# Lack of squirrel **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081 "2009-02-23T18:35:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/21 "2009-02-23T20:45:40Z")
> [@Pochacco](#): > > People won’t expect there to be squirrel in there. They’re bound to think it’s some form of mock squirrel. _Mock_ squirrel?! We use no artificial preservatives or additives of any kind! And if you took the bones out of the Crispy Duck, it wouldn’t be crispy. Oh yes, there are multiple Monty Python references for any occasion. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/22 "2009-02-23T20:56:21Z")
> [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](#): > > It is a dark brown sauce that is used in Chinese dishes. Its kind of like caramalised soy sauce. Very tasty. Okay, that completely changes my interpretation if the snack. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/23 "2009-02-23T21:58:48Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > _Chili and chocolate_? WTF?! You’re better off not knowing. Once you taste it, you’d quickly get addicted to the likes of the Vosges brand [red fire bar.](http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/product/red_fire_exotic_candy_bar/exotic_candy_bars) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/24 "2009-02-23T22:09:30Z")
I’ve tried four out of the six varieties so far (the duck and the onion bhaji varitiies still to go) - builder’s breakfast was probably the best of these - it was a bit like that scene with the gum in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, only without the catastrophic ending. The squirrel variety was the most disappointing - tasting just like a slightly more spicy version of every other savoury kind of crisps. Chilli and chocolate tasted earthy and dusty - without the buttery mouthfeel, chocolate isn’t really all that nice. Fish and chips tasted just a bit _too_ fishy to me - and not in a good way - I like prawn cocktail flavour crisps (which actually taste like Marie Rose sauce) and I like Scampi flavour fries - which _do_ taste seafoody. The fish and chips variety of crisps were fishy in a kind of walking-past-the-fishmonger’s-bins way - almost an ammonia taste. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/25 "2009-02-23T22:13:09Z")
Personally, I am not at all surprised to discover that a British potato crisp manufacturer purveys inauthentic Cajun cuisine (squirrel-based or otherwise). In fairness, I would be equally if not more suspicious of Cajuns claiming to faithfully prepare traditional British dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/26 "2009-02-23T22:15:52Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Fish and chips tasted just a bit _too_ fishy to me - and not in a good way - I like prawn cocktail flavour crisps (which actually taste like Marie Rose sauce) and I like Scampi flavour fries - which _do_ taste seafoody. The fish and chips variety of crisps were fishy in a kind of walking-past-the-fishmonger’s-bins way - almost an ammonia taste. I hear the prawn, tiger, and almond is just flying off the shelves. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/27 "2009-02-23T22:22:22Z")
Otter’s nose was the best flavour, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/28 "2009-02-24T03:10:19Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > What the heck is “hoisin”? It’s bliss is what it is. I had some back in December (actually I had quite a bit back in December) and still occasionally wake up with my stomach shouting for it. I keep meaning to head into Chinatown and get some. I can then experiment with various things and hoisin sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/29 "2009-02-24T04:27:30Z")
Squirrel flavored potato chips? That’s nutty! ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/30 "2009-02-24T04:31:48Z")
Reminds me of those [disgusting flavors of jellybeans](http://candyaddict.com/blog/2005/11/16/new-jelly-belly-flavors-rotten-egg-and-bacon/). Never tried them. You know why? Because the titles are disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/31 "2009-02-24T08:06:12Z")
The fish and chips and duck and hoisin actually sound good. Chilli and chocolate sounds ok, but not on potato chips. Builder’s Breakfast probably could have a better name, it makes me think of coffee, jelly donuts, and Marlboro Reds. But squirrel? Seriously? I guess it isn’t that different than some of the chip flavors we have here, like Taco, Pizza, Dill Pickle and Tomato. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/32 "2009-02-24T08:25:38Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > _Chili and chocolate_? WTF?! It’s trendy right now. Might even be dying down a little but 3 or 4 years ago you couldn’t swing a dead cat at a dessert menu around here without hitting spicy chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/33 "2009-02-24T09:25:42Z")
On a rather more serious note, I really thought that, under consumer laws, you aren’t allowed to have misleading labelling. The squirrel in the name is meaningless; it could have been called Cajun Wasp or Cajun Battleship. Imagine having Squirrel Diet Pepsi: there’d be an outcry (abut the misleading name). ---
**Author:** ![not\_austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c68b51/32.png) [@not\_austin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_austin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/34 "2009-02-24T09:59:15Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > On a rather more serious note, I really thought that, under consumer laws, you aren’t allowed to have misleading labelling. The squirrel in the name is meaningless; it could have been called Cajun Wasp or Cajun Battleship. Imagine having Squirrel Diet Pepsi: there’d be an outcry (abut the misleading name). That might explain why I’ve not seen Panda Cola around here for years… or it may be that it tasted like carbonated sump oil. I do remember trying Hedgehog flavour crisps years ago. Anyone else remember tomato sauce flavour ? Baked bean flavour was popular at one time too… ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/35 "2009-02-24T10:13:42Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > _Chili and chocolate_? WTF?! There are currently Habanero-Chocolate crisps on sale here that are absolutely fantastic. I initially bought them as a joke, but they were really good. They’re sweet and chocolatey at first, and then the spice starts to set in. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/36 "2009-02-24T11:11:13Z")
This entire thread alarms me. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/37 "2009-02-24T11:13:50Z")
How about kipper and goldfish? ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/38 "2009-02-24T17:07:21Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > a British potato crisp manufacturer While Walkers is a U.K. company, as is so often the case these days it’s owned by a larger multinational, in this instance Purchase, New York-based [PepsiCo Inc.](http://www.pepsico.co.uk/walkerscrisps) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/39 "2009-02-24T17:14:30Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > On a rather more serious note, I really thought that, under consumer laws, you aren’t allowed to have misleading labelling. The squirrel in the name is meaningless; it could have been called Cajun Wasp or Cajun Battleship. Imagine having Squirrel Diet Pepsi: there’d be an outcry (abut the misleading name). Like this? > **[Latest news & breaking headlines](https://www.thetimes.com/)** > > The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081/40 "2009-02-24T17:30:17Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Like this? > [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article640266.ece](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article640266.ece) Yes. Just like that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-squirrel/487081.md?page=3)