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Review:
Lay’s Garden Tomato & Basil
Is it strange that after one bite of this chip I was crumpling up crackers to sprinkle in the bag and blowing on each chip before I enjoyed it? Maybe. But let me tell you something. These chips ARE tomato soup. But not just run-of-the-mill, condensed, mixed with water, tab on the can for easy opening tomato soup. I’m talking fresh from the deli down the road with real chunks of tomatoes that have been lovingly chopped and mashed, swirling with fresh cut basil from the garden, simmered for hours to bring out every nuance of flavor kind of tomato soup. Never before has a bag of chips brought me to tears.
Where were you when you ate this snack?
Well I was curled up by a roaring fire reading a good romance novel while the snow slowly blanketed the outside world. In my head at least. I might have just been in my office lighting matches and reading LOL cats. Probably that. I love LOL cats.
Review:
Pop Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar and Cinnamon!!
Incredible. One of my long time favorite go to snacks. Super simple. Super delicious. Actually it’s probably the only Pop Tarts I like because they aren’t some super girly foo-foo berry too sweet flavor. I also don’t ever toast them. For some reason they are fine just the way they are. It’s rare to find anything so consistent in your life. Especially in a box. On a shelf. Always the same. Always delicious. Don’t get me started on the non-frosted cousin of these Pop-Tarts. Who DOESN’T want frosting on their Tarts? Sacrilegious.
Best place to eat to this snack?
Literally anywhere. I would eat this on my death-bed while the doctor told me I can never eat sugar again because of my severe diabetes. I'd have to interrupt him to grab some of these out of my bed to snack on while listening intently.
Review:
Saltine Crackers & Spread Butter!
Recession special! Recession buster! We really do run the whole spectrum don’t we? This is actually an old classic favorite of mine when growing up. Pretty straight-forward right? Butter on a saltine. But you know, honestly, its better than any of those other offerings out there – the cheese on cheese crackers, peanut butter crackers, the questionable peanut butter + jelly crackers, etc, etc. I guess its a less is more thing in this case. Simple and delicious. And actually, I used to use the Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter stuff – I liked the consistency. The best part though, its probably the cheapest snack we’ve reviewed. So cheap, like in the case of me “stealing” it from my local cafe where I get a Diet Coke in the morning, that it was free. Yahtzee!
Stand-alone snack or with something else?
One of those quarter waters, shaped like a old oak barrel with the aluminum peel back lid.
Review:
Cracker Jack!!
Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd, buy me some peanuts and CRACKER JACKS!! This box is full of both! If you haven’t had these you are either crazy, not from the US or allergic to peanuts. If none of these are true and you still haven’t had these I’d check your pulse because you are clearly not living. Cracker Jacks area amazing. Hands down. It’s popcorn (amazing) covered in caramel (amazing) with peanuts scattered about. It’s pretty straight forward, but super delicious. And to boot it only has 8 ingredients. THAT is how you make a legendary snack!
Best place to eat to this snack?
Baseball game. Duh. Except the part where baseball is boring and sucks. So I'm gonna go with Jonas Brothers concert on this one.
Review:
Mamba! Mamba! Mamba!
For true corner-store kings, bodega-ballers, and snack-sultans…this is the go-to. Been around forever, long lasting, without question the most bang for your buck, and tht nice subtle flavor. I mean, what is it? Twice what you get with Starbursts? Even its not, it FEELS like its twice. Mambas are truly my when-in-doubt-on-a-road-trip-and-I-only-have-like-2-minutes-to-pick-something-instead-of-my-usual-20-minutes-of-contemplating-which-snack-best-fits-the-mood-of-the-new-mixtape-I-made-for-the-drive-to-Chicago choice. Who else is with me? Plus I love a little gamble every once in a while and I don’t know of any other snacks that randomly select only 3 of their 4 available flavors to throw in the package.
Where were you when you at this snack?
Where WASN'T I? Pretty much everywhere I've EVER been in life. I've eaten a lot of Mambas in my day.
Review:
Kashi GOLEAN Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie!!
It’s like a cookie….but in bar form! Genius. I grabbed one of these at my buddies bike shop after an event they had the other day. It really is the perfect food for people on the go. It’s handy and crazy filling. In fact it is so handy that I have compiled a comprehensive list of places that this snack would be perfect for:
1. On a boat. (one hand on steering wheel, one hand nom’ing on a Kashi bar)
2. With a goat. (Goats make great company but don’t like raisins so more for you!)
3. In the rain. (The yogurt-y coating makes it water proof……ish)
4. On a train. (On the way to Hogwarts)
5. In the dark. (Ghosts also dislike raisins)
6. In a tree. (Have you ever tried to eat a sandwich and climb a tree?)
7. In a car. (Again, one hand operation. Unless you drive stick. Then you are screwed)
8. In a box. (Especially a padded one. They are called cells also. Not boxes)
9. With a fox. (Fantastic!)
10. In a house. (I’m currently taking full advantage of this one)
11. With a mouse. (And probably this one)
12. Here. (Done!)
13. There. (About to be!)
14. ANYWHERE! (See. Perfect on the go snack. Proof.)
Where were you when you ate this snack?
Laying on my bedroom floor listening to Tycho and drinking Boxed Water. Just an average Sunday night for an up and coming ultra internet celebrity. I'm sure Kevin Rose does the same thing on Sunday nights. Only cause he is trying super hard to be me. Poor kid. You'll be big someday.
Review:
Pelon Pelo Rico!!!
This stuff. Man, I love this stuff. I remember when my friend first introduced it to me. Like 99.9% of everyone else in the world I told him there was no way I was eating a “candy” that had chile peppers in it and is squeezed out of a fat syringe looking thing. I honestly can’t remember how he convinced me to try it – maybe he paid me, I have no idea. But oh boy, it changed how I view foreign snacks. Is it completely different than anything you’ve ever tasted before? I would assume thats the case for everyone who hasn’t lived in Mexico. Is it really delicious? Yes. This in fact might be the first “savory” tasting candy I’ve ever had. It’s got a pasty/sticky consistency with actual flecks of chile pepper mixed in with the sweet tamarindo extract. So sweet and spicy. But you really have to try it to “get’ it. Top 5 candy for me.
Did taste like it looks?
Thank goodness no. It really just doesn't look good, no way around it. I suppose until you find out how good it tastes. Its kind of like: "She is...she's just...she has a really GREAT personality."
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