# I have found my favorite potato chip flavor **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647 "2015-06-16T03:21:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/1 "2015-06-16T03:21:50Z")
Herr’s cheddar and horseradish. Horseradish. Doesn’t sound as if it should work and yet it does. The horseradish marries beautifully with the cheddar for a sharply pleasing taste. What’s your favorite potato chip / potato crisp flavor? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/2 "2015-06-16T03:55:33Z")
I’ve never heard of the Herr’s brand. Is it limited geographically? I love a good horseradish, so this sounds super yummy! My fave is a high-quality salt-and-vinegar. But it has to be a good brand. Miss Vickie’s is…okay, not great. A friend once shared a bag he brought in from Canada, and, mein Gott, that was good! Wasabe peas are good; I’ll bet wasabe chips would be wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/3 "2015-06-16T07:20:10Z")
I like all-dressed chips. They’re good on their own, or you can use plain yoghurt as a dip for them; this yields a new flavor rather unlike the chips or yoghurt. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/4 "2015-06-16T07:48:07Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Wasabe peas are good; I’ll bet wasabe chips would be wonderful! Lay’s has a new “Wasabe and Ginger” I’ve seen at a couple gas stations in the snack size bag. Even then it seems to be limited stocking that’s not there all the time. It’s relatively light on the Wasabe but my new guilty pleasure for snack foods. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/5 "2015-06-16T10:36:38Z")
My fav are the time-tested and beloved sour cream and onion…but only Ruffles. However, I love horseradish, and the ones in the OP sound great. I’ve seen them but haven’t tried them, so I guess this is a message from God that I should. (He speaks in mysterious ways.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/6 "2015-06-16T11:05:19Z")
My favorites are dill and vinegar or salt and vinegar. And hot vinegar, but I rarely see those. I’m also a sucker for pretty much any Kettle Chips brand potato chip, especially their red curry one and the retired jerk flavor. Walkers UK also had some fun flavors I liked, like Worcestershire and pickled onion. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/7 "2015-06-16T12:08:00Z")
Maui Sweet Onion. One bit of one of those, and my knees turn to total jelly. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/8 "2015-06-16T12:35:45Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I’ve never heard of the Herr’s brand. Is it limited geographically? Pennsylvania-based company, distribution [primarily East of the Mississippi River](http://www.herrs.com/aboutherrs/distributionarea.html). ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/9 "2015-06-16T12:48:01Z")
Ham. You may have to swim a few thousand miles to find them. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/10 "2015-06-16T13:16:24Z")
Doritos has a new flavor called “Roulette”. I think you have about a 1 in 5 chance of getting a super hot flavored chip. Non sequitur, but it is a chip thread. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/11 "2015-06-16T13:26:50Z")
When I was living in the US my absolute favourite was Lay’s Ketchup chips because I couldn’t get them. I only had them when visiting my grandparents for Christmas. When I first moved back to Canada my favourite was Lay’s Jalapeno and Cheddar as Canada did not have that flavour and I missed the cheesy goodness with the slight bite of the pepper. Now my favourite is Sour Cream and Bacon chips. I started eating them because they were the only flavour that my room-mates would not eat but now will choose them above any other. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/12 "2015-06-16T13:26:53Z")
Snyder’s of Hanover makes a kosher dill chip that is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/13 "2015-06-16T13:33:55Z")
Herr’s makes several tasty flavors. I like Baby Back Ribs, Kansas City Prime Steak, and Old Bay Seasoning flavors. I find them in the 7-11 or bigger gas stations here in the North East. I try not to eat a lot because, salty, but they really taste a bit like their descriptions. My very favorite is Lays Lightly Salted, very very thin, essence of potato, irresistible. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/14 "2015-06-16T13:35:30Z")
Utz Red Hots. Just good, crisp chips and a very simple cayenne flavoring. They taste great and the heat sneaks up on you. And, quite oddly for Nwingland, it has no sweet, honey, or bland BBQ overtones. ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/15 "2015-06-16T13:48:52Z")
Utz unsalted. Sounds weird (tastes weird at first) but I started really liking the potato flavor when it isn’t drowned out by salt. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/16 "2015-06-16T14:08:46Z")
I particularly like the Kettle Chips brand pepperoncini flavor. If I had to describe it, it’s a hybrid of the jalapeno flavored chips with the salt & vinegar flavored chips. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/17 "2015-06-16T14:23:08Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Utz Red Hots. Just good, crisp chips and a very simple cayenne flavoring. They taste great and the heat sneaks up on you. Utz Red Hot chips are outstanding. Utz also makes an Onion and Garlic flavor that I really enjoy, but almost no one carries it. Grandma Utz’s Kettle chips are excellent. I recently encountered a Bacon Horseradish flavor that was amazing. If none of those are available, my go-to flavor is Sour Cream and Onion. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/18 "2015-06-16T14:41:42Z")
Yum. I’m with pulykamel, I love the salt and vinegar and dill chips. That sour, puckery, salty taste is just perfect. And I agree on the Herr’s chips. They have really nailed the meat flavors. It’s a bit weird to crunch a chip and taste meat, but I have to give them total props for flavor replication. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/19 "2015-06-16T15:01:36Z")
Lays Chili Ginger Lime (green bag, Thailand) Yummo! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647/20 "2015-06-16T15:10:53Z")
Herr’s Horseradish Cheddar is amazing. I think I started a thread here about them a few years ago. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-my-favorite-potato-chip-flavor/722647.md?page=2)