# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/21 "2014-08-19T14:22:03Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I wish they had these available in smaller bags just to try. I noticed they had them in the Big Grabs here for a while. I don’t know if they still have them though. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/22 "2014-08-19T14:31:28Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > 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. Our local drugstore chains have racks of the flavors in small bags - the supermarkets only have the larger bags. I was disappointed in the final flavor choices. OK, I’m speaking as someone that submitted a whole bunch of entries that didn’t win ( although I believe I was among the probably hundreds of people that submitted Mango Salsa ) I also submitted pineapple/peach salsa which I think was a better flavor, and I think my Wicked Hot Chocolate (hot chocolate with jalapeno) would’ve been a way better flavor than Cappuchino. ---
**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, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/23 "2014-08-19T14:52:54Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > Ranch Raccoon…Secret Squirrel/Morocco Mole’s western affiliate. > > Next up…Bugs Bunny flavored. Last year’s contest by the same company featured a flavor called Cajun Squirrel. Surprisingly, the inventors of both these flavors say they were “inspired” by Americans. Is there some misapprehension in Britain that we eat things like squirrels and raccoons here in America? When it comes to meat, we’re actually very finicky: we eat beef, pork, chicken, and turkey. Most Americans don’t even eat mutton or rabbit or duck much less raccoons or squirrels. ---
**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, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/24 "2014-08-19T15:22:01Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Last year’s contest by the same company featured a flavor called Cajun Squirrel. > > Surprisingly, the inventors of both these flavors say they were “inspired” by Americans. Is there some misapprehension in Britain that we eat things like squirrels and raccoons here in America? When it comes to meat, we’re actually very finicky: we eat beef, pork, chicken, and turkey. Most Americans don’t even eat mutton or rabbit or duck much less raccoons or squirrels. I would be tempted to try Daffy/Dirty/Deep Fried Duck, actually, or even Duck A L’Orange. Feel free to submit for next year’s contest. I already have my (secret) flavor in mind. Interesting that the top prize is $1 Mil in the states, but £1 Mil in the UK. Do you guys eat that many more chips/crisps than we do? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/25 "2014-08-19T15:23:21Z")
I think the only one I would even try would be the wasabi/ginger. The rest don’t even sound good. ---
**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, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/26 "2014-08-19T16:22:15Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Last year there was a caesar salad flavour that was great. I wish they had kept it. That’s funny - I was making a joke about other flavors a few weeks ago to my friends (without knowing the other flavors) and I came up with Cesar salad. I bet it was good! Wish I knew about Ranch Raccoon at the time, woulda dropped that in too. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/27 "2014-08-19T16:30:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 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? This is the UK. When I was young we had [Hedgehog Flavoured Crisps](http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4286). ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/28 "2014-08-19T17:00:20Z")
I’ve tried all of the US flavors. Cappuccino was the last one I wanted to try because coffee & potato just don’t go together. The chips themselves were everything I hoped they (wouldn’t) be. I think I had 2 chips before giving up. Cheddar bacon mac & cheese is okay. Not that different from any other cheesy flavored potato chip. Mango salsa is okay, but a bit artificially sweet. My favorite so far is the Wasabi ginger, although I think I missed the ginger flavor. Would prefer these as “regular” chips, not kettle cooked. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/29 "2014-08-20T06:34:10Z")
I bought a bag of “lime” flavored tortilla chips once, think I made a thread about it. Now in theory tortilla chips with lime juice on em shouldn’t be bad at all, sounds fine right? WRONG, because they didn’t taste like they were drizzled with lime juice, they tasted like fookin’ Fruit Loops cereal! Just hideous, and totally inedible. Worst thing I’d ever tasted level of wrong, how does lime flavor=shitload of sugar? ---
**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 20, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/30 "2014-08-20T07:39:45Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > I would be tempted to try Daffy/Dirty/Deep Fried Duck, actually, or even Duck A L’Orange. Feel free to submit for next year’s contest. I already have my (secret) flavor in mind. My experience is that meat flavors don’t work outside of meat. Meat flavors served at room temperatures (like in potato chips) just taste greasy. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/31 "2014-08-20T12:11:01Z")
I’ve seen the smaller try-em bags at the local Walgreens and CVS. Interesting that most of the supermarkets around here are still carrying the Mango Salsa and Cappuccino but not the Wasabi Ginger… ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346/32 "2014-08-20T13:35:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > My experience is that meat flavors don’t work outside of meat. Meat flavors served at room temperatures (like in potato chips) just taste greasy. So, goose flavor would be right out, eh? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-do-us-a-flavor-contest-2014/694346.md?page=1)