# Unique Potato Chip Flavors **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293 "2002-05-10T15:35:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 10, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/1 "2002-05-10T15:35:34Z")
OK, in the US, these are pretty much the standard flavors: Plain (Salt) Salt & Vinegar Sour Cream & Onion BBQ Cheese/Sour Cream & Cheese Spicy Here in Europe I’ve seen (and tried): Ham Chicken (tastes like bouillion cubes) Beef (dittos above) Ham and Horseradish (tastes like Easter) Ketchup (?!?!) Paprika Sea salt and balsamic vinegar Sour cream and dill (similar to American dill & vinegar) Curry (specifically, chip-shop curry) Prawn What other odd flavor concoctions are out there have you dopers discovered? ---
**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/2 "2002-05-10T15:59:48Z")
In South Africa we get Fruit Chutney flavour. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/3 "2002-05-10T16:50:17Z")
Well as I pointed out in my very first post on the SDMB…I have had :shudder: grape AND cherry potato chips…let me tell you they stayed on the market place for about a week before someone went…errr fruit flavoured potato chips…not a good thing… Keith ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/4 "2002-05-10T16:50:40Z")
In Ireland I was introduced to the wonder that is Cheese and Onion flavored potato chips. MMMMMMM!!! Two great tastes that taste great together. Now I see that Pringles has “introduced” Cheese and Onion potato chips to the US. In the last 6 mos or so, at least in my area. Man those things are great! I particularly like the Old Bay flavored chips you can get in the Baltimore MD area (and probably farther afield). They usually have a graphic of a crab on the bag, though they’re not actually crab flavored, just Old Bay flavored. Mmmmmm. Super salty and yummy. I also liked some chips I had in Australia called Burger Rings. They were kind of oniony and beefy and ketchup-y. Pretty darn good. BTW: I dropped an email to Pringles to ask when they’d make Paprika flavored Pringles available in the US. They’re pretty good, too. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/5 "2002-05-10T16:54:35Z")
Ooo…Old Bay Chips…that sounds like such a GOOD idea. I wish I lived in the Maryland area… ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/6 "2002-05-10T16:58:14Z")
Dill Pickle flavor chips. I don’t know how uncommon they are, but I don’t see them everywhere. They are perfect. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/7 "2002-05-10T17:20:11Z")
Don’t forget Pringles Pepperoni Pizza flavor. Ecch. My kids love 'em. Dill Pickle is good, pretty much like the Salt N Vinegar. Jalapeno is one of my favs, but I guess that falls under “Spicy”, eh? ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/8 "2002-05-10T17:27:15Z")
jalapeno habenero crab chips (Utz) and these, which I have not seen personally: [Limon tangy lime](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks/detail/?snack_code=550) [seaweed](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks/detail/?snack_code=196) from a site that does NOTHING else except extensively write about this sort of stuff: [http://www.taquitos.net/](http://www.taquitos.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/9 "2002-05-10T17:33:49Z")
I stopped at a gas station in the boondocks here in Michigan and found mustard and onion flavored potato chips. Tasted like a hot dog - actually pretty good stuff, despite my initial hesitation. -Dirty ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/10 "2002-05-10T17:58:15Z")
The mighty **Cheese ‘n’ Onion**. Always ask for _Golden Wonder_, accept no inferior substutute. Other common flavours are: Cheese Salt ‘n’ Vinegar Ready Salted Worcester Sauce Tomato Sause Curry Sausage ‘n’ Tomato Smokey Bacon Chicken Spring Onion Pickled Onion Beef ‘n’ Onion Spicy Prawn Cocktail Sour Cream ‘n’ Onion Gammon Marmite Barbecue Paprika The one flavour you can’t get, curiously, is Peanut. I love peanut, always eat way too much when I’m in Europe mainland. \*Note the vital role of ‘n’. Crisps do not combine flavours, they ‘n’ them. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/11 "2002-05-10T18:37:30Z")
From a local potato chip maker, I’ve seen “cheezborger” flavor chips. If you’ve seen the classic Saturday Night Live sketch with John Belushi, then that explains it. It was modeled after a real bar and grill (and real guy) in Chicago, the Billy Goat. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/12 "2002-05-10T18:45:34Z")
Tim’s Cascade Potato Chips (world’s best potato chips!) have a “Coney Island” flavor. Tastes pretty much like a hot dog with mustard. I’ve had the crab chips, too. Not bad. When I was in Canada I was introduced to Ketchup Chips. Damn, those were good! Pretty salty, though. And fire-engine red! ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/13 "2002-05-10T18:53:23Z")
Purd Werfect, I’ve had those Dill Pickle chips. They were great, but I actually had found them at Ames (a cheap department store) as a one-time thing, and now I can’t find them anymore. I can’t even remember the brand name of them to try and find them online. Do you remember? Wasn’t it Uncle Something? ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/14 "2002-05-10T18:54:36Z")
Well, after doing a search on “dill pickle potato chips,” several companies seem to make them. I don’t think any of the ones I’ve found are the same one I’ve tried, though… ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/15 "2002-05-10T18:58:11Z")
Ah, found it! Uncle Ray’s! Those Utz Crab Flavored chips are also great. And another that I wouldn’t quite call “unusual,” but which is really tasty is the Poore Brothers Habanero Pepper flavored chips. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/16 "2002-05-10T19:29:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ataraxy22 \* > \*\*and these, which I have not seen personally: > [Limon tangy lime](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks/detail/?snack_code=550) > \*\* I have had these, and the are as nasty as they sound. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/17 "2002-05-10T19:37:43Z")
I see **Ferrous** mentioned Tim’s “Coney Island” flavored chips. I always imagined it to be just like Coney Island itself would taste if you licked it. I think it’s perfect for that – a bit of hot asphalt, a crumpled hot dog wrapper, garbage juice spilled on the ground, and the sweat of a hundred years’ worth of summer tourists. And yes, I do really like the chips. Tim’s also have (or had) a “Steak & Potatoes” or maybe just “Steak” flavor – tasted like A1 poured onto potato chips. Really awful. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/18 "2002-05-10T19:37:44Z")
In just the vending machines at my school, there’s dill pickle chips, jalapeno chips, and occasionally ketchup chips. The ketchup chips aren’t exactly rare–I can buy them at some grocery stores. The dill pickle chips were a bit weird to see, though. I haven’t worked up the nerve to try them yet. I can’t believe they’re all that popular. jessica ---
**Author:** ![cblackhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@cblackhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cblackhand)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/19 "2002-05-10T19:45:14Z")
I just got back fro Schlotzky’s where I tried… cracked pepper potato chips. They were really good, but very peppery (imagine that). ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293/20 "2002-05-10T19:56:20Z")
I seem to remember having Sausage pizza flavored chips. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-potato-chip-flavors/108293.md?page=2)