El Sabroso Guacachips
I’m not a hipster or anything (as far as I know) but I can appreciate a good avocado. Such a tasty fruit (yes it’s a fruit) that makes for a nice compliment to various foods…
Category: Salty
Old Dutch – Bar-B-Q Corn Chips
I used to love this style of corn chips as a kid. This was a combination of a few things. For starters, these would usually have a higher weight count than other similarly priced chips,…
Simply 7 Cheddar Quinoa Chips
At the risk of sounding like a new age hipster dude/health nut, I’ll admit that I actually like quinoa. Not at first mind you. Growing up in an Asian household, I was fueled by rice.…
Mackie’s of Scotland Potato Crisps – Haggis & Cracked Black Pepper
As odd as it sounds, it’s hard to find legit, authentic haggis in Canada because the traditional style includes sheep lung, which is deemed unsafe for consumption by North America as a whole. I’m not…
Double Pretz – Blueberry Cheesecake
Glico has been making both Pocky and Pretz since the 1960s, and they’ve always been similar, yet distinct from each other. While Pocky is typically the line with biscuit sticks covered in chocolate, the Pretz…
Dean Street Taco Chips – Multigrain
With a product name like Taco chips, you better believe you’ll catch my attention. You also better be prepared to deliver on some promises, lest there be disappointment. Tacos are a word that carry a…
Lay’s Potato Sticks – Tomato Flavour
On the hunt for interesting, regional varieties of snacks from North American brands, I came across this little pack of what appears to be potato sticks made my Lay’s for the Chinese market. It looks…
Simply 7 Mesquite BBQ Quinoa Curls
Rotini, or fusili is one of my favourite types of pasta because of the interesting, corkscrew like shape it has. Something about that shape in edible form just grabs my attention. Maybe it’s the surface…
Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Pieces – Honey Mustard and Onion
I haven’t always felt the urge to share my thoughts on snacks and take amateur photos of them, but I have always loved snacking. Really the only difference between now and then is I earn…
Hawkins Cheezies
There isn’t much that Canada has anymore, in the way of national brands. Most things you think of as Canadian are probably not Canadian anymore, or have faded into obscurity. Blackberry is a shadow of…