a featured ingredient. I would’ve walked the plank or fought the fabled Kraken to try a bag of banana and potato crisps. Those are things pirates do, right? <\/p>\n

Yarrrr, these crisps be delicious. Ah geez, they got me talking like em now.<\/p>\n

The aroma coming out of the bag after I opened it was heavenly. It smelled exactly like dried banana chips.<\/p>\n

\"Pirate<\/a><\/p>\n

The crisps look and crunch exactly like Lay’s Baked. I know a lot of people don\u2019t love those, but I\u2019m a weirdo who actually prefers baked crisps over fried chips. I can demolish a bag with no problem, and like Lay’s Baked, these went down very easy. <\/p>\n

Each potato crisp has a powdery coating that starts with sweet banana flavor, but evolves into a subtle salty banana. Shiver me timbers! (I\u2019ll stop now.) I immediately started tipping the bag back and drinking multiple crisps at a time.<\/p>\n

When I ate it that way (in the comfort of my own home, thank you), I realized there was a small flavor inconsistency. Some of the crisps had an overbearing sweetness that made them taste synthetic.<\/p>\n

Luckily, that momentary disappointment soon faded. The sweetness didn\u2019t last long enough for it to become a real problem. As I chewed, the potato took over and these basically became standard baked crisps. The starchiness of the potato crisp neutralized the sweetness, so I got banana on the nose, and potato on the finish. Not only that, a few minutes after putting the bag down, I was left with a very pleasant banana aftertaste.<\/p>\n

So, to recap, the taste profile actually goes from banana to potato and then back to banana! Magic.<\/p>\n

\"Pirate<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably wondering about the dried banana chips shown on the bag. Whoever the tallyman is, he or she needs to be fired, because I counted less than five. So they weren\u2019t exactly \u201cbountiful\u201d as promised.<\/p>\n

I wanted to cry about false advertising, but in the end I really didn\u2019t care. The banana flavor on the crisp was the same as the dried banana chip. I tasted no difference at all when I mixed the two.<\/p>\n

I ended up loving these. And I think I like pirates now.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 ounce \u2013 120 calories, 30 calories from fat, 3.5 grams of fat, 30 milligrams of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 4 oz bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 9 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> I just love bananas. Good crunch. Nice baked flavor. Delicious mix of salty and sweet. A reasonably healthy snack. “The Puffy Shirt” episode of Seinfeld<\/i>. Ate the entire bag in one sitting.
\nCons:<\/b> The word \u201cbooty.\u201d Some crisps briefly tasted synthetic. Lack of dried banana chips. Who is the tallyman? Ate the entire bag in one sitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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