# Lay's 'Do Us a Flavor' contest 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346 "2014-07-29T18:33:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/1 "2014-07-29T18:33:27Z")
I saw the new flavors for the Lay’s ‘Do Us a Flavor’ contest at the store today and bought one of each. For those who don’t know, the finalists this year are: Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger Wavy Mango Salsa Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese Cappuccino So far I’ve tried the Wasabi Ginger and I think it’s pretty good. Has just a little bit of a bite to it. Definitely a keeper. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/2 "2014-07-29T19:41:50Z")
I don’t like mango salsa, but I can see that may be likeable for some folks. Cappuccino, on the other hand? :eek: I tried the “cheezy garlic bread” winner from last year…meh. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/3 "2014-08-03T12:29:25Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I saw the new flavors for the Lay’s ‘Do Us a Flavor’ contest at the store today and bought one of each. For those who don’t know, the finalists this year are: > > Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger > Wavy Mango Salsa > Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese > Cappuccino > > So far I’ve tried the Wasabi Ginger and I think it’s pretty good. Has just a little bit of a bite to it. Definitely a keeper. So far Wasabi Ginger is my family’s pick also… of course it is the only one not tried. The other three a big swing and a miss at our house ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/4 "2014-08-05T06:55:57Z")
I actually kind of like the cappuccino flavor, mostly for the novelty of it. The cheddar bacon mac n’cheese is pretty good, and I’d vote for it. I still need to taste the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/5 "2014-08-05T09:34:50Z")
I tried the cappuccino flavor-- just no. (Note: I didn’t buy it, it was sitting around the break room at work because obviously someone else didn’t find the flavor/texture combo appealing. I didn’t think it tasted bad, just kinda wrong). ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/6 "2014-08-05T13:09:53Z")
A friend tried the cappuccino ones and stated: “They smell like you’d imagine coffee would if it was brewed inside of a homeless man’s rectum.” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/7 "2014-08-05T14:47:11Z")
I found all four flavors at the supermarket on Saturday. I rejected the cappuccino out of hand as being just _wrong_ (in much the same way as maple syrup-flavored potatoes are wrong), but I bought a bag of each of the others. I thought the bacon mac and cheese tasted okay at first bite, but definitely had a _we-cooked-these-chips-in-bacon-fat_ flavor to me, that I could see making me real tired of it, really fast. I couldn’t really detect the ginger and wasabi essences, but that might have more to do with the fact that I really don’t care for kettle-fried potato chips, and I was distracted by the unpleasant way they felt in my mouth. Mango salsa was the most pleasant, but still seemed _wrong_; pretty sure the reason is that my brain still thinks mango salsa is for tortilla chips. _These chips should taste more of corn,_ my brain kept saying. _When does the corn flavor kick in?_ I’m going to pass on the contest, this time around. If they do it again, I might submit a flavor of my own: how does beer and Viagra sound? ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/8 "2014-08-05T15:20:29Z")
Haven’t tried any of them, but if I did, I’d probably pick the mango salsa just because I like mango salsa. Cappuccino is just…wrong. Cappuccino does not compute with a potato chip. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/9 "2014-08-19T02:42:36Z")
I tried the mango salsa this weekend. Tasted like a spice blend mixed with a hint of Kool Aid. The bacon Mac just tasted like slightly richer cheddar cheese Ruffles. I didn’t bother to try the cappuccino since I don’t like coffee, but my friend’s mom liked them. I also don’t like spicy so I didn’t try wasabi. They seemed to be a hit at the party I was at. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/10 "2014-08-19T05:34:22Z")
I am crazy for mangoes and potato chips, but not, it seems, mango FLAVOURED potato chips. Yick. Interested in wasabi, not so much the other two. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2014, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/11 "2014-08-19T06:05:11Z")
I can never find the ones I want to try. All I’ve seen is the Cappuchino and Mango Salsa, neither of which sounds good to me. I haven’t seen the other flavors at the store. The last contest I never saw any of them in the store until it was over. I wish they had these available in smaller bags just to try. The Wasabi Ginger sounds good but I wish it weren’t kettle cooked. That type of chip feels to me like I’m eating shards of glass. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/12 "2014-08-19T10:28:07Z")
In the UK Lays are known as “Walkers” and they are also having a [flavour contest](https://www.walkers.co.uk/). The six finalists are: [ul] [li]Hot Dog with Tomato Ketchup[/li][li]Pulled Pork in a Sticky BBQ Sauce[/li][li]Ranch Raccoon[/li][li]Chip Shop Chicken Curry[/li][li]Sizzling Steak Fajita[/li][li]Cheesy Beans on Toast[/li][/ul] None of these sound good to me, but none seem as strange as Cappuccino. It’s interesting how different the two selections are. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/13 "2014-08-19T10:52:12Z")
Canada is also having our own flavour contest with: Jalapeno Mac N’ Cheese Cinnamon Bun Tzatziki Bacon Poutine My wife said the Tzatziki chips are pretty good and I really like the Bacon Poutine. I can’t work up the courage to buy the Cinnamon Bun and after last year’s disgusting Grilled Cheese and ketchup I refuse to try anything with a cheese flavour. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/14 "2014-08-19T11:54:05Z")
> [@Blue\_Mood](#): > > Ranch Raccoon Can we go back to this for a second? According to the website this is “A delicious combination of gamey meat flavour, with accents of sour cream and a garlic kick. They complement one another beautifully.” Gamey meat flavour? Are these chips actually supposed to be raccoon flavored? ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/15 "2014-08-19T12:54:37Z")
Ranch Raccoon…Secret Squirrel/Morocco Mole’s western affiliate. Next up…Bugs Bunny flavored. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/16 "2014-08-19T13:07:30Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If they do it again, I might submit a flavor of my own: how does beer and Viagra sound? Uplifting. I’ve tried the Ginger Wasabi and liked it. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/17 "2014-08-19T13:41:41Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If they do it again, I might submit a flavor of my own: how does beer and Viagra sound? I don’t mean to imply anything, but what does viagra taste like like? (I saw chewable fuit flavored generic viagra advertised in a pharmacy the other day and I wondered what the market was.) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/18 "2014-08-19T13:48:05Z")
In Canada there is a tzatziki flavoured kettle cooked chip that is great. There is also jalapeno mac n’ cheese but it isn’t great. The bacon poutine flavour is just passable and I am not going to try the cinnamon bun flavoured ones. Last year there was a caesar salad flavour that was great. I wish they had kept it. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/19 "2014-08-19T13:58:27Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > ## In Canada there is a tzatziki flavoured kettle cooked chip that is great. > > Last year there was a caesar salad flavour that was great. I wish they had kept it. Those both sound delicious, and I’d gladly try them. I’ll pass on the cinnamon bun though. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/20 "2014-08-19T14:05:09Z")
I’m going to avoid the feta cheese flavored chips- I hear they taste like cum. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346.md?page=2)